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Klonizakis M, Gumber A, McIntosh E, Levesley M, Horspool M, Logan P. Testing the feasibility of a co-designed intervention, comprising self-managed, home-based, exercise training with embedded behavioural support and compression therapy for people with venous leg ulcers receiving treatment at home (FISCU-II). Clin Exp Dermatol 2024; 49:135-142. [PMID: 37819015 DOI: 10.1093/ced/llad342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2023] [Revised: 09/08/2023] [Accepted: 10/01/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Venous leg ulcers (VLUs) heal slowly, are painful for patients and are costly for healthcare systems; they also affect patients' quality of life. Previous work suggests that supervised exercise training used in combination with compression therapy may offer clinical benefits. However, a large population of people with VLUs are unable to access such an intervention due to frailty and age. OBJECTIVES To assess the feasibility of 'FISCU Home' (a co-designed, 12-week home-based self-managed lifestyle programme based on exercise and behaviour support) as an adjunct therapy to compression in people with VLUs. METHODS Forty people with VLUs, receiving treatment at home, were recruited from community nursing and tissue viability teams, and via a newspaper advertisement. Participants were randomized 1 : 1 either to exercise with behaviour support (three times per week) plus compression therapy or compression only. The feasibility of the programme was assessed using progression criteria that included exercise attendance rate, loss to follow-up, patient preference(s) and adverse events (AEs). Baseline assessments were repeated at 12 weeks and 6 months. Secondary outcomes (i.e. ulcer recurrence, healing rate and healing time) were also documented at these intervals. Intervention and healthcare utilization costs were calculated. RESULTS The study recruitment rate was 65%, while 75% of the exercise group participants attended all scheduled exercise sessions. All participants completed compression therapy. No serious AEs or exercise-related AEs were reported. Median (interquartile range) ulcer healing time was shorter in the exercise group [29 (7-108) vs. 42 (6-116) weeks]. CONCLUSIONS The feasibility and acceptability of both a home- and exercise-based lifestyle intervention in conjunction with compression therapy and the study procedures are supported.
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Affiliation(s)
- Markos Klonizakis
- Lifestyle, Exercise and Nutrition Improvement (LENI) Research Group, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK
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- Lifestyle, Exercise and Nutrition Improvement (LENI) Research Group, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK
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- Lifestyle, Exercise and Nutrition Improvement (LENI) Research Group, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK
- Research and Innovation, Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
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- Integrated Care Team, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
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- Research and Innovation, Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
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- Centre for Rehabilitation and Ageing Research, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
- Nottingham CityCare Partnership, Nottingham, UK
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Middleton G, Hambrook R, Bishop DC, Crust L, Broom DR. Examining the New-Member Effect to an Established Community-Based Physical Activity Program for Older Adults in England. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:6161. [PMID: 37372748 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20126161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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Community-based group physical activity programs promote exercise opportunities for older people. The aim of this study was to examine the short-term, new participant effect after joining Vitality, a community-based group physical activity program available in the East of England for older adults. Two independent groups of participants were assessed before and after an 8 week period: a group recruited from the 'Vitality' program (VP) (n 15, age: Age = 69.4 ± 6.4 y), and; a non-intervention control (CON) group (n 14, age: 64.5 ± 5.8 y). Assessment outcomes included basic physical health measures, a fitness test battery, and three psychological scales. The VP group recorded statistically significant improvements on the following outcomes: body mass (VP: -1.39 kg/CON: -0.2 kg), body mass index (VP: -1.5 kg/CON: -0.2 kg), 6 min walk (VP: +42.81 m/CON: -0.45 m), 30 s sit-to-stand (VP: -1.7 s/CON: -0.7 s), the chair sit-and-reach (VP: +3.12 cm/CON: +1.90 cm), and the 30 s arm curl test (VP: + 2 reps/CON: +0.9 reps). No significant differences were found with the other outcomes assessed. New members to the Vitality program achieved several physical and functional benefits without regression on any aspects of physical or psychological health.
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- Geoff Middleton
- School of Sport and Exercise Science, College of Social Sciences, University of Lincoln, Lincoln LN6 7TS, UK
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- School of Sport and Exercise Science, College of Social Sciences, University of Lincoln, Lincoln LN6 7TS, UK
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- School of Sport and Exercise Science, College of Social Sciences, University of Lincoln, Lincoln LN6 7TS, UK
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- School of Sport and Exercise Science, College of Social Sciences, University of Lincoln, Lincoln LN6 7TS, UK
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- Centre for Sport, Exercise and Life Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Coventry University, Coventry CV1 5FB, UK
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Zhang Q, Lu L, Song JL, Wang L. Effects of exercise in treating patients with venous leg ulcers: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Int Wound J 2023; 20:1776-1783. [PMID: 36650634 PMCID: PMC10088832 DOI: 10.1111/iwj.14020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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To determine the effects of exercise on VLU healing and exercise adherence, and to provide evidence for clinical practice and scientific investigation. PubMed, Embase and Scopus were searched from inception to 31st March, 2022. Pooled relative risks (RRs), standardised mean differences (SMDs), adherence rate with respective 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated. Quality assessment of included studies were performed using the Cochrane Collaboration risk of bias evaluation. Heterogeneity between enrolled studies was evaluated. We identified eight randomised control studies (RCTs) that met the inclusion criteria. The pooled RR for healing rate was 1.38 (95% CI: 1.14 to 1.66; P = 0.0008) with no significant heterogeneity between component studies (I2 = 0%, P = 0.96). SMD for differences of total range of ankle joint motion (ROAM) at the end and at the initiation of follow-up in the intervention and control groups was 0.87 (95% CI: 0.22, 1.52; P = 0.0091), no significant heterogeneity was detected (I2 = 59%, P = 0.0622). Pooled adherence rate was 64% (95% CI: 53%, 75%) with no significant heterogeneity. Exercise manifested positive effects on VLU healing, range of ankle mobility compared with the control group. Patients' adherence to the exercise regimens was favourable.
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- Qianting Zhang
- Department of Burn OrthopaedicsZhongda Hospital affiliated to Southeast UniversityNanjingChina
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- Department of Burn OrthopaedicsZhongda Hospital affiliated to Southeast UniversityNanjingChina
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- Department of Burn OrthopaedicsZhongda Hospital affiliated to Southeast UniversityNanjingChina
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- Department of Burn OrthopaedicsZhongda Hospital affiliated to Southeast UniversityNanjingChina
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Jull A, Wadham A, Bullen C, Parag V, Parsons JGM, Laking G, Waters J, Klonizakis M, O'Brien J. Prescribed exercise regimen versus usual care and hypochlorous acid wound solution versus placebo for treating venous leg ulcers: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (Factorial4VLU). BMJ Open 2021; 11:e043420. [PMID: 33602710 PMCID: PMC7896607 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Compression is the mainstay of treatment for venous leg ulcers (VLUs) and there are few effective adjuvant treatments. There is only observational evidence supporting the use of hypochlorous acid (HOCl) as a topical wound solution on VLU and some limited randomised evidence for the effect of a prescribed regimen of exercise. METHODS AND ANALYSIS The Factorial4VLU trial is a pragmatic, blinded, factorial randomised controlled trial, with 380 participants receiving either a prescribed exercise regimen compared with usual care and either active HOCl wound solution or placebo wound solution at each dressing change for up to 24 weeks. All participants will receive compression therapy. The primary outcome is the proportion of participants with healed VLU at 12 weeks after randomisation as adjudicated by blinded review of ulcer photographs. Secondary outcomes are proportion healed at 24 weeks, time to healing, estimated change in ulcer area, change in 2-Minute Walk Test, change in health-related quality of life, incidence of infection and incidence of all-cause adverse events. If either of the interventions shows a statistically significant positive difference on healing outcomes, cost-effectiveness will be modelled using a health service perspective. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION The Factorial4VLU trial received ethical approval from the Northern B Health and Disability Ethics Committee. We plan to publish the results within 1 year of trial completion and will include the results on the trial registration page. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBERS Australia and New Zealand Clinical Trials Register (http://www.anzctr.org.au) (ACTRN12620000116921); Universal Trial Number (WHO) (U1111-1236-2997).
