Enabling Access to Prehabilitation for Kidney Transplant Candidates Who Are Frail
The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Summary
This interventional trial seeks to determine the feasibility of wearable sensors to provide data from patients while undergoing supervised exercise.
Description
This pilot study is a prospective, non-randomized, interventional trial of measures of prehabilitation in kidney transplant candidates who are frail. Kidney transplant candidates who meet criteria for the study will have wearable sensors placed for monitoring during the exercise session of their prehabilitation. The sensors will capture data during the single exercise session and transfer the data to a mobile health (mHealth) platform. The study aims to use the information from the sensors to develop future studies where the exercise is adjusted based on the sensor reports.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 55+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Adult Frail patients who are being evaluated for kidney transplant at Houston Methodist Hospital 2. Male or Female, aged 55 or older 3. Provision of signed and dated informed consent by the participant 4. Willingness to comply with study procedures and the duration of the study Exclusion Criteria: 1. Inability or contraindication to exercise 2. Refusal to participate 3. Inability to consent or effectively communicate
Interventions
- DevicePolar H10 Heart Rate Monitor
Wearable sensors to capture movement-based data during physical therapy session. The Polar H10 Heart Rate Monitor measures heart rate and will transfer the data to the mHealth app.
- DeviceEmpatica EmbracePlus
Wearable sensors to capture movement-based data during physical therapy session. The Empatica EmbracePlus measures physiological parameters and will transfer the data to the mHealth app.
- DeviceApple Watch Ultra 2
Wearable sensors to capture movement-based data during physical therapy session. The Apple Watch Ultra 2 measures heart rate, will transfer the data to the mHealth app, and will provide an alert when the heart rate is too high or too low.
Location
- Houston Methodist Hospital SystemHouston, Texas