A Qualitative Investigation of CLEAT Participants

August 9, 2024 updated by: Bournemouth University

A Qualitative Investigation of the Experiences of Participants Undertaking a CycLing and EducATional (CLEAT) Programme for the Treatment of Hip Osteoarthritis.

As the United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS) waiting list soars above seven million people, with treatment wait times over two years, older people with chronic conditions face worsening symptoms, increased use of medications, more complicated surgeries with slower recovery, reduced quality of life, and loss of independence. As part of its plans to tackle this crisis, the NHS promotes exercise as a "miracle cure" for arresting the progress of disease and helping disease management and recovery. However, current plans promoting individual, home-based exercise, as well as on-site hospital-based programs of delivery, have met with only limited success, and face problems of decreased space, capacity, clinician time, as well as lack of knowledge and expertise with regard to effective behavior change. We have developed a community-based group exercise programme for older people with hip osteoarthritis. This community-based group exercise programme has successfully helped those with hip osteoarthritis (3.5 million over 45s in the UK) reduce pain and need for medication, as well as avoiding surgery, and has formed part of an NIHR trial examining the use of exercise and education versus standard physiotherapy care for the treatment of hip osteoarthritis. In order to better understand the mechanisms of action of this programme, the present study will examine, via focus groups interviews, the experiences of participants who have undertaken the exercise and education programme. The data generated from the focus groups will help to elucidate what "works" within the programme and will help inform future development of resources to support health professionals in providing exercise rehabilitation for older people with chronic conditions.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

20

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Participants who had previously been part of the NIHR-funded trial into the effects of a cycling and educational intervention for people with hip osteoarthritis.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Participants who had previously been part of the NIHR-funded CLEAT trial. Those participants were defined as follows:

  • Diagnosed with osteoarthritis of the hip as per NICE criteria.
  • Male and female, aged 45 years and over
  • Meeting the GP criteria for exercise referral
  • Capable of giving informed consent
  • Be able to understand English as necessary to benefit from the intervention, in the investigators' opinion.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Anyone not previously part of the NIHR-funded CLEAT trial. -

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Participant Experiences
Time Frame: One data collection point via interview (3-6 months)
Participant experiences generated via qualitative data
One data collection point via interview (3-6 months)

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Bournemouth University

Collaborators

Economic and Social Research Council, United Kingdom

Investigators

  • Study Director: Tim Rees, PhD, Professor in Sport

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

September 5, 2023

Primary Completion (Estimated)

December 1, 2024

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 1, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 27, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 6, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

July 10, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 12, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 9, 2024

Last Verified

January 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 330860

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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