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Can we successfully deliver and evaluate a physiotherapist-led behaviour-change programme to support walking in people with intermittent claudication? A feasibility and acceptability study

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Intermittent claudication due to peripheral vascular disease.
Circulatory System
Registration Number
ISRCTN55465549
Lead Sponsor
King's College London
Brief Summary

2019 results in https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvn.2018.11.001 (added 22/11/2019)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
24
Inclusion Criteria

1. Age =18 years
2. Peripheral arterial disease and intermittent claudication as established by a vascular clinician, and based on arterial palpitation, or results of angiography, computed tomography, or MRI scanning.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Presence of a condition for which it is unadvisable to increase walking (e.g., unstable angina)
2. Endovascular treatment or bypass surgery scheduled in the upcoming 4 months
3. Comorbidity which limits walking to a greater extent than intermittent claudication
4. Inability or refusal to provide informed consent
5. Inability to comprehend English

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<br> 1. Change in 6-Minute Walk Distance (metres) at 16-week follow-up, measured by a 6-Minute Walk Test;<br> 2. Change in pedometer Step Count (average steps/day) at 16-week follow-up, measured using an Omron Walking Style Pro.<br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<br> 1. Change in treatment cognitions measured by a Theory of Planned Behaviour Questionnaire at 16-week follow-up<br> 2. Change in illness cognitions measured by the Revised Illness Perceptions Questionnaire at 16-week follow-up<br> 3. Change in self-regulatory processes measured by a modified questionnaire on Action Planning and Action Control at 16-week follow-up<br>
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