Intermittent claudication due to peripheral vascular disease. Circulatory System
Conditions
Interventions
1. Treatment: Brief home-based physiotherapist-led behaviour-change intervention targeting walking activity and using the following behaviour change techniques: social support, information about healt
Sponsors
King's College London
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
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
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
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Change in 6-Minute Walk Distance (metres) at 16-week follow-up, measured by a 6-Minute Walk Test; 2. Change in pedometer Step Count (average steps/day) at 16-week follow-up, measured using an Omron Walking Style Pro. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Change in treatment cognitions measured by a Theory of Planned Behaviour Questionnaire at 16-week follow-up 2. Change in illness cognitions measured by the Revised Illness Perceptions Questionnaire at 16-week follow-up 3. Change in self-regulatory processes measured by a modified questionnaire on Action Planning and Action Control at 16-week follow-up | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed