Reha Drive: Capacitive Electrocardiography in Car Seat in Cardiological Patients

Capacitive Electrocardiography in the Driver's Seat and Elevation of Vital Signs Via Camera During Cardiac Rehabilitation

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02382926

Acronym

RehaDrivecECG

Enrollment

Registered

2015-03-09

Start date

2014-10-31

Completion date

2014-11-30

Last updated

2015-03-13

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Conditions

Cardiac Events

Keywords

capacitive electrocardiography, Eulerian Magnification Method

Brief summary

In this trial contactless heart rate, electrocardiography and breathing rate measurements are elevated during car simulation in cardiac rehabilitation via automotive sensors and camera.

Detailed description

Increasing number of elderly people with cardiovascular diseases and the wish to drive a car need recommendations corresponding to their fitness of driving during cardiac rehabilitation. Little trial data are known, only a position paper of the German Cardiac Society (DGK) of 2010 discusses the aptitude of driving a car of cardiovascular patients on experience. For judgement and recommendations automotive monitoring via contactless sensors might be helpful. Therefore while driving in a simulator distinct heart circulation situations will be created. Vital signs will be measured via long term electrocardiography (ECG) in comparison to contactless capacitive ECG (cECG) measurements via embedded sensors in the car seat as well as heart rate and breathing rate measurements via camera.

Interventions

OTHERCapacitive ECG and contactless heart and breathing rate measurements via camera

During a 30 minute driving simulation cardiologic patients in rehabilitation undergo capacitive ECG measurements via sensors in the car seat as well as heart and breathing rate measurements via camera according to the Eulerian Magnification Method.

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* cardiologic diseases after acute event (e. g. myocard infarction, bypass surgery) * rehabilitation in clinic An der Rosenquelle

Exclusion criteria

* dementia * lack of language ability * pregnancy * implanted electric devices (as e.g. heart pacemaker, inverted cardiodefibrillator)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
arrhythmia	30 minutes	feasibility of cECG data for example as arrhythmia, tachycardia in comparison to long term ECG data

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Heart rate via contactless camera	30 minutes	feasibility of heart rate measurements according to the Eulerian Magnification Method in comparison to standard measurement data

Other

Measure	Time frame	Description
Breathing rate via contactless camera	30 minutes	feasibility of breathing rate measurements according to the Eulerian Magnification Method in comparison to standard measurement data

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026