Effect of Tele Rehabilitation in Breaking Barriers With Mobility Impairments in Rural Areas: a Randomized Controlled Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 进行中（未招募）
- 入组人数
- 92
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Berg Balance Scale
研究概览
简要总结
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.
详细描述
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.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Health Services Research
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 20 Years 至 50 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •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.
排除标准
- •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.
结局指标
主要结局
Berg Balance Scale
时间窗: 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)
时间窗: 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.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Muhammad Naveed Babur
Principal Investigator
Superior University