"Walk30X5" Physiotherapy Walking Programme
Research type
Research Study
Full title
“Walk30X5”: the development and feasibility evaluation of a physiotherapy walking programme for people with mild to moderate musculoskeletal conditions.
IRAS ID
154419
Contact name
CJ Minns Lowe
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
Research summary
Physical activity is a public health issue. The majority of UK adults fail to meet recommended physical activity levels. People with long term musculoskeletal conditions are more likely to be inactive than their peers. Walking is an ideal, popular, exercise and NICE guidelines call for walking programme development.
The aim of this study is to develop and refine an evidence-based, web-based physiotherapy walking programme intervention including podcasts, blog and links. This study will also test the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention.
Adults can take part in this study if they have a mild/moderate long term musculoskeletal conditions and have been referred locally for physiotherapy assessment.
There are three parts to the study.
1. The development of the walking programme via literature review and consensus groups incorporating the opinions of lay, clinical and research people.
2. A feasibility randomised clinical trial. Participants will be randomised to either
One physiotherapy advice and assessment session, including goal setting, plus 1 follow up session OR
One physiotherapy session following randomisation to teach the walking programme intervention (progressing up to 3000 steps 5 days a week above individual baseline) and one follow up.
3. Qualitative interviews of participants (5 each group) and physiotherapists (n=5) to obtain people’s views regarding the study, the walking programme and physical activity.Participants cannot be guaranteed that they will benefit from taking part in the study. There are no expected risks from taking part in the study, although, as usual from taking part in exercise, people may feel slightly short of breath whilst walking and may feel some muscle aching following physical activity.
The study is being run from the Physiotherapy Research Unit, at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust. It is expected to start in July 2014 and to end in June 2016. Recruitment to the trial will be between January 2015-June 2015.
REC name
South Central - Oxford B Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
14/SC/1018
Date of REC Opinion
25 Jul 2014
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion