The development of the PERSONAL-AGILITY intervention

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  The development of a tailored 24-hour health behaviour programme for people living with frailty and multiple long-term conditions and their carers (PERSONAL-AGILITY)

• IRAS ID

  332668

• Contact name

  Hannah Young

• Contact email

  hy162@leicester.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

• Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier

  160728 , Edge ID

• Duration of Study in the UK

  1 years, 4 months, 30 days

• Research summary

  What is this research about?

  The number of people living with two or more long-term conditions (multiple long-term conditions, MLTCs) is increasing. Within this group, some people are also vulnerable to sudden changes in health. They find it difficult to ‘bounce back’ from illness (known medically as ‘frailty’), reducing their ability to live an independent life. Being physically active helps maintain independence, but existing physical activity programmes usually focus on one disease. Only half of vulnerable people with multiple long-term conditions can stick to these, and 9 in 10 cannot achieve physical activity recommendations.
  A flexible approach which:
  • uses all the ways we move in 24-hours to help people be active even if their health and symptoms are variable
  • involves carers, so they may also improve their health
  • uses existing support from community groups
  may be more acceptable. This study aims to develop this type of programme

  Who can participate?

  We will include:
  - people living with frailty and MLTCs
  - health care professionals
  - informal carers of people living with frailty and MLTCs

  What is involved?

  This study involves two phases.
  In the first phase we will ask participants (carers and healthcare professionals) to take part in a one-off group or individual interview to understand their experiences and, needs in relation to 24-hour health behaviours. The results will be added to research we have already completed with people living with frailty and MLTCs, and inform the content and design of the programme.
  The second phase will start once we have created a prototype intervention. We will ask participants (people with MLTCs and frailty, carers and healthcare professionals) to take part in a ‘think aloud’ interview to find out what they think about the prototype whilst they are using it. The results will be used to improve the programme.

• REC name

  South Central - Oxford B Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  23/SC/0402

• Date of REC Opinion

  27 Nov 2023

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion