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Heart FailureNCT04455828

Wearable Remote Monitoring of Heart Rate and Respiratory Rate for Heart Failure

An observational study of Heart Failure and Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction, run by Milton S. Hershey Medical Center at 1 site in United States.

Withdrawn

Withdrawn. The study stopped before anyone enrolled.

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Trial summary

The primary objective of this study is to study in heart failure (HF) patients to better assess HF disease state, which can aid in management and improve outcomes. Primary aims of the study include: (1) Measure HR and RR at rest and during daily activity using the WHOOP device. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 99 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
What is being tested?
WHOOP strap 3.0
Type of treatment
Medical device
How many people
0 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
1 Mar 2021to 14 Apr 2022
Phase
Observational
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 to 99 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Patients, 18 and older, admitted to the hospital with a primary diagnosis of acute heart failure or any stable patient who presents for routine outpatient care, but has a diagnosis of Heart Failure, and is NYHA class II-IV at time of enrollment.

Who may be able to join

  • Subject has provided informed consent
  • Male or female over the age of 18 years
  • The patient is either hospitalized with a primary diagnosis of acute heart failure or was discharged with a primary diagnosis of acute heart failure within 2 weeks prior to enrollment; or carries a diagnosis of heart failure and is seen as an outpatient at Hershey Medical Center.
  • NYHA functional class II-IV at time of enrollment
  • Subject willing to wear the WHOOP for the 90-day study period.
  • Subject owns a phone for pairing with the WHOOP device (required for data storage and transfer)

Who cannot join

  • Subjects who are limited by angina.
  • Subjects with severe aortic stenosis.
  • Subjects who are hemodynamically unstable requiring support with intravenous vasoactive medications or mechanical circulatory support
  • Subjects with symptomatic ventricular arrhythmias within the past 6 months.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Penn State Hershey Medical Center

    Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033

Other trials in United States

About this study

The primary objective of this study is to study in heart failure (HF) patients to better assess HF disease state, which can aid in management and improve outcomes. Primary aims of the study include: (1) Measure HR and RR at rest and during daily activity using the WHOOP device. (2) Correlate HR and RR response to activity to New York Heart Association (NYHA) class and 90-day HF hospitalization rate. (3) Identify additional predictors of NYHA class and HF hospitalization rate for algorithm development to use the WHOOP device as a clinical tool for HF management.

Read the detailed description

Heart Failure (HF) is a challenging condition to manage, with hospital readmission for HF exacerbation having negative impacts on patient outcomes and financial burden to both patient and health system [Lloyd-Jones, 2010; Yancy, 2017; Ross, 2009; Chaudhry, 2007]. An intuitive need for more sensitive predictors of HF exacerbations has led researchers to explore remote monitoring as a possible answer. Consumer-owned sensors have become more accurate in their recording of vital signs, and thus could hold potential for remote monitoring [Dickinson, 2018]. The combined measure of heart rate (HR) and respiratory rate (RR) has been shown to predict New York Heart Association (NYHA) HF class, an indicator of severity of heart disease, in implantable cardiac devices with multi-sensor monitoring capabilities [Auricchio, 2014; Prasun, 2019; Boehmer, 2015; Boehmer, 2017]. Heart rate variability (HRV), a measure of sympathetic autonomic function, has also shown potential in prediction of adverse cardiac events [Al-Zaiti, 2019; Shaffer, 2017; Bullinga, 2005; Tsuji, 1996].

The WHOOP device, a wearable strap similar to a Fitbit, allows for real-time HR monitoring and can determine RR using respiratory sinus arrhythmia [www.whoop.com/experience; Berryhill, 2020]. It is one of the few devices on the market that can accurately track heart rate as well as respiratory rate in real-time (during activity) and is equipped with a multidirectional accelerometer for activity tracking. The WHOOP device was recently externally validated against polysomnography and continuous electroencephalogram (EEG) for sleep tracking, and continuous electrocardiogram (ECG) for HR and HRV (with less than 5% error) [Berryhill, 2020]. HRV, which represents the balance of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, is a known predictor of cardiac events. It is especially useful in HF, which is a chronically elevated catecholamine state leading to depressed HRV and is tied to NYHA HF class, an indicator of severity of disease [Bullinga, 2005; Tsuji, 1996].

