We Walk: development of a family-centred intervention to promote regular outdoor walking after stroke (Phase 2)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: People who have had a stroke and are ambulant; Circulatory System; Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction

• Registration Number: ISRCTN34488928
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Dundee/NHS Tayside (joint sponsors)

Brief Summary

Funder report results in https://www.cso.scot.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/HIPS1703-2.pdf (added 09/03/2022) 2022 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35701066/ (added 16/06/2022)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-07-24
• Study Completion: 2020-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 27 June 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 22

Inclusion Criteria

1. Community-dwelling stroke survivors who are ambulant (in indoor and outdoor environments), over 18 years of age, who can provide informed consent, and have no contraindications to increasing their walking. Potential participants will be asked to nominate a family member or friend who would be willing to take part in the study with him/her as part of a dyad.
2. Family members/friends (walking buddies) nominated by the stroke survivor, who are aged over 18 years, can provide informed consent and are willing to work with the stroke survivor as part of a dyad

Exclusion Criteria

1. Stroke survivors who:
1.1. Cannot walk outdoors (with or without a walking aid)
1.2. Have medical conditions contraindicating increased walking
1.3. Cannot communicate verbally (over the telephone or face to face)
1.4. Are unable to give informed consent
2. Potential participants (stroke survivors, family members/peers) who are unable to participate in the study over a 12-week period

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Engagement of the dyad with the intervention, assessed by exploration of participants’ use and experiences of goal setting, action planning and self-monitoring of outdoor walking during the intervention period. Ongoing evaluation of the intervention through action research during intervention delivery will seek participants views on necessary adaptations. These will be tested and evaluated in subsequent rounds of action research, to refine the intervention.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Acceptability of the intervention, assessed using semi-structured interviews at the end of the intervention period