Feasibility of Multidisciplinary Telerehabilitation in Patients With Stroke - a Pilot Study
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Vetrea Terveys Oy
- Enrollment
- 45
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Finnish version of the Functional Status Questionnaire (FSQfin)
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Objective: Evaluate the feasibility of a multidisciplinary telerehabilitation for chronic stroke patients.
Design: Chronic stroke patients eligible for multidisciplinary rehabilitation funded by the Social Insurance Institution were enrolled between September 2017 and March 2018 in a consecutive basis to receive a mixed program of inpatient rehabilitation and telerehabilitation in their homes or a traditional inpatient rehabilitation only.
Intervention: A rehabilitation course with a 3-day inpatient stay followed by an 8-week telerehabilitation period completed by 2-day evaluation stay in a rehab center. The control group received conventional multidisciplinary rehabilitation for two weeks in an inpatient setting.
Outcome and measures: Change in the Finnish version of Functional Status Questionnaire (FSQFin), the World Health Organization Quality of Life - Short version (WHOQOL-Bref), the Barthel Index, the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI21), and the Goal Attainment Scale (GAS) and a patient satisfaction questionnaire.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Non Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Other
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •chronic stroke (6 months or more) patient living in home
- •eligible to receive rehabilitation funded by the Social Insurance Institution (meets the criteria of chronic disability and need for rehabilitation)
- •for intervention group: capable to use a personal computer and telecommunication
Exclusion Criteria
- •no access or capability to use a personal computer
- •significant problems in hearing, seeing or understanding information related to the intervention
Arms & Interventions
Telerehabilitation (TR)
Shortened inpatient rehabilitation mixed with home-based telerehabilitation.
Intervention: Telerehabilitation (Behavioral)
Conventional rehabilitation (CR)
Traditional inpatient rehabilitation
Intervention: Conventional inpatient rehabilitation (Behavioral)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Finnish version of the Functional Status Questionnaire (FSQfin)
Time Frame: 8 weeks
Functional Status Questionnaire for evaluating self-management in home. Includes three dimensions: self-care, mobility and domestic life. Scale range for each dimension is 0-100 and higher scores indicate better outcome.
Secondary Outcomes
- World Health Organization Quality of Life - short version (WHOQOL-Bref)(8 weeks)
- Beck Depression Inventory (BDI 21)(8 weeks)
- Barthel Index(8 weeks)