Activity Levels and Rehabilitation Outcomes of Patients Post-stroke

Completed

• Conditions: Stroke

• Registration Number: NCT03257111
• Lead Sponsor: Florida Gulf Coast University

Brief Summary

Patients admitted to the in-patient rehabilitation center with a diagnosis of stroke will be recruited into the study. The participants will wear two activity monitors (one commercial grade and one research grade) for the duration of their rehab stay. Data from the monitors will be correlated with rehab outcomes, therapy units billed, and length of stay.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-04-24
• Study Start: 2017-07-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-08-18
• Study First Posted: 2017-08-22
• Status Verified: 2018-02
• Primary Completion: 2020-07-21
• Study Completion: 2020-07-21
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-07-21
• Last Update Posted: 2020-07-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

• diagnosis of stroke
• patient at the Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging & Rehabilitation
• not greater than maximum assistance to walk 10 feet
• walking re-training included in the therapy plan of care

Exclusion Criteria

• primary diagnosis other than stroke
• allergy or reaction to the wrist bands of the activity monitors

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Physical Activity Level	from the date of recruitment to the date of discharge or up to 45 days whichever comes first	Amount of physical activity each day and throughout rehab stay as measured by 2 activity monitors beginning at admission and ending at discharge from the facility

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
therapy units billed	from the date of recruitment to the date of discharge or up to 45 days whichever comes first	therapy units are billed 15 minute time blocks; the number of each type of unit will be assessed at discharge from the facility
Functional Independence Measure (FIM)	from the date of recruitment to the date of discharge or up to 45 days whichever comes first	FIM is a standard rehabilitation outcome used in all rehabilitation hospitals; measured at admission and discharge from the facility

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Florida Gulf Coast University; 🇺🇸 Fort Myers, Florida, United States

Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging & Rehabilitation; 🇺🇸 Naples, Florida, United States