NCT03252899

Current Practices of Upper Limb Rehabilitation After Stroke

Current Practices of Upper Limb Rehabilitation After Stroke: a Survey Among Stroke Survivors and Therapists

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 300 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Ghent · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

A survey was conducted among physiotherapists and occupational therapists working with stroke patients. The survey consisted out of 30 questions enquiring personal information and upper limb specific topics divided in 3 sections: (1) Passive mobilization, (2) Active exercises and (3) Immobilization. The survey took approximately 20 to 30 minutes to complete. The survey for stroke survivors was divided in seven sections: (1) Personal information (2) Motor recovery of the upper limb and expectations on upper limb recovery; (3) Comfort, pain and quality of life (QoL); (4) Immobilization ; (5) Physiotherapy; (6) Occupational therapy; (7) Nursing (only for patients less than 6 months after stroke). The length to complete the survey was also organized to be achieved in 20 to 30 minutes.

Conditions

• Stroke
• Upper Extremity Paresis
• Survey

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Survey therapists	A survey was conducted among therapists on upper limb treatment after stroke.
OTHER	Survey patients	A survey was conducted among stroke survivors on upper limb treatment after stroke.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-12-15
• Primary completion: 2017-04-01
• Completion: 2017-04-01
• First posted: 2017-08-17
• Last updated: 2017-08-17