Using activity monitors for feedback in acute stroke
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Let’s Get Moving: A feasibility study to determine whether activity monitors have the potential to promote increased levels of physical activity on an inpatient stroke unit.
IRAS ID
228828
Contact name
J.H. Burridge
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Southampton
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 5 months, 0 days
Research summary
In clinical research, activity monitors have been used to measure the amount of activity patients undertake in hospital following a stroke (Fini et al., 2015). Activity monitors are small plastic devices (1 cm x 4 cm) attached with an adhesive dressing to the patients thigh.
To the best of the author’s knowledge, there is no literature exploring the effect of who the feedback from the monitors should be given to. If a patient is dependent on stroke unit staff to help them be more active, it may be that feedback to staff is more useful than to the patient themselves as it will be the staff who are responsible for helping the patient to be more active.
This study will investigate the potential to use monitors to increase activity in patients in hospital following stroke, and explore methods to feed back this information. Two groups of patients will be asked to use an activity monitor. The first group will receive feedback about their level of activity directly whereas in the second group this information will be given to staff looking after the patient. Interviews and discussion groups will be used to find out the views of patients and staff with regard to using the monitors and the feedback they provide.REC name
London - Surrey Borders Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
18/LO/0628
Date of REC Opinion
29 May 2018
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion