Activity monitoring in lower limb amputees
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Activity monitoring in lower limb amputees to identify barriers to activity and participation: a pilot study
IRAS ID
270439
Contact name
Bruce Carse
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Research and Development
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 1 months, 4 days
Research summary
Activity levels for lower limb amputees are known to be below the recommended minimum required for a healthy lifestyle due to a number of significant barriers.
The overall aim of this pilot study is to identify the barriers to activity and participation in lower limb amputees. Data collected will be representative of NHS prosthetic service users, using data from patients with varied aetiologies and a broad spectrum of ages and activity levels. The specific research questions are as follows:
1. What are the activity and participation levels of lower limb amputees who use NHS prosthetic services, and to what extent these deviate from an unimpaired population?
2. Do pain and Locus of Control have any impact on activity and participation levels?
3. What factors are associated with low, and high, levels of activity and participation within this group of patients?
Lower-limb prosthetics service users who agree to participate will be asked to wear an activity monitor for a seven day period which will provide step count data.
Focus groups will then be held with small number of participants to provide a more in-depth understanding of the barriers to activity and participation. It is anticipated that by improving the understanding of barriers to activity and participation it will be possible to design interventions and services which tackle these problems.REC name
West of Scotland REC 4
REC reference
19/WS/0159
Date of REC Opinion
8 Nov 2019
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion