Fitness trackers vs. walking tests: which better predicts lung disease outcomes?
NCT ID NCT04101630
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether wearing an activity tracker (like a Fitbit) can better predict how people with pulmonary hypertension will do over 12 weeks compared to the standard 6-minute walk test. About 230 participants will wear the tracker and report how they feel. The goal is to see if daily activity levels are a stronger sign of future health than a one-time walking test.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 230 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2019
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2028
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
Participants will be those enrolled in the Longitudinal Pulmonary Vascular Disease Phenomics Program (L-PVDOMICS) and any patient with pulmonary hypertension.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Enrolled in L-PVDOMICS or * Any patient in the United States with pulmonary hypertension confirmed by hemodynamics and expert clinical diagnosis Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy * Hospitalization within the prior 3 months * Orthopedic limitations that preclude 6MWD testing
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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