Activity Pacing for Fatigue Management

Northumbria University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Activity Pacing; Physical Activity; Chronic Condition; Fatigue; Self-regulation

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06001970

313465

Details and patient eligibility

About

This project will focus on perceived fatigue as a barrier to physical activity participation and will explore if and how activity pacing, fatigue management, and self-regulation strategies can help to overcome this barrier in adults with chronic conditions who experience fatigue symptoms. The main aims are:

1. To demonstrate the differences and similarities on activity pacing, perceived fatigue, self-regulation, physical activity, and health-related quality of life in adults who experience fatigue by comparing individuals who have been through an activity pacing program or not.
2. To explore thoughts, experiences, needs, and perspectives on activity pacing of adults with fatigue and health professionals as well as any ideas for future development of an optimal intervention.

Participants will be invited to complete questionnaires on several variables (activity pacing, physical activity, fatigue, health-related quality of life, and self-regulation of physical activity). In addition, they will be invited to wear an Actigraph for 7 full days and they will also be invited to a focus group interview.

Full description

Activity pacing is a fatigue management strategy that regulates energy and activity levels while maintaining or increasing engagement in physical activity. This approach is particularly beneficial for individuals with chronic conditions who experience significant fatigue as they often struggle with sustained physical activity participation due to recurring patterns of overexertion and subsequent fatigue or pain. Therefore, activity pacing strategies are important because individuals learn to manage fatigue symptoms, optimize physical activity behaviour, and accomplish a more stable activity pacing pattern, which will improve their health-related quality of life and well-being.

Enrollment: 54 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosed with a chronic condition
• Experience fatigue
• Ambulatory

Exclusion criteria

• Children
• Wheelchair users

Trial design

54 participants in 3 patient groups

Adults who experience fatigue and have been through an activity pacing program

Description:

Adults with chronic conditions who experience fatigue recruited from Cresta Fatigue Clinic, Newcastle, UK

Adults who experience fatigue and have not been through an activity pacing program

Description:

Adults with chronic conditions who experience fatigue recruited from the waiting list of Cresta Fatigue Clinic, Newcastle, UK

Health professionals working on activity pacing

Description:

Health professionals who are working on Cresta Fatigue Clinic, Newcastle, UK