Evidence-based practice for people with stroke in outpatient physical therapy setting in Germany

• Conditions: I63; Cerebral infarction

• Registration Number: DRKS00013463
• Lead Sponsor: SRH Hochschule Heidelberg, Fakultät für Therapiewissenschaften

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2018-10-19
• Study Start: 2019-09-30
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 63

Inclusion Criteria

Module A:
(1) State-approved physiotherapist in Germany,
(2) Currently treating stroke patients in outpatient setting
(3) Treating at least 5 stroke patients per year in an outpatient setting;

Module B:
(1) Physiotherapists who have completed vocational training in Germany, Austria and Switzerland,
(2) Treatment of at least 5 stroke patients per year in an outpatient setting.

Exclusion Criteria

Module A: Participants of the expert interviews and pilot tests were excluded.

Module B: Physiotherapists who teach in physical therapy educational programs were excluded, because they might have an increased understanding of evidence-based practice which in turn would influence the understandibility of the EPIC scale.

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Module A: Primary outcome will be current practice patterns and perceived competencies relating to physical therapy post stroke. Secondary outcomes include resources at work and barriers and facilitators for best practice. (period: 01/2018-06/2018).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Module B: The endpoint of module B is the comprehensibility of the German EPIC scale (period: 01/2018-06/2018).