6-APPnow Study
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Evaluation of the usefulness of adopting remote, mobile-based 6MWT among hospital outpatients (the 6-APP now Study), within the constraints imposed by the SARS-COV2 pandemic.
IRAS ID
290187
Contact name
Elizabeth Orchard
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
The six-minute walk test (6MWT) is a standard method for measuring exercise capacity in patients with cardiopulmonary disease such as pulmonary hypertension (PAH) and measures how far a patient can walk in 6 minutes. The test is usually performed in the hospital, by walking along a hospital corridor. Since the outbreak of SARS-CoV-2, there has been a need to minimise patient contact with hospitals and their staff to reduce transmission of the virus. In a previous research project called 6APP, we designed, developed and evaluated a mobile phone app, to allow them to perform the 6MWT in the community. Given the current circumstances, cardiovascular outpatients including patients in the PHT clinic in Oxford are being recommended to use an app derived from that project to provide their 6MWT distance to the clinical team for assessment, in addition to their symptoms and general well-being. This is felt to be more appealing to the patients, and would reduce the time spent in hospital on the day of their outpatient appointment.
We would like to measure the usefulness of adopting remote, mobile-based 6MWT among hospital outpatients, within the constraints imposed by the SARS-COV2 pandemic.REC name
Wales REC 5
REC reference
21/WA/0166
Date of REC Opinion
16 Jun 2021
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion