Exploring walking in people with intermittent claudication
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Exploring the views and experience of walking in people with intermittent claudication: a qualitative interview study (WiPIC study)
IRAS ID
195372
Contact name
Lindsay Bearne
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
King's College London
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 0 days
Research summary
Intermittent claudication (IC) is an exertional leg pain caused by Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) that reduces walking and quality of life. 20% of adults >70 years have PAD with a higher prevalence reported among people of Black ethnicity and increased risk factors, including diabetes and hypertension, associated with Black and South Asian populations. \nWalking is an effective treatment strategy for IC but is underused due to the lack of supervised programmes and low adherence to self-directed walking. Therefore, this study will describe the factors influencing the uptake and maintenance of walking exercise, investigate participants views about a new, brief, physiotherapist led, intervention to increase walking and explore the potential barriers and facilitators to participating in exercise research studies in people with IC, including those from Black and Minority Ethnicities (BME) populations, whom are under represented in exercise studies.\nUp to 20 eligible people with IC representing a range of ages, genders and ethnicities will be recruited from the Department of vascular surgery and invited to complete a questionnaire and a 30-45 minute audio-recorded, semi structured interview with a researcher. This will be completed at a mutually convenient time and location (King’s College London, participant’s home or via the telephone). Data will be transcribed verbatim and analysed using thematic content analysis.\nThe findings from this study will inform the development of effective strategies to increase walking and also recruitment into future exercise studies in people with IC. \n\n \n\n\n\n
REC name
North West - Preston Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
15/NW/0983
Date of REC Opinion
18 Dec 2015
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion