Integrating patients with intermittent claudication into an established cardiac rehabilitation programme: a feasibility study with embedded pilot

Abstract

The Excel spreadsheet contains the raw data for the research project “Integrating patients with intermittent claudication into an established cardiac rehabilitation programme: a feasibility study with embedded pilot.”This study aimed to assess the feasibility of integrating patients with intermittent claudication (IC) into an established Cardiac Rehabilitation Programme (CRP), and to evaluate trial procedures, and to collect pilot data to guide the methodology for a future randomised control trial (RCT).A prospective, non-randomised controlled trial was conducted using two NHS hospitals. Feasibility was evaluated using a mixed methods approach, with quantitative measures including eligibility, consent, adherence, and adverse event rates, and qualitative interviews and focus groups assessed the acceptability among patients and service providers. Descriptive statistics, and thematic analysis was used to analyse the data.People with symptomatic peripheral artery disease (PAD) were considered for inclusion if they were aged 18 or over, diagnosed with PAD within the past 12 months, and had not had previous treatment for PAD. People with coronary artery disease (CAD) were considered for inclusion if they were aged 18 or over, diagnosed with CAD in the past 12 months, and had no previous diagnosis of PAD. Of eligible IC patients referred to the integrated CRP, 24% (n=17) consented to participate in the trial. A total of 10 IC and CAD patients from the integrated CRP, and 10 CRP staff members took part in the qualitative component of the study.Participants diagnosed with PAD were referred to either an IC only rehabilitation programme or a novel integrated cardiovascular rehabilitation programme (CRP). Both programmes consisted of once-a-week session for twelve weeks incorporating exercise and educations.The spreadsheet includes (on separate tabs):Participant demographicsParticipant anthropometricsParticipant activity dataExercise test resultsQuality of life questionnairesThere is a separate Word document which provides an overview of the individual tabs and details about abbreviations used.This project did not recieve any funding and was part of a Professional Doctorate.</p