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Registration number
ACTRN12623000909628
Ethics application status
Approved
Date submitted
9/08/2023
Date registered
23/08/2023
Date last updated
23/08/2023
Date data sharing statement initially provided
23/08/2023
Type of registration
Prospectively registered
Titles & IDs
Public title
A one year follow-up study of the MedWalk South Australian participants to assess maintenance of lifestyle changes and selected health measures.
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Scientific title
A 12-month follow-up to determine maintenance of lifestyle change and selected clinical outcomes in the South Australian MedWalk study participants.
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Secondary ID [1]
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Nil known
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Universal Trial Number (UTN)
U1111-1295-9169
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Trial acronym
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Linked study record
This is a follow-up study of the MedWalk Study (ANZCTR12620000978965 )
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Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Cognitive function
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Condition category
Condition code
Mental Health
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Studies of normal psychology, cognitive function and behaviour
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Mental Health
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0
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Depression
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Intervention/exposure
Study type
Observational
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Patient registry
False
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Target follow-up duration
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Target follow-up type
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Description of intervention(s) / exposure
This study is observational.
This research project is a follow-up study of the MedWalk study. We will compare data collected for this research project with that collected in MedWalk, to determine long-term changes between visits in MedWalk and the follow-up study 12 months later. This is essential to answer the aims of this project.
Aim 1: To compare lifestyle measures (Mediterranean diet adherence and moderate to vigorous physical activity level) across MedWalk trial timepoints to one year since completing the MedWalk trial
Aim 2: To compare markers of cognitive function at trial timepoints to one year since completing the MedWalk trial
Aim 3: To compare anthropometry, blood pressue and pusle wave velocity between trial timepoints to one year since completing the MedWalk trial
Aim 4: To investigate changes in quality of life and mood one year since completing the MedWalk trial
Aim 5: To collect blood samples for future analysis of lipids, carotenoids and F2-isoprostanes one year since completing the MedWalk trial
This study will be conducted as a once-off 12-month follow-up visit. The visits will take place within a 2-week window 12 months after the participants' 12 month visit from MedWalk (Note: MedWalk was originally going to include a 24-month visit, but was shorted to 12 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The follow-up visits will occur roughly when the planned 24 month visits would have occured).
Only participants who have completed at least part of their 12 month visit for MedWalk will be invited to complete the follow-up. Withdrawals from MedWalk will not be invited.
The follow-up study will have two levels of involvement. Level 1 is for the participants to complete the MedWalk questionnaire battery and a 4-day weighed food record only. Level 2 will include the above, and a 2-hour fasted clinic visit for other assessments. The commitment for participants completing Level 1 will be approximately 2 hours, including 1 hour to complete the questionnaires and 1 hour to complete the 4-day weighed food record at home. Participants completing Level 2 will involve a 4-hour commitment, including the above as well as attending a 2-hour clinic visit for physical measures and a fasting blood test.
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Intervention code [1]
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Not applicable
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Comparator / control treatment
No control group, Data collected as part of this study will be compared to that collected during the MedWalk study, which will involve splitting the cohort into the original groups (Intervention and Control groups from MedWalk, ACTRN12620000978965). If data are compared in this way, we will compare results from the three MedWalk visits (Baseline, 6 months and 12 months) with the follow-up study, as a 24-month time point, Groups will be compared as well as the whole cohort for changes in outcomes across time.
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Control group
Historical
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Outcomes
Primary outcome [1]
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Mediterranean diet compliance.
Assessed using 4-day weighed food records (WFR)
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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12 months after MedWalk trial completion
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Primary outcome [2]
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Change in moderate to vigorous physical activity level.
Assessed using International Physical Activity Questionnaire for the elderly (IPAQ-E)
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Assessment method [2]
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Timepoint [2]
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12 months after MedWalk trial completion
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Primary outcome [3]
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Mediterranean Adherence Score (MEDAS)
Assessed using the 14-point Mediterranean diet adherence questionnaire
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Assessment method [3]
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Timepoint [3]
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12 months after MedWalk trial completion
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Secondary outcome [1]
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Body mass index
Weight assessed in minimal clothing using digital scales, height assessed barefoot or in socks using wall-mounted stadiometre.
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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12 months after MedWalk trial completion
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Secondary outcome [2]
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Waist to hip ratio
Waist circumference measured over skin, hip circumference measured over clothing, according to ISAK standards.
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Assessment method [2]
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Timepoint [2]
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12 months after MedWalk trial completion
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Secondary outcome [3]
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Quality of life
Assessed using the Assessment of Quality of Life (AQol)
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Assessment method [3]
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Timepoint [3]
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12 months after MedWalk trial completion
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Secondary outcome [4]
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Fasting lipid levels (total cholesterol, HDL cholestrol, LDL cholesterol and triglycerides)
Assessed by fasting blood test (8 hour fast). We plan to take blood samples via venepuncture from participants.
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Assessment method [4]
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Timepoint [4]
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12 months after MedWalk trial completion
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Secondary outcome [5]
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Cognitive function (composite outcome)
Assessed using cognitive testing battery completed via CANTAB Connect on an electronic tablet. This includes spacial working memory, reaction time and speed of processing, with Paired Associated Learning as the primary measure.
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Assessment method [5]
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Timepoint [5]
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12 months after MedWalk trial completion
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Secondary outcome [6]
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Change in diastolic blood pressure
Taken in the supine position using a Syphmacor system
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Assessment method [6]
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Timepoint [6]
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12 months after MedWalk trial completion
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Secondary outcome [7]
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Change in systolic blood pressure
Taken in the supine position using a Syphmacor system
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Assessment method [7]
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Timepoint [7]
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12 months after MedWalk trial completion
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Secondary outcome [8]
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Mood
Assessed using the Profile of Mood States questionnaire
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Assessment method [8]
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Timepoint [8]
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12 months after MedWalk trial completion
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Secondary outcome [9]
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Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21)
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Assessment method [9]
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Timepoint [9]
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12 months after MedWalk trial completion
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Secondary outcome [10]
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General Health Questionnaires (GHQ)
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Assessment method [10]
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Timepoint [10]
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12 months after MedWalk trial completion
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Secondary outcome [11]
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Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index
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Assessment method [11]
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Timepoint [11]
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12 months after MedWalk trial completion
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Secondary outcome [12]
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Flourishing Index
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Assessment method [12]
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Timepoint [12]
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12 months after MedWalk trial completion
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Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
Aged 61-91 years
Completed at least part of their MedWalk 12 month visit (South Australian cohort).
Willing and able to complete the follow-up study.
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Minimum age
61
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Maximum age
91
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Sex
Both males and females
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Can healthy volunteers participate?
Yes
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Key exclusion criteria
Death or severe disability that has occured between completion of the MedWalk study and the follow-up study commencement.
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Study design
Purpose
Screening
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Duration
Cross-sectional
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Selection
Defined population
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Timing
Prospective
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Statistical methods / analysis
Data collected in this follow-up study will be compared to the 3 timepoints from MedWalk (0, 6 and 12 months). Using a linear mixed effects model with AR-1 heterogenous repeated covariance type, and fixed effects for group, time and group*time interactions, we will compare differences between the MedDiet and HabDiet groups, as well as change in the whole sample across time, and within group change.. Model 2 will include covariants, determined based on significant differences between groups at baseline, as well as gender, age, BMI and retirement facility. Missing data will be treated with maximum-likelihood estimation. Similar tests will be performed for the secondary outcomes using appropriate transformations if necessary.
The level of significance will be at a = 0.05, with Bonferroni adjustments for multiple comparisons.
