BARRIERS TOWARDS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

NCT ID: NCT06829511

Last Updated: 2025-02-17

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Total Enrollment: 323 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2025-02-15
• Study Completion Date: 2025-03-30

Brief Summary

A cross-sectional study of 323 cardiac patients aged 40 to 60 will be carried out at PNS Shifa and the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases. Data will be gathered using surveys and evaluated with SPSS software. The results are likely to show considerable differences in barrier frequency across demographic groups, offering insights into targeted treatments.

Understanding these limitations is critical for establishing successful physical activity regimens, improving heart health, and, eventually, lowering rehospitalization rates. The findings will help to develop specific approaches to overcome these challenges and encourage regular physical exercise among cardiac patients.

Objectives:

1. To identify and categorize the specific barriers to physical activity faced by cardiac patients.

2. To analyze how these barriers differ among various demographic groups (e.g., age, gender).

3. To examine how barriers to physical activity vary according to clinical characteristics.

Methodology:

Using a cross sectional study design, data data was collected from NICVD hospital and PNS shifa hospital by providing questionnaires to patient having cardiac disease. The questionnaires comprises of close ended questions.

Conditions

Cardiac Patients

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: OTHER
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Interventions

Questionnaire and Physical Exam

Cardiac Self-Efficacy Scale (CSES) 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36) Symptom Distress Scale (SDS)

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• 1. Heart patients who have been diagnosed with a cardiovascular condition for more than six months.

2. People between the ages of forty and sixty. 3. It was acceptable to have both male and female participants. 4. Patients either already participating in a cardiac rehabilitation program or those who had yet to engage in one were included.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Existence of musculoskeletal disorders that might affect their physical activity levels.

2. Neurological conditions that could hinder exercise participation or influence responses to surveys.

3. Chronic illnesses such as diabetes or irritable bowel syndrome that could interfere with the barriers evaluated in the study.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 40 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 60 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Bahria University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Rabia Khan

Physiotherapist

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Central Contacts

Rabia Khan

Role: CONTACT

iamrabiakhan@gmail.com

+923452310047

References

Sutherland S, Penfold R, Doherty A, Milne Z, Dawes H, Pugh C, Boulton M, Newton JL. A cross-sectional study exploring levels of physical activity and motivators and barriers towards physical activity in haemodialysis patients to inform intervention development. Disabil Rehabil. 2021 Jun;43(12):1675-1681. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2019.1672214. Epub 2019 Oct 24.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 31646910 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

BUHS-IRB # 114/24

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id