Data so far regarding the efficacy of remote physiologic monitoring using cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs), although promising in theory, has not yet proved sensitive in the detection of HF exacerbation. The aim of the CLEPSYDRA study was to use data extracted from implanted cardiac resynchronization therapy with defibrillation (CRT-D) devices in HF patients to predict heart failure events; although the main variables used in the novel algorithm, minute ventilation and patient activity, would intuitively seem to be predictors of poor outcome/HF exacerbation, the sensitivity of the algorithm to predict an event was only 34% [6]. It would appear that this combination of variables is not sufficient to predict adverse HF events. However, the HOME-CARE (HOME Monitoring in CArdiac REsynchronization Therapy) study showed more promising results, as their enhanced predictor, utilizing seven diagnostic variables from implanted CRT-Ds, boasted a sensitivity of 65.4% [Sack, 2011]. While the data from these studies is helpful, no study has been able to adequately identify and assess accurate predictors of HF class.

Current efficacious management strategies are limited to hemodynamic or multisensor monitoring systems. However, these are only available in implanted cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) or cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator (CRT-D) devices. These are not implanted in every HF patient [Al-Zaiti, 2019]. Non-invasive monitoring that provides similar data, such as wearable device monitoring, would expand the cohort of patients that would benefit from remote monitoring and would avoid the risks of having implanted hardware. Furthermore, better prediction of HF severity could help guide follow-up care and predict HF events [Boehmer, 2015; Boehmer 2017]. This would lead to more efficient management, less hospital readmission, and improve outcomes for HF patients overall [Dickinson, 2018].

The investigators propose a feasibility study in HF patients to better assess HF disease state, which can aid in management and improve outcomes. Subjects will wear the WHOOP device, which measures both activity and HR parameters and can derive RR using respiratory sinus arrhythmia, for 90 days. During this period, their HR and RR will be recorded at rest, during activity and post-activity recovery phases. This combined measure of HR/RR has been shown to predict NYHA HF class, an indicator of severity of disease, in implantable devices with multi-sensor monitoring capabilities; thus, it represents a useful management strategy in HF patients [Bullinga, 2005; Tsuji, 1996]. A continuous external monitoring device worn on the wrist, such as the WHOOP device, would provide valuable physiologic data for a cohort of HF patients who were previously unable to be monitored in this fashion. Secondary analysis of this study will investigate the use of intra- and post-activity HR and RR as predictors of hospitalization rates, a common problem in HF patients that correlate with worse mortality outcomes.

Being tested
WHOOP strap 3.0
Keywords
Heart Failure, Remote Monitoring, WHOOP strap 3.0
Medical subject headings
Heart Failure

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • WHOOP strap 3.0Device

    WHOOP strap 3.0, a photodiode-based device that tracks heart rate, respiratory rate, sleep, and heart rate variability.

Study groups in NCT04455828
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Hospitalized Heart Failure subjectsSubjects hospitalized for heart failure exacerbation will be enrolled, prior to discharge from hospital, to wear the WHOOP device for 90 days.
Receives: Device: WHOOP strap 3.0
Non-hospitalized Heart Failure subjectsSubjects who have not been hospitalized in the past 1 year, but have a diagnosis of heart failure, will be enrolled during routine outpatient care to wear the WHOOP device for 90 days.
Receives: Device: WHOOP strap 3.0

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Daily average heart rate (HR)

    Daily average heart rate (HR) measured by the WHOOP device. This will be continuously measured for 90 days.

    Measured: 90 days

  2. Daily average respiratory rate (RR)

    Daily average respiratory rate (RR) measured by the WHOOP device. This will be continuously measured for 90 days

    Measured: 90 days

  3. Heart Failure (HF) hospitalizations

    Hospital admission for the primary diagnosis for acute, or acute on chronic heart failure) will be assessed via Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and a 90-day patient follow up visit.

    Measured: 90 days

Secondary outcomes (7)
  1. Average HR isolated during any activity

    Average HR isolated during any activity lasting greater than 15 minutes (causing at least a 20% increase in heart rate over baseline), for the duration of the activity, measured by the WHOOP device. This will be recorded according to HR gating measures (20% over baseline HR) for the entire 90-day follow up period.

    Measured: 90 days

  2. Max HR isolated during any activity

    Max HR isolated during any activity lasting greater than 15 minutes (causing at least a 20% increase in heart rate over baseline), for the duration of the activity, measured by the WHOOP device. This will be recorded according to HR gating measures (20% over baseline HR) for the entire 90-day follow up period.

