NCT04657770

Telerehabilitation Early After Stroke

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 19 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of California, Los Angeles · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this research study is to assess the feasibility of initiating telerehab in early stages after stroke during patient admission to an inpatient rehabilitation facility. Patients will complete 36 sessions of telerehab 6 days/week up to 8 weeks with a telehealth system provided in their hospital room and at their home. The system will include rehabilitation activities/exercises, education, and assessments to evaluate the patient experience and measure patient outcomes at the end of a 6-week course of telerehab.

Detailed description

Stroke is a major cause of disability. Loss of movement is a major part of this. Studies show that high doses of rehabilitation therapy can reduce disability, but many patients do not receive this, e.g., due to obstacles such as difficulty accessing care. The research team has previously found that telerehabilitation is an effective way to deliver care and improve outcomes. These prior studies were performed after hospital discharge, when patients were already back at home. The current study aims to extend this work by introducing telerehabilitation to the bedside of patients admitted to an inpatient rehabilitation facility. In this study, key areas of interest include issues related to, and the clinical effects of, telerehabilitation that is started during the rehab admission and is continued after discharge in the patient's home.

Conditions

• Stroke

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Telerehabilitation	The telerehabilitation system will deliver rehabilitation treatment sessions via a secured internet-connected computer. A major component of the system is the use of games to promote therapeutically relevant movements. The subject will perform daily assigned remote-based telerehabilitation games and exercises and 5 minutes of stroke education, all guided by the telerehabilitation system. During some of the sessions, therapists will initiate a videoconference with the subject's telerehabilitation system to discuss progress, issues, and revise treatment plans as needed.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-05-13
• Primary completion: 2022-06-22
• Completion: 2022-06-22
• First posted: 2020-12-08
• Last updated: 2023-04-19
• Results posted: 2023-04-12

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States

Regulatory

• FDA-regulated device study