Reha Drive: Capacitive Electrocardiography in Car Seat in Cardiological Patients

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Cardiac Events
• Interventions: Other: Capacitive ECG and contactless heart and breathing rate measurements via camera

• Registration Number: NCT02382926
• Lead Sponsor: RWTH Aachen University

Brief Summary

In this trial contactless heart rate, electrocardiography and breathing rate measurements are elevated during car simulation in cardiac rehabilitation via automotive sensors and camera.

Detailed Description

Increasing number of elderly people with cardiovascular diseases and the wish to drive a car need recommendations corresponding to their fitness of driving during cardiac rehabilitation. Little trial data are known, only a position paper of the German Cardiac Society (DGK) of 2010 discusses the aptitude of driving a car of cardiovascular patients on experience. For judgement and recommendations automotive monitoring via contactless sensors might be helpful. Therefore while "driving" in a simulator distinct heart circulation situations will be created. Vital signs will be measured via long term electrocardiography (ECG) in comparison to contactless capacitive ECG (cECG) measurements via embedded sensors in the car seat as well as heart rate and breathing rate measurements via camera.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-10
• Primary Completion: 2014-11
• Study Completion: 2014-11
• Status Verified: 2015-03
• Study First Submitted: 2015-03-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-03-06
• Study First Posted: 2015-03-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-03-12
• Last Update Posted: 2015-03-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 10

Inclusion Criteria

• cardiologic diseases after acute event (e. g. myocard infarction, bypass surgery)
• rehabilitation in clinic "An der Rosenquelle"

Exclusion Criteria

• dementia
• lack of language ability
• pregnancy
• implanted electric devices (as e.g. heart pacemaker, inverted cardiodefibrillator)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
contactless heart-, breathing rate, ECG	Capacitive ECG and contactless heart and breathing rate measurements via camera	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
arrhythmia	30 minutes	feasibility of cECG data for example as arrhythmia, tachycardia in comparison to long term ECG data

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Heart rate via contactless camera	30 minutes	feasibility of heart rate measurements according to the Eulerian Magnification Method in comparison to standard measurement data

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Clinic of Rehabilitation "An der Rosenquelle", Kurbrunnenstreet 5; 🇩🇪 Aachen, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany

University Hospital Aachen, Department of Cardiology, Angiology, Pneumology and Intensive Medicine; 🇩🇪 Aachen, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany