Feedback on sedentary behaviour for stroke survivors, version 1
Research type
Research Study
Full title
A feasibility study to identify an effective method to provide feedback and remote monitoring on sedentary behaviour in stroke survivors
IRAS ID
190770
Contact name
Claire Fitzsimons
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Edinburgh
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 5 months, 0 days
Research summary
Stroke is the most common cause of adult disability and the third most common cause of death in the UK. Recent international guidelines recommend stroke survivors should reduce the amount of time they spend in sedentary behaviours (sitting or lying down) to reduce risk of subsequent vascular events. Interventions that help stroke survivors to reduce the amount of time they spend sitting have enormous potential. Central to the development of interventions is the need to provide feedback to people on the amount of time they spend in sedentary behaviours. In recent years a number of commercially available activity monitors have been developed that provide feedback on time spent sedentary/inactive. None have been tested with stroke survivors who may have abnormal movement patterns. The aim of this project is to select a device that is acceptable to ambulatory stroke survivors and valid for future interventions as well as research studies. From currently available activity monitors, we will select at least two to use in this study. We will conduct a user consultation with up to 10 stroke survivors and their carers, (if appropriate) to assess ease of use of devices. We will assess the agreement between the feedback device output, direct observation (video-recording) and a “gold standard” activity monitor (activPAL ™activity monitor) in 40 stroke survivors during sitting, standing, sit-to-stand and walking in a controlled laboratory setting. A sub-sample of 10 participants from WP2 will take the feedback devices home for 2 weeks to allow comparison of the feedback devices with the activPAL during free living conditions and to obtain qualitative data on acceptability. The study is funded by the Edinburgh and Lothians Health Foundation and will be recruiting from the Western General Hospital Stroke Unit, Edinburgh, community stroke groups and an existing stroke research study within the University of Edinburgh.
REC name
West of Scotland REC 5
REC reference
16/WS/0066
Date of REC Opinion
22 Mar 2016
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion