NCT05874856

Heart Rate Variability, Physical Activity and Exhaustion in the Inpatient Treatment of Stress-Related Disorders

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 153 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this observational study is to learn about heart rate variability and physical activity in inpatients with stress-related disorder. The main questions to answer are: * whether heart rate variability shows the severity of certain symptoms. * whether physical activity has an influence on heart rate variability and symptoms of stress-related disorder. Participants will be asked to take part in 5 examinations during their up to 8-week inpatient treatment: * Participate in an interview * Measurement of heart rate variability, blood pressure and health of the arteries (pulse wave velocity) * Tests of endurance, strength, balance and cognitive abilities * Completion of two additional short questionnaires * Wearing a 24-hour electrocardiogram * Wearing a fitness watch and daily self-assessment of fatigue, mood and tension via an app on participant's mobile phone during their stay.

Conditions

• Depression
• Burnout
• Stress Related Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	Heart rate variability, blood pressure and pulse wave velocity	Resting HRV in supine and standing position, blood pressure and pulse wave velocity in supine position at first and last week of inpatient treatment
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	Assessment of cognitive function, balance, strength and cardiorespiratory fitness	THINC-it test for cognitive function; One-leg Standing test for balance assessment; 10-time chair rise test and hand grip test for strength assessment; Åstrand-Ryhming Test for cardiorespiratory fitness. All assessments will be performed at first and last week of inpatient treatment.
BEHAVIORAL	Monitoring of physical activity and sleep	GENEActiv accelerometer will be worn on the wrist daily during 8-week inpatient treatment.
BEHAVIORAL	Monitoring of self-rated exhaustion, mood and tension	Using the customized PsyMate app.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-02-08
• Primary completion: 2024-04-01
• Completion: 2024-05-01
• First posted: 2023-05-25
• Last updated: 2023-05-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Switzerland