Activity Pacing for Fatigue Management

Physical Activity Clinical Trial

Official title: Activity Pacing, Fatigue Management, and Self-regulation Strategies as a Promising Approach for Managing Fatigue Symptoms and for Promoting Physical Activity in Adults Who Experience Fatigue

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

Clinical Trial 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. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Chronic Disease
• Fatigue
• Physical Activity
• Self-regulation

• NCT number: NCT06001970
• Study type: Observational
• Source: Northumbria University
• Contact: Ioulia Barakou, MSc
• Phone: 07752464152
• Email: ioulia.barakou@northumbria.ac.uk
• Status: Recruiting
• Start date: May 10, 2023
• Completion date: March 2024