Does the Length of Hospital Stay for Rehabilitation Affect Functional Outcomes in Stroke Patients

Completed

• Conditions: Stroke
• Interventions: Other: Based on the length of hospital stay

• Registration Number: NCT04700982
• Lead Sponsor: Baskent University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether the length of hospital stay for rehabilitation affects functional outcomes of stroke patients.

Detailed Description

The medical records of patients who were admitted to a rehabilitation unit were analyzed retrospectively. The functional output, the level of spasticity, and the level of motor development at admission and discharge will be determined using the Functional Independence Measure instrument, the Modified Ashworth Scale, and the Brunnstrom test, respectively. Based on the length of hospital stay, patients will be divided into two groups: hospital stays ≤ 3 months (Group 1) and \> 3 months (Group 2). Clinical features and functional output will be compared between the groups.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-10-07
• Primary Completion: 2020-11-01
• Study Completion: 2020-11-01
• Status Verified: 2020-12
• Study First Submitted: 2020-12-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-01-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-01-06
• Study First Posted: 2021-01-08
• Last Update Posted: 2021-01-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 97

Inclusion Criteria

• Clinical diagnosis of stroke
• must be able to receive rehabilitation in an inpatient clinic between 2010 and 2013

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Exclusion Criteria

• previous history of stroke,
• other neurological diseases,
• amputation,
• severe arthritis
• undergoing hemodialysis

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Based on the length of hospital stay	Based on the length of hospital stay	Based on the length of hospital stay, patients were divided into two groups: hospital stays ≤ 3 months (Group 1) and \> 3 months (Group 2).

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Clinical features and Functional Independence Measure instrument, the Modified Ashworth Scale, and the Brunnstrom test outcomes will be then compared between the groups.	through study completion, an average of 1 month	Demographic features, clinical features and Functional Independence Measure (FIM) instrument, the Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS), and the Brunnstrom test outcomes will be documented for all patients. The FIM includes 18 items with higher scores indicating greater independence. The motor development of the upper extremity, hand, and lower extremity will be evaluated using the Brunnstrom test with higher stages indicating greater development. The degree of spasticity of the upper and lower extremity muscles will be assessed using the MAS with high stage indicating greater spasticity.; All patients will be divided into two groups based on length of hospital stay. Clinical features, demographic features and FIM, MAS, and the Brunnstrom test outcomes will be then compared between the groups. All data for normality were tested with Kolmogorov-Smirnov tests. Mann-Whitney U tests will be used for comparison of the differences between the two groups.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kırklareli Univesity; 🇹🇷 Kırklareli, Turkey