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Pegboard puzzle could reveal heart Patients' fitness
NCT ID NCT07163741
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether a 6-minute pegboard and ring test—a simple, low-cost task of moving rings between pegs—can reliably measure upper body exercise capacity in people with coronary artery disease. Researchers will compare the results to standard cardiopulmonary exercise testing. The goal is to find an easy way to assess fitness in clinics without special equipment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide doctors with a quick, cheap, and easy way to assess upper body fitness in heart disease patients without expensive equipment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (32 people) that only checks if the test is reliable and valid—it does not test any treatment. Results may not apply to all heart patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 32 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
32 patients diagnosed with coronary artery disease will be recruited.
- Ages
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18 to 85 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Individuals diagnosed with coronary artery disease by conventional angiography or computed tomography coronary angiography, * Clinically stable, * Ages between 18 and 85, * Volunteering to participate in the study will be included in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals diagnosed with heart failure, * Those diagnosed with moderate-to-severe valvular disease, * Those with a history of orthopedic, neurological, or pulmonary disease that could affect exercise testing and exercise capacity, * Those with contraindications to exercise testing according to the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) criteria, * Those with a history of coronary artery bypass surgery will not be included in the study.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Gazi University Faculty of Health Sciences Department of Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Ankara, Çankaya 06490
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
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