Cardiac DiseaseNCT03377582
Virtual Reality Based-therapy Applied to Physical Therapy in Cardiology.
A study testing Exercise in people with Cardiac Disease and Risk Factor, Cardiovascular, run by Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho at 1 site in Brazil.
Trial summary
The aim of this study is to investigate engagement, motivation, and the barriers to adherence of virtual reality based therapy (VRBT) in patients with cardiac diseases and risk factors to the development of cardiac diseases. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Cardiac Disease, Risk Factor, Cardiovascular
- What is being tested?
- Exercise
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 68 participants
- Where
- 1 siteBrazil
- Study dates
- 19 Dec 2017to 3 Jun 2019
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Patients with cardiovascular diseases
- Patients with risk factors to develop cardiovascular diseases
Who cannot join
- Patients who disagree to participate of any protocol interventions
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Brazil1 site
Laboratório de Fisiologia do Estresse
Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, 19060900
About this study
The aim of this study is to investigate engagement, motivation, and the barriers to adherence of virtual reality based therapy (VRBT) in patients with cardiac diseases and risk factors to the development of cardiac diseases. In addition, to investigate autonomic and hemodynamic responses of VRBT in comparison with conventional therapy (CT). To do this, patients with cardiac diseases or risk factors will be invited to perform CT or VRBT+CT. They will be submitted to an initial evaluation, and then will be random allocated to 12 weeks of intervention and to a final evaluation. The primary outcomes includes engagement, motivation, barriers and adherence in the 12 previous weeks using questionnaire, after 12 weeks of the intervention and after 12 weeks of the final intervention program. Hemodynamic and autonomic responses will be considered the secondary outcomes being evaluated before, during and after a session at the first, sixth and twelfth week.
Read the detailed description
Introduction: cardiovascular rehabilitation programs (CR) can promote several benefits in patients with cardiac diseases. However, there are problems related to the patient adherence in CR. Some of these problems can be caused to factors like motivation. Alternative therapies can improve motivation and increase adherence to CR. In this context, virtual reality based therapy (VRBT), have shown benefits in cardiac patients to pain relief, functional capacity and increasing physical activity levels, but there is no answer whether it can increase engagement and adherence to CR. In addition, it is important to investigate hemodynamic responses of VRBT. Objective: investigate engagement, motivation, and the barriers to adherence of VRBT in patients with cardiac diseases and risk factors to the development of cardiac diseases. In addition, to investigate autonomic and hemodynamic responses of VRBT in comparison with conventional therapy (CT). Methods: patients with cardiac diseases or risk factors will be invited to perform CT or VRBT+CT. They will be submitted to an initial evaluation, the intervention and to a final evaluation. The initial evaluation include eligibility investigation, and after they will be random allocated to the interventions. The interventions will be performed with a frequency of three times a week, for 12 weeks, and the intensity will be prescribed individually. The primary outcomes includes engagement, motivation, barriers and adherence in the 12 previous weeks according to a recall questionnaire, after 12 weeks of the intervention and after 12 weeks of the final intervention program. The engagement will be evaluated using the User Engagement Scale (modified). Motivation will be evaluated using the intrinsic motivation questionnaire. The barriers will be evaluated using the Barriers Scale of Cardiac Rehabilitation. Adherence will be evaluated using the presence in the patient's records. Hemodynamic responses will be evaluated before, during and after a session at the first, sixth and twelfth week using blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation and rating of perceived exertion. Autonomic responses will be evaluated using heart rate variability. Statistical analysis: the data analysis will be evaluated using the two way ANOVA with Bonferroni posttest with significance to p < 0.05.
- Conditions
- Cardiac Disease, Risk Factor, Cardiovascular
- Being tested
- Exercise
- Keywords
- cardiovascular diseases, cardiac rehabilitation, sympathetic nervous system, heart rate, blood pressure, clinical trial, virtual reality exposure therapy, barriers to cardiac rehabilitation, motivation, adherence patient, engagement, perceived exertion, oxygen saturation
- Medical subject headings
- Heart Diseases, Cardiovascular Diseases, Patient Compliance
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
ExerciseOther
Both interventions uses exercises
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Conventional therapy | Active comparator | Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation Receives: Other: Exercise |
| Virtual reality based therapy | Experimental | Exercise-based virtual reality Receives: Other: Exercise |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Engagement
Measured using the Utrecht engagement scale modified There is 17 items scored from 1 to 7, according to the Likert Scale. Then, each item is summed and divided for the number of items. Higher values represent a better engagement.
Measured: Change from baseline at 12 weeks
Motivation
Measured using the Intrinsic motivation inventory There is 18 items scored from 1 to 5, according to the Likert Scale. Then, each item is summed and divided for the number of items. Higher values represent a better motivation.
