Motivating Structured walking Activity in Intermittent Claudication
Research type
Research Study
Full title
A brief physiotherapist-led behaviour-change intervention to facilitate walking in older people with peripheral arterial disease: A randomised controlled trial
IRAS ID
215024
Contact name
Lindsay Bearne
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
King's College London
Duration of Study in the UK
3 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
Peripheral arterial disease can cause leg pain or discomfort (called intermittent claudication (IC)), which limits the ability to walk and carry out everyday activities. Lifestyle changes, like increasing walking, can lead to improvements, but can be a challenge to begin and then continue. The aim of this study is to investigate if a physiotherapist-led, behaviour change treatment effects walking in people with IC. The treatment is designed to build an understanding of IC and walking exercise and help individuals develop strategies to increase regular walking. \nThe trial will recruit 192 adults (aged 50 years and over) with IC. All participants will visit King’s College London or their local hospital to complete two short walking tests and answer questionnaires about their daily activities, beliefs about their symptoms and treatment, quality of life and the costs of having IC.\nParticipants will then be randomly assigned to receive either the new treatment or continue with their usual NHS care. \nThe new treatment involves two 60-minute face-to-face sessions (at the participant’s home or local hospital) and two 20-minute telephone calls with a physiotherapist who will discuss participants’ understanding and beliefs about IC, walking and help participants to set goals and plans to increase walking over 12 weeks. Participants will be provided with a step counter (pedometer) and walking record.\nAfter 12 weeks, all participants will attend a second appointment where they will repeat the walking tests and fill out another set of questionnaires. \nA final set of questionnaires will be completed by all participants after 6 months (by post or electronically).\nSome participants will be invited to provide feedback on their experience of the treatment and trial by telephone or a face-to-face interview with a researcher. \n
REC name
London - Bloomsbury Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
17/LO/0568
Date of REC Opinion
10 Apr 2017
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion