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ISRCTN
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ISRCTN66554171
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ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
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Public title
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Pilot RCT to assess the impact of additional supported standing practice on functional ability post stroke
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Scientific title
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Acronym
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N/A
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Serial number at source
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N0620164288
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Study hypothesis
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To assess the effect of providing extra sessions of standing practice on functional recovery after stroke.
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Lay summary
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Ethics approval
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Not provided at time of registration
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Study design
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Pilot randomised controlled trial
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Countries of recruitment
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United Kingdom
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Disease/condition/study domain
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Cardiovascular: Stroke
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Participants - inclusion criteria
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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)
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Participants - exclusion criteria
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The ward in question will not admit people who are unconscious or who have a diagnosis of mental health illness.
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Anticipated start date
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21/02/2005
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Anticipated end date
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30/04/2006
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Status of trial
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Completed |
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Patient information material
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Target number of participants
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20 participants
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Interventions
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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.
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Primary outcome measure(s)
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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.
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Secondary outcome measure(s)
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No secondary outcome measures
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Sources of funding
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1. Exeter Primary Care Trust (UK) - Own account funding
2. NHS R&D Support Funding (UK)
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Trial website
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Publications
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Results in:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=17702703
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Contact name
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Mrs
Rhoda
Allison
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Address
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Teignbridge PCT
Newton Abbot Hospital
East Street
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City/town
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Newton Abbot
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Zip/Postcode
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TQ12 4PT
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Country
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United Kingdom
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Tel
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+44 01626 357201
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Email
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rhoda.allison@nhs.net
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Sponsor
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Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health
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Address
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The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
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City/town
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London
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Zip/Postcode
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SW1A 2NL
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Country
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United Kingdom
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Tel
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+44 (0)20 7307 2622
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Email
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dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
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Sponsor website:
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http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en
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Date applied
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29/09/2006
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Last edited
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23/08/2007
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Date ISRCTN assigned
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29/09/2006
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