A study to test whether mobile-based applications (apps) used along with home exercises taught to stroke patients after their discharge from hospital is effective or not
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: G819- Hemiplegia, unspecified
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2021/06/034305
- Lead Sponsor
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Adults ( > 18 years of age) diagnosed with primary ischemic/hemorrhagic stroke with
hemiplegia/hemiparesis
Acute stroke survivors who have completed early in-patient rehabilitation and planning
for discharge
Participants should have at least one android smartphone with good internet connectivity
Should be able to follow and understand the English language.
Severe cognitive problems (a score of >1 in the cognition component of the NIH Stroke
Scale)
Severe communication problems (a score of >1 in the language component of the NIH
Stroke Scale)
Severe comorbidities and other musculoskeletal or cardiopulmonary conditions which
limits the delivery of home exercise program
Participant functionally dependent due to other pre-existing illnesses
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Simplified-Stroke Rehabilitation Assessment of Movement <br/ ><br>Modified Barthel Index <br/ ><br>Stroke Specific Quality of Life Scale <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Baseline at time of discharge. <br/ ><br>Follow up after 4 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Stroke-Specific Measure of Adherence to Home-based Exercises <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 4 weeks after recruitment