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- Andrew Jull
- School of Nursing, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- National Institute for Health Innovation, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- National Institute for Health Innovation, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- National Institute for Health Innovation, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- National Institute for Health Innovation, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Nursing, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Blood and Cancer Directorate, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Hope Foundation for Research on Ageing, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Centre for Sport and Exercise Science, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK
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- School of Nursing, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
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Patients performing lower limb exercises in an orthopedic ward: a best practice implementation project. JBI Evid Implement 2020; 19:257-267. [PMID: 33038111 DOI: 10.1097/xeb.0000000000000255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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AIMS The evidence-based project sought to educate patients on doing lower limb exercises within 24 h of their admissions to the ward. Patients spend most of their time in bed during their hospital stays, which imposes negative outcomes due to inactivity, such as risks of reduced muscle mass and deconditioning, which may further implicate patients' conditions. METHODS The project occurred in three phases over a period of 18 months. The project was undertaken in an orthopedic ward of an acute tertiary hospital. A preimplementation and postimplementation audit strategy using the Joanna Briggs Institute's Practical Application of Clinical Evidence System was conducted on a sample of 20 adult patients. The Getting Research into Practice framework was utilized to analyze the barriers and gaps encountered in the clinical ground. RESULTS The baseline audit result revealed that only 35% of the patients received education on the exercise program and that there was poor compliance on nursing documentation of the intervention in daily note-free texts. Following the implementation, there was an improvement in nurses' documentation compliance. In follow-up audits one and two, the nurses achieved compliance rates of 60 and 90% in nursing documentation, respectively. CONCLUSION Overall, there were improvements in provision of lower limb exercise education to patients. This project has demonstrated that patients were willing to exercise during hospitalization. Nurses play a significant role in providing early education to patients to do simple exercises. The implementation of the evidence-based project may increase the awareness of the importance of exercises to minimize hospital-acquired deconditioning and functional declines among ward nurses and patients.
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Klonizakis M, Gumber A, McIntosh E, King B, Middleton G, Michaels JA, Tew GA. Exercise fidelity and progression in a supervised exercise programme for adults with venous leg ulcers. Int Wound J 2018; 15:822-828. [PMID: 29877047 DOI: 10.1111/iwj.12933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 04/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Despite exercise being included in the recommended advice for patients with venous leg ulcers, there is a fear shared by clinicians and patients that exercise may be either inappropriate or harmful and actually delay rather than promote healing. Therefore, before implementing a larger-scale study exploring the effects of a supervised exercise programme in patients with venous ulcers being treated with compression therapy, it is important to assess exercise safety as well as fidelity and progression in a feasibility study. Eighteen participants randomised in the exercise group were asked to undertake 36 (3 times/week for 12 weeks) 60-min exercise sessions, each comprising moderate-intensity aerobic, resistance, and flexibility exercise components. For the purposes of this paper, we analysed the data collected during the exercise sessions. The overall session attendance rate was 79%, with 13 of 18 participants completing all sessions. No in-session adverse events were reported; 100% aerobic components and 91% of resistance components were completed within the desired moderate-intensity target. Similarly, 81% of aerobic components and 93% of flexibility components were completed within the prescribed duration targets. Our data showed that patients with venous ulcers could safely follow a supervised exercise programme incorporating moderate-intensity aerobic, resistance, and flexibility components.
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Affiliation(s)
- Markos Klonizakis
- Centre for Sport and Exercise Science, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Allied Health Professions, Faculty of Health and Wellbeing, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK
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- Centre for Sport and Exercise Science, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK
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- Manor Clinic, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
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- School of Sport and Exercise Science, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, UK
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- School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation, Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
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