Measured: Change from baseline at 12 weeks
Barriers to Cardiac Rehabilitation
Measured using Cardiac Rehabilitation Barriers Scale There is 21 items score from 1 to 5, according to the Likert Scale. Then, each item is summed and divided for the number of items. Higher values represent a worse outcome. In addition, there is four subscales: 1) Perceived need/health care factors, 2) Logistical factors, 3) Work/time conflicts, and 4) Comorbidities/functional status. The subscales are scored in the same way of the total, it means, from 1 to 5 and them dividing from the total number of the items included in the subscale.
Measured: Change from baseline at 12 weeks
Adherence to Cardiac Rehabilitation
Measured using the number of cardiac rehabilitation sessions attended
Measured: Change from baseline at 12 weeks
Secondary outcomes (6)
Autonomic responses
Measured using heart rate variability The heart rate variability will be measured through the following linear indices (SDNN: the standard deviation of normal-to-normal intervals, ms; rMSSD: the root mean square of successive difference between normal intervals,ms; RRtri: triangular index, based on RR intervals,ms; TINN: triangular interpolation of the normal to normal interval between consecutive heart beats, ms; LF: low frequency, nu; HF: high frequency and nonlinear indices,nu.). In addition the nonlinear indices will be measured (SD1: standard deviation of instant variability beat to beat; SD2: standard deviation of long-term interval between consecutive heart beats). In general higher values represent a better autonomic response.
Measured: Up to 12 weeks
Blood pressure
Measured using both systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure
Measured: Up to 12 weeks
Heart rate
Measured using an equipment validated for recording heart rate beat to beat
Measured: Up to 12 weeks
Respiratory rate
Measured using the number of respiratory incursions in one minute
Measured: Up to 12 weeks
Oxygen Saturation
Measured using an oximeter
Measured: Up to 12 weeks
Perceived exertion
Measured using Borg Scale. This scale varies from 6 to 20.
Measured: Up to 12 weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted19 Dec 2017
- Study start19 Dec 2017
- Primary completion1 Dec 2018
- Study completion3 Jun 2019
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (2)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Cardiac DiseaseStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Investigator
- Enrolment
- 68 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Ana Laura Ricci-Vitor, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho
- Investigators
- Ana Laura Ricci-Vitor, PhD, Principal investigator, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03377582
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- NCT400579/2017-0
- Status last verified
- Aug 2019
- First submitted
- 6 Nov 2017
- Last updated
- 5 Aug 2019
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No: After published results,
Publications
da Cruz MMA, Ricci-Vitor AL, Borges GLB, da Silva PF, Turri-Silva N, Takahashi C, Grace SL, Vanderlei LCM. A Randomized, Controlled, Crossover Trial of Virtual Reality in Maintenance Cardiovascular Rehabilitation in a Low-Resource Setting: Impact on Adherence, Motivation, and Engagement. Phys Ther. 2021 May 4;101(5):pzab071. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzab071.
PubMed 33625515Alves da Cruz MM, Ricci-Vitor AL, Bonini Borges GL, Fernanda da Silva P, Ribeiro F, Marques Vanderlei LC. Acute Hemodynamic Effects of Virtual Reality-Based Therapy in Patients of Cardiovascular Rehabilitation: A Cluster Randomized Crossover Trial. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2020 Apr;101(4):642-649. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2019.12.006. Epub 2020 Jan 8.
PubMed 31926142
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 5 Aug 2019. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Virtual Reality Based-therapy Applied to Physical Therapy in Cardiology.
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03377582
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- NCT400579/2017-0
- Conditions
- Cardiac Disease, Risk Factor, Cardiovascular
- Keywords
- cardiovascular diseases, cardiac rehabilitation, sympathetic nervous system, heart rate, blood pressure, clinical trial, virtual reality exposure therapy, barriers to cardiac rehabilitation
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 68 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita FilhoUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 19 Dec 2017 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 1 Dec 2018 (actual)
- Study completion
- 3 Jun 2019 (actual)
- First posted
- 19 Dec 2017 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The aim of this study is to investigate engagement, motivation, and the barriers to adherence of virtual reality based therapy (VRBT) in patients with cardiac diseases and risk factors to the development of cardiac diseases. In addition, to investigate autonomic and hemodynamic responses of VRBT in comparison with conventional therapy (CT). To do this, patients with cardiac diseases or risk factors will be invited to perform CT or VRBT+CT. They will be submitted to an initial evaluation, and then will be random allocated to 12 weeks of intervention and to a final evaluation. The primary outcomes includes engagement, motivation, barriers and adherence in the 12 previous weeks using questionnaire, after 12 weeks of the intervention and after 12 weeks of the final intervention program. Hemodynamic and autonomic responses will be considered the secondary outcomes being evaluated before, during and after a session at the first, sixth and twelfth week.
Detailed description
Introduction: cardiovascular rehabilitation programs (CR) can promote several benefits in patients with cardiac diseases. However, there are problems related to the patient adherence in CR. Some of these problems can be caused to factors like motivation. Alternative therapies can improve motivation and increase adherence to CR. In this context, virtual reality based therapy (VRBT), have shown benefits in cardiac patients to pain relief, functional capacity and increasing physical activity levels, but there is no answer whether it can increase engagement and adherence to CR. In addition, it is important to investigate hemodynamic responses of VRBT. Objective: investigate engagement, motivation, and the barriers to adherence of VRBT in patients with cardiac diseases and risk factors to the development of cardiac diseases. In addition, to investigate autonomic and hemodynamic responses of VRBT in comparison with conventional therapy (CT). Methods: patients with cardiac diseases or risk factors will be invited to perform CT or VRBT+CT. They will be submitted to an initial evaluation, the intervention and to a final evaluation. The initial evaluation include eligibility investigation, and after they will be random allocated to the interventions. The interventions will be performed with a frequency of three times a week, for 12 weeks, and the intensity will be prescribed individually. The primary outcomes includes engagement, motivation, barriers and adherence in the 12 previous weeks according to a recall questionnaire, after 12 weeks of the intervention and after 12 weeks of the final intervention program. The engagement will be evaluated using the User Engagement Scale (modified). Motivation will be evaluated using the intrinsic motivation questionnaire. The barriers will be evaluated using the Barriers Scale of Cardiac Rehabilitation. Adherence will be evaluated using the presence in the patient's records. Hemodynamic responses will be evaluated before, during and after a session at the first, sixth and twelfth week using blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation and rating of perceived exertion. Autonomic responses will be evaluated using heart rate variability. Statistical analysis: the data analysis will be evaluated using the two way ANOVA with Bonferroni posttest with significance to p < 0.05.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind (participant, investigator)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Conventional therapy | Active comparator | Other: ExerciseExercise-based cardiac rehabilitation |
| Virtual reality based therapy | Experimental | Other: ExerciseExercise-based virtual reality |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Patients with cardiovascular diseases
- Patients with risk factors to develop cardiovascular diseases
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Patients who disagree to participate of any protocol interventions
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| ExerciseBoth interventions uses exercises | Other | Conventional therapy, Virtual reality based therapy |
Primary outcome
Engagement
Time frame: Change from baseline at 12 weeks
Measured using the Utrecht engagement scale modified There is 17 items scored from 1 to 7, according to the Likert Scale. Then, each item is summed and divided for the number of items. Higher values represent a better engagement.
Motivation
Time frame: Change from baseline at 12 weeks
Measured using the Intrinsic motivation inventory There is 18 items scored from 1 to 5, according to the Likert Scale. Then, each item is summed and divided for the number of items. Higher values represent a better motivation.
Barriers to Cardiac Rehabilitation
Time frame: Change from baseline at 12 weeks
Measured using Cardiac Rehabilitation Barriers Scale There is 21 items score from 1 to 5, according to the Likert Scale. Then, each item is summed and divided for the number of items. Higher values represent a worse outcome. In addition, there is four subscales: 1) Perceived need/health care factors, 2) Logistical factors, 3) Work/time conflicts, and 4) Comorbidities/functional status. The subscales are scored in the same way of the total, it means, from 1 to 5 and them dividing from the total number of the items included in the subscale.
Adherence to Cardiac Rehabilitation
Time frame: Change from baseline at 12 weeks
Measured using the number of cardiac rehabilitation sessions attended
6 secondary outcomes
Autonomic responses
Time frame: Up to 12 weeks
Blood pressure
Time frame: Up to 12 weeks
Heart rate
Time frame: Up to 12 weeks
Respiratory rate
Time frame: Up to 12 weeks
Oxygen Saturation
Time frame: Up to 12 weeks
Perceived exertion
Time frame: Up to 12 weeks
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 5 Aug 2019.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 33625515da Cruz MMA, Ricci-Vitor AL, Borges GLB, da Silva PF, Turri-Silva N, Takahashi C, Grace SL, Vanderlei LCM. A Randomized, Controlled, Crossover Trial of Virtual Reality in Maintenance Cardiovascular Rehabilitation in a Low-Resource Setting: Impact on Adherence, Motivation, and Engagement. Phys Ther. 2021 May 4;101(5):pzab071. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzab071.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 31926142Alves da Cruz MM, Ricci-Vitor AL, Bonini Borges GL, Fernanda da Silva P, Ribeiro F, Marques Vanderlei LC. Acute Hemodynamic Effects of Virtual Reality-Based Therapy in Patients of Cardiovascular Rehabilitation: A Cluster Randomized Crossover Trial. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2020 Apr;101(4):642-649. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2019.12.006. Epub 2020 Jan 8.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No. After published results,
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Ana Laura Ricci-Vitor, PhD principal investigator
Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Exercise in people with Cardiac Disease and Risk Factor, Cardiovascular, run by Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho at 1 site in Brazil.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 Aug 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Brazil. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Engagement (time frame: Change from baseline at 12 weeks). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03377582, which also lists 2 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 5 Aug 2019.