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Recruitment
Recruitment status
Not yet recruiting
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Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
4/09/2023
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Date of last participant enrolment
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1/07/2024
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Date of last data collection
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15/07/2024
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Sample size
Target
74
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Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
SA
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Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1]
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University
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Name [1]
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University of South Australia
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Address [1]
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University of South Australia
GPO Box 2471
Adelaide 5001, SA
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Country [1]
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Australia
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Primary sponsor type
University
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Name
University of South Australia
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Address
GPO Box 2471, University of South Australia, 5001 SA, Australia
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Country
Australia
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Secondary sponsor category [1]
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None
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Name [1]
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Address [1]
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Approved
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Ethics committee name [1]
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University of South Australia Human Research Ethics Committee (UniSA HREC)
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Ethics committee address [1]
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UniSA HREC GPO Box 2471, University of South Australia, 5001 SA
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Ethics committee country [1]
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Australia
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Date submitted for ethics approval [1]
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29/06/2023
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Approval date [1]
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27/07/2023
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Ethics approval number [1]
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Summary
Brief summary
Research trials have demonstrated the short-term benefits of the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet), showing improvements to cholesterol levels, blood pressure and antioxidant levels in the body. Evidence is quite strong that people who follow a MedDiet have improved cardiovascular health, and now we are trying to find out if it might also protect us against dementia and cognitive decline. During 2021 and 2022 we completed a 12-month long study called MedWalk with 74 older Australians. We asked half of them to try the MedDiet, while the other half stayed on their usual diet. Those following the MedDiet were also asked to be active, aiming for 30 minutes of physical activity per day. We were interested in their cognitive function, but also their mental health and wellbeing, their cardiovascular health, fitness and their frailty. While 12 months will tell us about some short-term changes, it is not really long enough to see changes in long-term cognition or dementia diagnoses. So this follow-up study will ask those same 74 people to come in and have some measures taken, to see if they have kept on following the MedDiet, kept up the physical activity, and to see if there is any benefits to their cogntive health 24 months since starting the MedWalk trial (12 months since their final MedWalk visit). We are hoping to see that our participants have maintained some aspects of the MedDiet and their physical activity levels from the study, and we may perhaps see that the control group have also adopted some of these changes since finishing the trial. If we see benefits to cognitive health or in some of the other outcomes, this will be strong promotion for older Australians to adopt a more Mediterranean lifestyle through diet and physical activity.
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Trial website
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Trial related presentations / publications
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Public notes
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Contacts
Principal investigator
Name
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A/Prof Karen Murphy
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Address
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GPO Box 2471
Adelaide SA 5001
MedWalk Study
A/Prof Karen Murphy
UniSA Clinical and Health Sciences
City East Campus
IPC CEA-17
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Country
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Australia
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Phone
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+61 0883021033
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Email
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[email protected]
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Contact person for public queries
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Courtney Davis
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Address
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GPO Box 2471
Adelaide SA 5001
MedWalk Study
Dr Courtney Davis
UniSA Clinical and Health Sciences
City East Campus
IPC CEA-17
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Australia
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Phone
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+61 0883021417
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[email protected]
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Contact person for scientific queries
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Courtney Davis
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Address
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GPO Box 2471
Adelaide SA 5001
MedWalk Study
Dr Courtney Davis
UniSA Clinical and Health Sciences
City East Campus
IPC CEA-17
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Country
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Australia
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Phone
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+61 0883021417
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Email
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[email protected]
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Data sharing statement
Will individual participant data (IPD) for this trial be available (including data dictionaries)?
Yes
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What data in particular will be shared?
We will aim to make publicly available all data pertaining to the primary and secondary outcomes. Personal and/or identifying data will not be shared.
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When will data be available (start and end dates)?
It is anticipated data will be available when the main outcomes are published, estimated around Nov 2024. There will be no end date.
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Available to whom?
Data will be availble to other researchers who make a reasonable request to the chief investigator.
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Available for what types of analyses?
Data will be available for any suitable analysis, e.g meta-analysis, or combined with similar datasets for larger-scale investigations.
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How or where can data be obtained?
We expect that the data will be available through the future journal platform who will publish the main outcome paper. If data is needed prior to this, it can be requested from the principle investigator (Karen Murphy,
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What supporting documents are/will be available?
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