ReSET2 Phase 2 - Patient Experience of Remotely Supervised Exercise
Research type
Research Study
Full title
ReSET2 Phase 2 - Patient Experience of Remotely Supervised Exercise versus Self-Directed Exercise
IRAS ID
332713
Contact name
Ankur Thapar
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Mid and South Essex Nhs Trust
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
332713, IRAS number
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 10 months, 1 days
Research summary
This project aims to understand the experiences of those who participated in the ReSET2 trial and those who withdrew. In particular, we would like to understand whether participation improved participants wellbeing and whether participants felt the interventions were useful or not and why. We would also like to understand what might not have worked for those who withdrew.
This project is a qualitative research for part of a mixed methodology study over 2 phases. Phase 1 conducts a randomised controlled trial (RCT) of the efficacy of remotely supervised exercise therapy versus self-directed exercise for intermittent claudication. Phase 2 seeks to provide an understanding of the participants experiences of taking part in the RCT interventions, whether their participation improved their wellbeing, in addition to how and why participants perceived these interventions as beneficial or not.
Phase 2 applies a Qualitative Descriptive Research (QDR) approach which aims to provide broad insight into phenomena as experienced/lived by individuals and is widely used as the qualitative component in mixed-methodology studie, especially in large-scale healthcare intervention studies to identify participants’ perceptions of why an intervention worked or did not work and how the intervention might be improved.
In this research, participants from the RCT (phase 1) that was conducted in Mid and South Essex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will be invited to take part in individual interviews with the research team via direct communication from the hospital to the patients using a patient information form and consent form. Importantly, those who withdrew/did not engage with the RCT interventions will be invited to take part to understand what might not have worked for them. Each participant will be numbered in line with the blind identification from Stage 1 RCT, and the inclusion/exclusion criteria remains the same.
This study is funded by Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.
REC name
Wales REC 7
REC reference
23/WA/0291
Date of REC Opinion
30 Oct 2023
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion