A Study of Physical Activity paTTerns and Major Health Events in Older People With Implantable Cardiac Devices

Study Type: observational, investigator led Study Design: observational model: cohort (retrospective) Population: 150 people over 60 years of age with a Medtronic CareLink® compatible CIED in situ recruited from the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, England, UK Data collection: daily PA measures, demographic details, co-morbidity status, physical frailty assessment, functional status, quality of life (QOL) and NEHA data Consent: for participation in the study, physical frailty assessment, additional collection of retrospective CIED data, and access to electronic patient records Data sources: CIED downloads, self-report questionnaire, physical measurements (height, weight, hand grip strength, gait speed), electronic hospital records, HES (hospital episode statistics) data Results analysis: data will be analysed to investigate: daily PA variability; the association between PA and NEHAs, and the impact of frailty on PA patterns

Inclusion criteria

• Age 60+ years
• Functioning CIED in situ for at least 6 months
• Medtronic manufactured device compatible with CareLink® Cardiac Compass application (platform which measures and stores physiological parameters)
• Lives in the Greater Manchester area
• Able and willing to given written, informed consent to enter the study

Exclusion criteria

• Faulty or incompatible device
• Immobile (unable to walk in upright position)
• Active participant in a clinical trial which does not allow concurrent recruitment into this study
• People unable to consent in the English language (including the understanding of study literature which is published in English only)