Home-based Pulmonary Rehabilitation With Remote Monitoring in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Mayo Clinic14 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to test new technology and health coaching aimed to help people with PAH become more physically active in their daily lives.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Interventions

Home Rehabilitation Monitoring SystemBEHAVIORAL

The system consists of a small activity monitor worn on the wrist and a pulse oximeter worn on the finger while exercising. Simple exercises will be completed daily and the monitors will send information to a rehabilitation coach during a 12-week period.

Health coaching callsBEHAVIORAL

12 telephone-based health coaching calls over a 12-week period

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of PAH, confirmed by right heart catheterization (mean pulmonary artery pressure of 20 mmHg or greater, pulmonary vascular resistance of 3.0 Woods units or greater, Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure of 15 mmHg or lower). * On PAH-specific therapy which is at stable dosing (i.e., not currently titrating therapy). * NYHA class II-III symptoms. * Able to complete a six-minute walk test. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients experiencing syncope or exertional syncope. * Patients not experiencing exertional dyspnea. * Inability to walk. * Patients currently in pulmonary rehab or having completed pulmonary rehab within three months (unlikely to improve).

Locations (1)

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Adverse Events

Number of adverse events attributed to home-based pulmonary rehabilitation

Time frame: 12 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Change in EmPHasis-10 Quality of Life Survey

Measured using the EmPHasis-10 to determine how pulmonary hypertension affect subject's life. 10-item self-reported questionnaire, total score 0-50 with higher scores indicating worse outcomes or quality of life.