    Measured: 90 days

  3. Average RR isolated during any activity

    Average RR isolated during any activity lasting greater than 15 minutes (causing at least a 20% increase in heart rate over baseline), for the duration of the activity, measured by the WHOOP device. This will be recorded according to HR gating measures (20% over baseline HR) for the entire 90-day follow up period.

    Measured: 90 days

  4. Max RR isolated during any activity

    Max RR isolated during any activity lasting greater than 15 minutes (causing at least a 20% increase in heart rate over baseline), for the duration of the activity, measured by the WHOOP device. This will be recorded according to HR gating measures (20% over baseline HR) for the entire 90-day follow up period.

    Measured: 90 days

  5. New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional HF class

    New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional HF class will be measured at baseline and, if applicable, will be assessed during readmission for heart failure. NYHA Functional Classification places patients in one of four categories based on how much they are limited during physical activity; Class I being best and Class IV being the worst functional class. Class I has no limitation to physical activity, Class II has slight limitation to physical activity, Class III has marked limitation of physical activity, and Class IV is unable to carry out any physical activity without severe discomfort. This will also be repeated at 90-day follow up. Higher NYHA class is expected to be associated with increases in average HR and RR and HR and RR increases with activity, and increased HF hospitalization rate.

    Measured: 90 days

  6. 6-minute walk test

    6-minute walk test is used to assess exercise tolerance and hypoxia with ambulation. Decreased exercise tolerance and increased hypoxia with walking are expected to be associated with worse NYHA HF class, increases in average HR and RR and HR and RR increases with activity, and increased HF hospitalization rate.

    Measured: 90 days

  7. NT-proBNP (N-terminal-pro hormone B-type natriuretic peptide)

    NT-proBNP is used to assess atrial stretch, a surrogate for acute, chronic, or acute on chronic HF. Increased NT-proBNP (compared to baseline) is expected to correlate with worse NYHA HF class, increases in average HR and RR and HR and RR increases with activity, and increased HF hospitalization rate.

    Measured: 90 days

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted2 Jul 2020
  2. Study start1 Mar 2021
  3. Primary completion14 Apr 2022
  4. Study completion14 Apr 2022

Why it stopped: IRB Approval lapsed

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
0 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04455828
Sponsor's protocol ID
STUDY15557
Status last verified
Jan 2023
First submitted
29 Jun 2020
Last updated
26 Jan 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Lloyd-Jones D, Adams RJ, Brown TM, Carnethon M, Dai S, De Simone G, Ferguson TB, Ford E, Furie K, Gillespie C, Go A, Greenlund K, Haase N, Hailpern S, Ho PM, Howard V, Kissela B, Kittner S, Lackland D, Lisabeth L, Marelli A, McDermott MM, Meigs J, Mozaffarian D, Mussolino M, Nichol G, Roger VL, Rosamond W, Sacco R, Sorlie P, Stafford R, Thom T, Wasserthiel-Smoller S, Wong ND, Wylie-Rosett J; American Heart Association Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee. Executive summary: heart disease and stroke statistics--2010 update: a report from the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2010 Feb 23;121(7):948-54. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.192666. No abstract available.

    PubMed 20177011
  • Yancy CW, Jessup M, Bozkurt B, Butler J, Casey DE Jr, Colvin MM, Drazner MH, Filippatos GS, Fonarow GC, Givertz MM, Hollenberg SM, Lindenfeld J, Masoudi FA, McBride PE, Peterson PN, Stevenson LW, Westlake C. 2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines and the Heart Failure Society of America. J Card Fail. 2017 Aug;23(8):628-651. doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2017.04.014. Epub 2017 Apr 28. No abstract available.

    PubMed 28461259
  • Ross JS, Chen J, Lin Z, Bueno H, Curtis JP, Keenan PS, Normand SL, Schreiner G, Spertus JA, Vidan MT, Wang Y, Wang Y, Krumholz HM. Recent national trends in readmission rates after heart failure hospitalization. Circ Heart Fail. 2010 Jan;3(1):97-103. doi: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.109.885210. Epub 2009 Nov 10.

