Sedentary behaviour intervention for individuals with paraplegia
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Designing a programme to support individuals with paraplegia to be more active
IRAS ID
339045
Contact name
Daniel Cooper
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Brunel University London
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 11 months, 31 days
Research summary
Individuals with paraplegia are predominantly reliant on wheelchairs for mobility. These individuals have a greater risk of heart disease and stroke than non-wheelchair users. This might be because they engage in high amounts of sedentary behaviour, which is defined as long periods of inactivity whilst sitting or lying down. In non-disabled people, there have been a number of programmes to reduce sedentary behaviour that have led to reductions in sedentary time and improvements in heart disease risk markers, such as reductions in glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol levels. There have not been many programmes aiming to reduce sedentary behaviour in individuals with paraplegia and we do not know how good they are for reducing heart disease risk markers. The purpose of this research is to develop a programme to support reductions in sedentary behaviour and improvements in heart disease risk markers in individuals with paraplegia.
A programme to support reductions in sedentary behaviour will be developed alongside individuals with paraplegia, healthcare professionals, and people who support individuals with paraplegia in the community, using a series of co-design workshops. Involving key stakeholders in the design process will help to design a more effective and relevant programme. This process will be guided by theory using the Behaviour Change Wheel. The earlier workshops will involve tasks and activities to encourage group discussions based around experiences, opinions and beliefs relating to sedentary behaviour and ideas for designing a programme. In later workshops, participants will discuss and evaluate ideas for a sedentary behaviour programme for individuals with paraplegia. Data collected from these workshops will guide the development of a protocol for a programme to reduce sedentary behaviour, with input from patient and public involvement.
REC name
London - Fulham Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
24/PR/0621
Date of REC Opinion
10 Jun 2024
REC opinion
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