The Equality Health-CVD intervention: protocol for a feasibility study of a home-based multi-component cardiovascular...

Cardiovascular diseases comprise a range of conditions affecting the heart and blood vessels, with numerous underlying modifiable determinants that raise the risk of heart disease, stroke, and peripheral vascular disease. Many of these risk factors could be mitigated through community-based health improvement interventions, which include physiological assessments, health behaviour coaching, psychosocial factors, and wider determinants of health support. Despite their potential, such interventions are seldom integrated into standard secondary care provision. This feasibility study aims to assess the feasibility and acceptability of the equality health-cardiovascular disease (Equality Health-CVD) intervention, a 12-week, place-based intervention for patients with vascular disease.

The study will use a single-arm 12-week pilot study based in Wales, UK. A total of 20 participants will be recruited. Quantitative data (questionnaire and physical health assessments) will be collected at week 1 (baseline) and week 12. Questionnaires will include PROMIS 10, South Wales Social Wellbeing Scale and EuroQol-5D tools. Health assessments will collect data on body mass index, waist circumference, heart rate and blood pressure. One-to-one interviews will be conducted with a sub-sample of participants (n = 10-15) and intervention deliverers (n = 2). Data on participant recruitment and retention and the fidelity of intervention implementation will also be collected.

This study will provide important findings on the feasibility and acceptability of the Equality Health-CVD. Findings are critical for guiding future directions on intervention implementation and efficacy.

ISRCTN11889657.