    PubMed 19903931
  • Chaudhry SI, Wang Y, Concato J, Gill TM, Krumholz HM. Patterns of weight change preceding hospitalization for heart failure. Circulation. 2007 Oct 2;116(14):1549-54. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.690768. Epub 2007 Sep 10.

    PubMed 17846286
  • Dickinson MG, Allen LA, Albert NA, DiSalvo T, Ewald GA, Vest AR, Whellan DJ, Zile MR, Givertz MM. Remote Monitoring of Patients With Heart Failure: A White Paper From the Heart Failure Society of America Scientific Statements Committee. J Card Fail. 2018 Oct;24(10):682-694. doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2018.08.011. Epub 2018 Oct 9.

    PubMed 30308242
  • Auricchio A, Gold MR, Brugada J, Nolker G, Arunasalam S, Leclercq C, Defaye P, Calo L, Baumann O, Leyva F. Long-term effectiveness of the combined minute ventilation and patient activity sensors as predictor of heart failure events in patients treated with cardiac resynchronization therapy: Results of the Clinical Evaluation of the Physiological Diagnosis Function in the PARADYM CRT device Trial (CLEPSYDRA) study. Eur J Heart Fail. 2014 Jun;16(6):663-70. doi: 10.1002/ejhf.79. Epub 2014 Mar 17.

    PubMed 24639140
  • Boehmer JP, Hariharan R, Devecchi FG, Smith AL, Molon G, Capucci A, An Q, Averina V, Stolen CM, Thakur PH, Thompson JA, Wariar R, Zhang Y, Singh JP. A Multisensor Algorithm Predicts Heart Failure Events in Patients With Implanted Devices: Results From the MultiSENSE Study. JACC Heart Fail. 2017 Mar;5(3):216-225. doi: 10.1016/j.jchf.2016.12.011.

    PubMed 28254128
  • Al-Zaiti SS, Pietrasik G, Carey MG, Alhamaydeh M, Canty JM, Fallavollita JA. The role of heart rate variability, heart rate turbulence, and deceleration capacity in predicting cause-specific mortality in chronic heart failure. J Electrocardiol. 2019 Jan-Feb;52:70-74. doi: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2018.11.006. Epub 2018 Nov 6.

    PubMed 30476644
  • Shaffer F, Ginsberg JP. An Overview of Heart Rate Variability Metrics and Norms. Front Public Health. 2017 Sep 28;5:258. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2017.00258. eCollection 2017.

    PubMed 29034226
  • Bullinga JR, Alharethi R, Schram MS, Bristow MR, Gilbert EM. Changes in heart rate variability are correlated to hemodynamic improvement with chronic CARVEDILOL therapy in heart failure. J Card Fail. 2005 Dec;11(9):693-9. doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2005.06.435.

    PubMed 16360965
  • Tsuji H, Larson MG, Venditti FJ Jr, Manders ES, Evans JC, Feldman CL, Levy D. Impact of reduced heart rate variability on risk for cardiac events. The Framingham Heart Study. Circulation. 1996 Dec 1;94(11):2850-5. doi: 10.1161/01.cir.94.11.2850.

    PubMed 8941112
  • Berryhill S, Morton CJ, Dean A, Berryhill A, Provencio-Dean N, Patel SI, Estep L, Combs D, Mashaqi S, Gerald LB, Krishnan JA, Parthasarathy S. Effect of wearables on sleep in healthy individuals: a randomized crossover trial and validation study. J Clin Sleep Med. 2020 May 15;16(5):775-783. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.8356. Epub 2020 Feb 11.

    PubMed 32043961
  • Sack S, Wende CM, Nagele H, Katz A, Bauer WR, Barr CS, Malinowski K, Schwacke H, Leyva F, Proff J, Berdyshev S, Paul V. Potential value of automated daily screening of cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator diagnostics for prediction of major cardiovascular events: results from Home-CARE (Home Monitoring in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy) study. Eur J Heart Fail. 2011 Sep;13(9):1019-27. doi: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfr089.

    PubMed 21852311

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Heart Failure and Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction, run by Milton S. Hershey Medical Center at 1 site in United States.

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 6 inclusion and 4 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: withdrawn, as of the sponsor's last update on 26 Jan 2023. 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 United States. 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 was withdrawn before enrolling participants, so there are no results.

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?

Daily average heart rate (HR) (time frame: 90 days). The study lists 3 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 NCT04455828, which also lists 13 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.

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AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 26 Jan 2023.

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