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Pilot RCT to assess the impact of additional supported standing practice on functional ability post stroke
ISRCTN ISRCTN66554171
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
Public title Pilot RCT to assess the impact of additional supported standing practice on functional ability post stroke
Scientific title
Acronym N/A
Serial number at source N0620164288
Study hypothesis To assess the effect of providing extra sessions of standing practice on functional recovery after stroke.
Lay summary
Ethics approval Not provided at time of registration
Study design Pilot randomised controlled trial
Countries of recruitment United Kingdom
Disease/condition/study domain Cardiovascular: Stroke
Participants - inclusion criteria 1. People who are received rehabilitation on the Stroke Rehabilitation Ward, Newton Abbot Hospital
2. Confirmed diagnosis of stroke
3. People who are able to participate in a rehabilitation programme (of 45 minutes of physiotherapy each working day)
Participants - exclusion criteria The ward in question will not admit people who are unconscious or who have a diagnosis of mental health illness.
Anticipated start date 21/02/2005
Anticipated end date 30/04/2006
Status of trial Completed
Patient information material
Target number of participants 20 participants
Interventions People who fill the criteria for inclusion will be invited to participate and after giving informed consent will be randomly allocated to one of the two treatment groups. The pilot will admit a total of twenty participants who will be randomly allocated to either the group for conventional physiotherapy or the group with conventional physiotherapy plus additional standing practice.
Primary outcome measure(s) A battery of outcome measures will be recorded throughout the study. These are measures when the participant is asked to perform a number of tasks such as rolling over in bed, standing up, etc. The outcome measurement typically takes about 30-45 minutes to complete. Outcome measures will be taken on a weekly basis during the inpatient stay, and then at 12 weeks after the initial assessment.
Secondary outcome measure(s) No secondary outcome measures
Sources of funding 1. Exeter Primary Care Trust (UK) - Own account funding
2. NHS R&D Support Funding (UK)
Trial website
Publications Results in:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=17702703
Contact name Mrs  Rhoda  Allison
  Address Teignbridge PCT
Newton Abbot Hospital
East Street
  City/town Newton Abbot
  Zip/Postcode TQ12 4PT
  Country United Kingdom
  Tel +44 01626 357201
  Email rhoda.allison@nhs.net
Sponsor Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health
  Address The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
  City/town London
  Zip/Postcode SW1A 2NL
  Country United Kingdom
  Tel +44 (0)20 7307 2622
  Email dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
  Sponsor website: http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en
Date applied 29/09/2006
Last edited 23/08/2007
Date ISRCTN assigned 29/09/2006
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