Cardiomobile A feasibility study of remote cardiac rehabilitation
A research team at QUT's Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI) is evaluating the use of the Alive Heart Monitor from Alive Technologies, together with GPS and newly developed monitoring software, as a tool to help the roughly 80% of patients who are recommended for out-patient (Phase 2) cardiac rehabilitation but who never undertake it. Appropriate supervised exercise is an important component of cardiac rehabilitation.
A host of factors, including family and work committments, transport, access and other hurdles, prevent many people from starting or completing the exercise component of hospital-based rehabilitation programs.
This trial is assessing a flexible alternative in which patients undertake supervised walking while their speed, location, heart rate and ECG are monitored over the web by an exercise physiologist. (See example here.)
The Study
Participants who have declined hospital-based rehabilitation are randomised into a 'normal care' group and a 'remotely monitored exercise' group. The social, psychological and functional status of each group after discharge and six weeks later is being compared, and the study is assessing the usability and reliability of the remote monitoring equipment. The major referral site is Greenslopes Private Hospital, but a number of other hospital and GP groups around Australia are also involved. If you are involved in cardiac rehabilitation and are interested in being a test site, please contact us.
More information?
Phone: 07 3138 0137
E-mail: C.Worringham@qut.edu.au or
I.Stewart@qut.edu.au
QUT's IHBI Building at Kelvin Grove
This research is funded by the Australian Research Council and Alive Technologies through a Linkage Grant. Click below to read about other aspects of this collaboration:
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