Effect of Tele Rehabilitation in Breaking Barriers With Mobility Impairments in Rural Areas: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Mobility Limitation
- Sponsor
- Superior University
- Enrollment
- 92
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Berg Balance Scale
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Last Updated
- last year
Overview
Brief Summary
Tele-rehabilitation offers remote healthcare services via telecommunication technology to patients who face challenges in accessing traditional in-person rehabilitation. This randomized controlled trial investigated the effectiveness of tele-rehabilitation in overcoming mobility impairments in rural Pakistan.
Detailed Description
A total of 92 participants, equally divided into intervention and control groups, were assessed. The intervention group received a 6-month tele-rehabilitation program, including video consultations, home visits, structured calls, and text messages.
Investigators
Muhammad Naveed Babur
Principal Investigator
Superior University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •People will be eligible for participation if they have had any disorder causing mobility impairment,
- •Lives in rural areas,
- •Are over the age of 20,
- •Have been discharged from inpatient, outpatient and community physiotherapy living in their home, (Saywell, Vandal et al. 2012)
- •Have medical approval from their general practitioner to engage in low to medium level exercise programs,
- •At least 3 score on telephone cognitive screening questionnaire (Callahan, Unverzagt et al. 2002)
- •Have limitation in mobility, physical function of arm, leg or both.
Exclusion Criteria
- •If they have confirmed cerebellar or brain stem stroke,
- •Tele rehabilitation involvement require frequent communication with physiotherapist so using interpreter is considered impractical,
- •Participants enrolled in other rehabilitation programs,
- •Lack of necessary devices (e.g, internet, smartphone, tablet, computer) for tele rehabilitation.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Berg Balance Scale
Time Frame: 12 Months
The scale consists of 14 tasks that a healthcare provider scores on a scale from 0 to 4. The higher the score, the better your balance. It's a straightforward, reliable test providers use to assess functional balance
Quality of Life (QOL)
Time Frame: 12 Months
The QOLS scores are summed so that a higher score indicates higher quality of life. Average total score for healthy populations is about 90.