Effect of Brief Counseling by Allied Health Professionals on Step Count of People With Peripheral Artery Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

It is unclear how to effectively promote walking in people with peripheral artery disease (PAD).

Objective

To test whether brief counseling delivered by allied health professionals increases step count in participants with PAD.

Design, setting, and participants

In this randomized clinical trial, participants with symptomatic PAD were recruited from sites in Australia and randomly allocated 1:1 to the counseling intervention or an attention control. Data were collected from January 2015 to July 2021, and data were analyzed from March to November 2022.

Interventions

Two 1-hour face-to-face and two 15-minute telephone counseling sessions designed to increase walking.

Main outcomes and measures

The primary outcome was the between-group difference

SUBMITTER: Golledge J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9909571 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature