Effect of Intensified Occupational Therapy on Basic Activities of Daily Living

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: ADL
• Interventions: Behavioral: Intensified occupational therapy

• Registration Number: NCT05638607
• Lead Sponsor: University of Aarhus

Brief Summary

The objective is to investigate the effect of an intensified occupational therapy intervention on independence in basic activities of daily living (ADL) in subjects with stroke

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-11-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-12-02
• Study First Posted: 2022-12-06
• Study Start: 2023-02-20
• Status Verified: 2025-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-03-26
• Last Update Posted: 2025-04-01
• Primary Completion: 2025-11-15
• Study Completion: 2025-11-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

• First-time stroke
• <=4 on four of six Functional Independence Measure (FIM) basic ADL items

Exclusion Criteria

• Not able to understand danish

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intensified occupational therapy	Intensified occupational therapy	Two hours occupational therapy each weekday with specific focus on basic ADL
Usual care	Intensified occupational therapy	Occupational therapist instruct nursing staff on how to assist patients with basic ADL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Assessment of motor and process skills (AMPS)	Change in scores from baseline to scores following three weeks intervention	Observed limitations in activities of daily living, with scores for the motor- and proces- domains of activitites of daily living abilities. Each item in the domains is scored on a 4-point Likert scale, with higher scores representing a better outcome.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Activities of Daily Living - Interview	Change in scores from baseline to scores following three weeks intervention	Patient reported outcome measure
Functional Independence Measure (FIM)	Change in scores from baseline to scores following three weeks intervention	FIM measures activities of daily living observed by the interdisciplinary team in routinely daily practice. The scale has 18 items which are scored on a 7 point Likert Scale. The total score thus range from 18 to 126, with higher scores represent a better outcome.
Goal Attainment Scaling	Following three weeks intervention	Scoring system based on rehabilitation goal setting. Each rehabilitation goal is rated on a 5-point Likert scale from -2 to +2 with higher score representing a better outcome. Examples are: -2 denoting "much less than expected" and +2 denoting "much more than expected".
Length of stay	Follow-up up to one year of admission for inpatient rehabilitation.	Length of stay starts the day the patient is admitted for subacute rehabilitation and ends the day the patient is discharged. The mean length of stay at the hospital is arround 6 weeks.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hammel Neurorehabilitation Centre and University Research Clinic; 🇩🇰 Hammel, Midtjylland, Denmark