Feasibility study of a sedentary behaviour intervention stroke (Scot)
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Feasibility study of an intervention to reduce sedentary behaviour in people after stroke
IRAS ID
262441
Contact name
Anne Forster
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
This study is the fourth of five workstreams in a National Institute for Health Research funded seven year research programme, which seeks to develop and evaluate strategies for reducing sedentary behaviour after stroke to improve outcomes. We are developing and evaluating a complex intervention to target sedentary behaviour after stroke.
Building on the intervention developed through a co-production process in workstream 3, we will undertake a mixed-methods feasibility study in three services, prior to a definitive pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial. We will explore the feasibility of implementing the intervention using a case study methodology, to clarify procedures for a future trial.
An implementation group will be created in each of the three services (cases) to regularly review and refine implementation strategies and compliance and fidelity measures. Observations of intervention delivery will be undertaken to gain insight into fidelity of delivery. In addition, interviews will be conducted with stroke survivors and their family members/friends and/or carers to obtain feedback on the acceptability of the intervention, as well as with healthcare professionals to gain their views on any barriers and facilitators to delivering the intervention. Trial procedures will also be clarified and tested including recruitment procedures and outcome assessments. Stroke survivor and family member/friend and/or carer self-completed questionnaires will be collected to assess the usefulness of potential outcome measures and procedures for collecting activity monitor data will also be explored.
At the end of the study, seminars consisting of staff from the three participating sites and national experts will be held to draw together the lessons and experiences learnt through the feasibility work.
REC name
Scotland A: Adults with Incapacity only
REC reference
19/SS/0037
Date of REC Opinion
4 Apr 2019
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion