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Accuracy of Commercially Available Heart Rate Monitors III

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Registration Number
NCT03182439
Lead Sponsor
The Cleveland Clinic
Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to evaluate the accuracy of four heart rate monitors in cardiac rehabilitation patients during typical, supervised cardiac rehabilitation involving exercise on a treadmill and/or stationary bicycle.

Detailed Description

This study will assess the accuracy of four of the best-selling optical heart rate monitors when worn by cardiac rehabilitation patients.

During testing, each subject will wear:

1. Two different optical heart rate monitors (one on each wrist)

2. A Polar chest-strap based monitor

3. ECG leads

The types of wrist-worn heart rate monitors assigned to each subject will be randomly assigned.

The location (left or right wrist) will also be randomly assigned.

Heart rate will be assessed using each of the 4 monitors with the subject on the exercise machines under each of the following conditions:

1. Pre-exercise

2. Treadmill: at 3, 5 and 7 min.

3. Stationary Cycle: at 3, 5 and 7 min.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
80
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age > 18 years
  • Patients enrolled in cardiac rehabilitation program at Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Exclusion Criteria
  • Presence of a cardiac pacemaker
  • Known chronic and persistent heart rhythm disorders
  • Tattoos around the wrist or forearm area
  • Use of a radial artery graft for coronary artery bypass grafting

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
FACTORIAL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Heart Rate Monitor Accuracy Compared to ECG16 minutes

The primary outcome measure is the accuracy of each heart rate monitor compared to ECG. This will be expressed by the correlation coefficient.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Cleveland Clinic

🇺🇸

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Cleveland Clinic
🇺🇸Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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