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Clinical Trials/NCT01694992
NCT01694992
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Phase 1

Randomized Clinical Trial of Very Early Rehabilitation Compared With Conventional Rehabilitation in Acute Ischemic Stroke in the Vascular Unit of the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre - HCPA

Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre1 site in 1 country184 target enrollmentMarch 2012
ConditionsStroke

Overview

Phase
Phase 1
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Stroke
Sponsor
Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Enrollment
184
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Disability
Last Updated
13 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a rehabilitation (physiotherapy) program in patients with acute ischemic stroke in Acute Vascular Unit and in general ward of Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, and to verify the degree of disability at fourteenth and third month, functional improvement at third month, the frequency of deaths and incidence of complications due to immobility and quantify the time spent in hospital.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
March 2012
End Date
August 2015
Last Updated
13 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Responsible Party
Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients with clinical diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke (first or recurrent) confirmed by CCT or MRI admitted to the Acute Vascular Unit of HCPA between the first 48 hours of onset of symptoms.
  • Patients older than 18 years.
  • Patients clinically and hemodynamically stable (SBP 120-220 mmHg, SatO2 up to 92% with or without supplementation, HR between 60 and 100 bmp, body temperature below 38 and RR below 25 bpm).
  • Patients are able to react to verbal commands even without being fully alert (Glasgow Scale above 8).
  • Prior Rankin until 3
  • Motor deficit and / or coordination measured by the NIHSS

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patients with clinical and / or hemodynamic instability
  • Patients with hemorrhagic stroke or TIA (transient ischemic attack).
  • Patients with progressive neurological disease and acute coronary disease and / or unstable.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Disability

Time Frame: three months

Outcome measure are assessed by Modified Rankin Scale. Good outcome was predefined as an mRS score of 0 to 2 and poor outcome of 3 to 6.

Secondary Outcomes

  • Minimum or no Disability(three months)
  • Independence in activities of daily living(three months)
  • Long of stay at hospital(three month)
  • Death(three month)
  • Incidence of complications(three month)

Study Sites (1)

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