Supervised Home Exercise for Peripheral Artery Disease (Old ID 27514)
Role
Chief Investigator
Description
1 million Australians have leg artery blockage (peripheral artery disease; PAD) and are at very high risk of major adverse cardiovascular events. Up to one-third of patients having an acute cardiac event or stroke have PAD, which limits their recovery. Randomised controlled trials (RCT) have established supervised exercise therapy substantially improves the functional impairment caused by PAD and reduces the risk factors of acute cardiovascular events. International guidelines recommend supervised exercise therapy sessions are performed at tertiary facilities three times weekly for three months. These programs have poor uptake and are not suited to equitable provision across Australia particularly for regional and remote communities who have the greatest burden from PAD. Our workshops with patients indicated the commonest challenges to taking part in supervised exercise was travelling. In partnership with patients, health professionals and other stakeholders we have co-designed the Supervised Home-based exercise progrAm for Peripheral artery diseasE (SHAPE). This 12-week supervised exercise program is delivered directly to and completely undertaken within the participant's home using telehealth supervision and monitoring from a wrist worn accelerometer
Date
01 Jun 2023 - 01 Jun 2026
Project Type
GRANT
Keywords
Prevention;Complications;Periphreal artery disease;Risk Factors
Funding Body
Commonwealth Department of Health
Amount
999999
Project Team
Joseph Moxon;Jenna Graffini;Aaron Drovandi;Clare Heal