Feasbility and Efficacy of S-Press Leg Strengthening Device (S-PRESS)

Sheffield Hallam University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Deconditioning

Sarcopenia

Treatments

Device: S-Press

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Industry

Identifiers

NCT06175728

SPRESS1

Details and patient eligibility

About

The proposed study will examine the use and effectiveness of a novel strength training device - The S-Press within an NHS environment. The S-Press is a portable exercise device that can be used seated or lying down and specifically targets the knee extensors and flexors. The knee extensors are particularly important in the performance of activities of daily living such as rising from a chair, walking up and down stairs and walking.

Resistance training is the most effective strategy to help to reduce muscle wasting in response to ageing or chronic disuse; however as current in-patient settings likely fail to produce an overload stimulus to the muscle for hypertrophy and strength gains, there is a need to develop new interventions and equipment to help deliver this. The S-Press is designed by a Physiotherapist with the goal of increasing muscle strength and improving physical function in patients who may be confined to their bed or chair or unable to join in with standard physiotherapy treatments.

This mixed methods study will examine the efficacy of the S-Press to improve muscle size using B-Mode Ultrasound and physical function, using sit to stand x5 with use over 6 weeks, alongside the qualitative experience of the use of the S-Press through a one to one semi structured interview.

Enrollment

9 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Any in-patient admitted onto the ward sites for therapy intervention, assessed as medically stable and physically able to participate by nursing staff and able to provide informed written consent for participation.

Exclusion criteria

Any patient who is unable to give informed consent.
- Significantly confused patients - may not understand or retain the information to perform the exercises so will be excluded from this study.
- Patients with unstable or deteriorating medical conditions or are acutely unwell with an infection.
- Patients unable to do leg press exercise
- Patients who have had major surgery or myocardial infarction within the past 6 months.
- Patients who have major surgery scheduled during the intervention period.
- Patients currently undergoing treatment for cancer
- Patients who currently have high blood pressure that is uncontrolled (Systolic >200mmHg or Diastolic > 110mmHg)
- Patients with a physical disability that precludes safe and adequate testing.