Mental and Behavioural Disorders: Learning disorders Mental and Behavioural Disorders Learning disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Purpose: This is a pilot study intended to inform the power calculations and methodology of a larger study. Whilst the pilot may provide some indication of the impact of the use of ankle weights, a la
Sponsors
Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2007 Update - Department of Health
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Participants will be learning disabled adults who attend a walking group 2. All participants will have had a health check to ensure there are no health reasons for not wearing ankle weights
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Person does not wish to take part 2. Person finds walking with weights problematic (eg due to balance, gait, fitness level, comfort, allergic reaction)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome measure will be percentage body fat (i.e. the percentage of total body weight that is fat). Body fatness is associated with morbidity and mortality. Percentage body fat will be measured using Tanita body fat scales; these scales use bioelectrical impedance and have been demonstrated to be accurate at measuring percentage body fat (Ohno, Nishisaka, & Ikeda, 1998; Utter, Nieman, Ward, & Butterworth, 1999). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Additional outcome measures are: Body Mass Index (BMI): is a measure of the degree of overweight, in relation to an individual?s height (Height/weight2). BMI is a predictor of morbidity and mortality due to numerous chronic diseases and predicts more variance in health risk than does Waist Circumference alone (Janssen, Katzmarzyk, & Ross, 2004). Waist circumference (WC): is a measure of abdominal obesity gained using a tape measure (Aronne & Segal, 2002). It relates closely to BMI yet is a simpler measure to obtain. It is the best indicator of changes in intra-abdominal fat during weight loss (Lean, Han, & Morrison, 1995). A higher WC measurement indicates higher health risk and the addition of waist circumference to BMI predicts a greater variance in health risk than does BMI alone (Janssen et al., 2004). Cardiovascular function: Resting systolic and diastolic blood pressure and heart rate measurements will be taken at each time point using a sphignomanometer. Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE): Perceived Physical exertion is a measure of how hard someone feels they are working during exercise and should decrease as a person?s fitness level improves (Borg, 1998). RPE will be measured using the OMNI Picture System of Perceived Exertion (Robertson, 2004). The OMNI walking to running scale will be used: this has a set of picture and verbal cues in conjunction with a numerical rating scale of 0 to 10 (with 0 being 'not tired at all' and 10 being 'very, very tired'). Research studies have established the validity and reliability of the scales (Robertson, 2004). Participants will indicate how they feel on the walking scale (a copy of the scale is provided in the protocol Appendix). The physiotherapy technicians will make a judgement about how tiring those participants who have difficulty using the rating scale felt during the walk via physical signs of exertion (i.e. breathing, sweating, eas | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed