Usability and acceptance of a digital, lung-specific rehabilitation program for the home environment implemented with virtual reality (VR) as part of the project "Development of a digital therapy approach to support post-inpatient rehabilitation of the respiratory tract after a COVID-19 infection (DigiVid19)"

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00026077

Enrollment

Registered

2021-08-24

Start date

2023-02-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Usability and acceptance of a VR application to be used for a rehabilitation program for the respiratory tract

Interventions

Group 1: Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), patients after a Covid19 infection and physical therapists (actively practicing) are evaluating the application

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The following patients and healthcare professionals: 1. patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with mild symptoms of dyspnea (levels 0-2 on the mMRC scale). 2. patients after a Covid19 infection and rehabilitation without dyspnea or with mild symptoms of dyspnea (levels 0-2 on the mMRC scale). 3. actively practicing physical therapists. Sufficient knowledge of written and spoken German is required.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: All patients with highly symptomatical dyspnea (3 to 4 on the mMRC-Scale).

Design outcomes

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Furthermore, an assessment of the prototype from the perspective of physiotherapeutic professionals will be obtained. For this purpose, guided expert interviews with physiotherapists will be conducted.	—

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The evaluation of the usability of the VR application from the point of view of those affected will initially be recorded using the System Usability Scale (SUS). Since this instrument can only indicate a tendency with regard to the usability of the developed prototype, additionally guided focus groups are also planned. The aim of the interviews is to give the test persons the opportunity to describe their own perception of the prototype as freely as possible. In particular, indications of potential improvements to the new digital application and additional aspects should be discussed that are not covered by the quantitative instrument.	—

Measure

Time frame

The evaluation of the usability of the VR application from the point of view of those affected will initially be recorded using the System Usability Scale (SUS). Since this instrument can only indicate a tendency with regard to the usability of the developed prototype, additionally guided focus groups are also planned. The aim of the interviews is to give the test persons the opportunity to describe their own perception of the prototype as freely as possible. In particular, indications of potential improvements to the new digital application and additional aspects should be discussed that are not covered by the quantitative instrument.

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactKatharina Dalko

Dorothea Erxleben Lernzentrum Halle - Projekt DigiVid19, Medizinische Fakultät, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle

katharina.dalko@medizin.uni-halle.de49 345 557 4283

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026