A telehealth-supported falls prevention program for people with stroke returning home from hospital

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Stroke; Falls risk; Stroke - Ischaemic; Stroke - Haemorrhagic; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Occupational therapy; Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents

• Registration Number: ACTRN12621001429842
• Lead Sponsor: The Royal Melbourne Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-10-21
• Study Completion: 2022-09-16
• Last Update Posted: 10 October 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 8

Inclusion Criteria

Adults who have been admitted to hospital due to stroke and deemed at risk of falls post discharge home from the inpatient setting (i.e., Berg Balance Scale < 49 or Step Test < 7 within one week prior to discharge or occurrence of fall during inpatient stay). Able to walk (with or without assistance; Functional Ambulation Category > 0). Availability of adequate support and access to technology to undertake telehealth sessions from home. Referred to follow-up therapy provided by the service (i.e., within the service catchment area).

Exclusion Criteria

Inadequate understanding or capability to participate in informed consent or study procedures (e.g., due to language (i.e., requiring an interpreter or having moderate-severe receptive or severe expressive dysphasia), cognitive, vision or hearing issues). Any other medical conditions that would prohibit participation in a home exercise program (e.g., unstable angina).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Adherence to the study plan in terms of the provision of in-person and telehealth sessions (documentation of the number and length of sessions, including supervised exercise component, in the electronic medical record and study database)[4 weeks post intervention commencement.];Adherence to the study plan in terms of independent exercise sessions (participant logbook to record number and length, checked by researcher weekly and recorded in study database).[4 weeks post intervention commencement.];Adherence to the study plan in terms of falls prevention recommendations (documentation of number and proportions in the study database).[4 weeks post intervention commencement.]