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The feasibility of the use of behaviour change techniques to promote physical activity of acute stroke patients during hospitalization – a pilot randomized controlled trial

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
I64
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction
Registration Number
DRKS00032238
Lead Sponsor
Hochschule für Gesundheit
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
36
Inclusion Criteria

diagnosis of stroke/TIA in the last 48 hours
NIHSS 0-5
Physiotherapy prescription
Mobilisation out of bed allowed
intact speech comprehension
complete orientation
independent mobility with or without aids, before and after stroke

Exclusion Criteria

no diagnosis of stroke/TIA
stroke/TIA more than 48 hours ago
NIHSS >5
no physiotherapy prescription
limited mobilization out of bed because of medical reasons
limited speech comprehension
orientation unclear
no independent mobility

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
For the primary focus of feasibility the recruitment rate, retention, adherence, safety and acceptance are evaluated. Recruitment will be monitored to determine how many patients per group and week meet the inclusion criteria and can be enrolled in the study. The percentage of participants between the first measurement and the completion of the second measurement will be compared to assess retention and dropout. Adherence to the intervention is defined as the percentage of the total hospital stay during which the accelerometer was worn. The safety aspect of the intervention is determined by the number of adverse events. Adverse events are defined as the number of falls recorded for both groups. In addition, all discontinuations due to feelings of insecurity are noted to capture acceptability.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The effects of using a combination of BCTs will be determined using the following outcome measures: the recording of light, moderate and heavy physical activity by an accelerometer and the assessment of mobility by the De Morton Mobility Index. This will be collected before randomisation and again before participants are discharged.
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