Checking the GDLAM Protocol can be used to measure how well participants being stroke survivors living at home can take care of themselves and do daily activities on their own by relating it with barthel index scores

Not yet recruiting

Conditions: STROKE

Registration Number: CTRI/2025/05/087799

Lead Sponsor: Father Muller College of Physiotherapy

Brief Summary: In India, stroke is among the main reasons for death and disability.

Most individuals with stroke are suffering from reduced autonomy as a result of difficulties carrying out activities of daily living.The ability to perform everyday tasks independently is known as Functional Autonomy.

Various valid and reliable tools such as Barthel Index (BI), Stroke Impact Scale (SIS), and Functional Independence Measure (FIM) scale are available to assess functional independence among stroke patients.Barthel index is one of the most widely used tool to assess ADL performance in stroke patients. Though it is valid and reliable measure, the scoring of this tool is semi-objective, and the weights attributed to each items are arbitrary.Hence there is need to establish the validity of functional measure which is objective in nature and covers most of the components of functional independence.

Group of Latin-American Development for Maturity (GDLAM) protocol is an objective measure to measure functional autonomy consisting of five functional tests. All items are measured in seconds and this protocol provides a composite score of functional independence as “Functional autonomy index (GI)”.

Though this protocol is widely used but original author of this protocol have only established its reliability and face validity. Hence there is a need to establish its validity.

**RESEARCH QUESTION:**

What is the construct validity of GDLAM protocol among community dwelling stroke survivors?

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Not Yet Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 86

Inclusion Criteria

1 Age more than or equal to 18 years, both male and female 2 Community dwelling Stroke survivors 3 Type of Stroke- Ischemic Stroke or Hemorrhagic Stroke 4 Hemi paretic or hemiplegic stroke survivors 5 Modified Rankin scale (mRS) less than or equal to 3 6 Ability to understand and follow simple commands Participant with functional vision and hearing.

Exclusion Criteria

1 Any other medically diagnosed neurological condition apart from stroke 2 Acute or Chronic Pain /Illness / Injury which may interfere with testing 3 Any musculoskeletal, or cardiovascular disorder that may interfere with testing 4 Congenital deformities that may affect ambulation.

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
GDLAM protocol	One time data collection on same day.
Barthel index	One time data collection on same day.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method

Trial Locations

Locations (2): Father Muller Medical College Hospital
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Kannada, KARNATAKA, India
Father Muller Medical College Hospital general ward
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Kannada, KARNATAKA, India
Father Muller Medical College Hospital
🇮🇳Kannada, KARNATAKA, India
Royd Brian Dsouza
Principal investigator
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roydbrian01@gmail.com