Pilot of home-based walking program following newly diagnosed pulmonary embolism
L
Lauren Stewart
Primary Investigator
Enrolling By Invitation
18-100 years
All
Phase
1
10 participants needed
1 Location
Brief description of study
The purpose of this study is to test a home-based walking program in patients with newly diagnosed pulmonary embolism (PE) and at least two concurrent risk factors. We plan to track physical activity (including number of steps and minutes spent active) with the goal of better understanding how to motivate patients to increase walking behavior after PE.
Detailed description of study
Patients meeting enrollment criteria and consenting to study participation will view an educational video at time of enrollment instructing patients on the negative impact of MetS in PE and the benefits of walking. They will receive an exercise “prescription” outlining the goal of 150 minutes of walking per week and weekly motivational text messaging to encourage continued walking. Participants will be given a Fitbit Charge 5 to record physical activity and will be monitored for 3 months following PE. Researchers will measure BMI and have participants complete a survey after 3 months.
Eligibility of study
You may be eligible for this study if you meet the following criteria:
- Conditions: pulmonary embolism
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Age: Between 18 Years - 100 Years
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Gender: All
Inclusion Criteria:
- Ambulatory adults
- Diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism with evidence of right ventricular strain (including 1 of the below criteria) within the past 1 week
- RV>LV on CT scan
- Reflux of contrast into IVC/Liver
- Dilated or hypokinetic RV
- Estimated RVSP>40 mm Hg
- Prior diagnosis of at least two comorbid components of metabolic syndrome: hypertension, hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, obesity
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant patients
- Unable to safely walk
- Diagnosis of pulmonary embolism of less severe phenotype
- Lack of access to smart phone
- Unable or unwilling to wear Fitbit accelerometer device
Updated on
01 Aug 2024.
Study ID: 16256, EMER-IIR-WALKING
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