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Table 1 The CIPIC Rehab Study - exploratory quantities subjected to post hoc analysis

From: Cross-sectoral rehabilitation intervention for patients with intermittent claudication versus usual care for patients in non-operative management - the CIPIC Rehab Study: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Quantity

Time of measure

Type of quantity

Demographic

 Sex

Baseline

Binary (M/F)

 Age, height, weight, body mass index (BMI)

Baseline

Continuous

 Marital, occupational, educational status

Baseline

Categorical

Clinical

 Charlson Comorbidity Index [34]

Baseline, 6, 12

Categorical

 Hypertension

Baseline 6, 12

Binary (Y/N)

 Smoking+ Fagerströms test, (Alcohol Timeline Followback)

Baseline, 6, 12

Categorical

 Medication (routine drugs; antiplatelet; statins and other medication)

Baseline, 6, 12

Categorical

 Nutritional screening ‘HjerteKost’: fat-fish-fruit-green score [35]

Baseline, 6, 12

Categorical

Paraclinical

 Blood work (biomarkers, cholesterol, HBa1C, Hg, thyroid)

Baseline, 6, 12

Continuous

Physical function

 The standardised treadmill walking test [36, 37]

Baseline, 6, 12

Continuous

 Six-minute walking test (before and after supervised exercise training) [38]

Baseline, 3

Continuous

 Sit to stand test (before and after supervised exercise training) [39]

Baseline, 3

Continuous

 Level of physical activity (0–7 times a week)

Baseline, 6, 12

Categorical

Questionnaires

 HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale [40]

Baseline, 6, 12

Categorical

 VascuQol, Vascular Quality of Life questionnaire [41]

Baseline, 6, 12

Categorical

 PAM13, 13-item Patient Activation Measure [42]

Baseline, 6, 12

Categorical

 Pedometer, text message (intervention group)

3 months, 6

Binary (Y/N)

 Participation in dietician and nurse session (intervention group)

3 months

Binary (Y/N)

  1. M/F male/female, Y/N yes/no