Individual vs Co-Treatment in Acute Stroke Rehabilitation and Evaluation

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorVanderbilt University Medical Center

About this trial

This is a single center, pragmatic, randomized trial comparing the effectiveness of two commonly used approaches (co-treatment and individual treatment) in acute care rehabilitation.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Inpatient admission to the neurology stroke service AND

Orders placed for both PT and OT within 96 hours of admission to the service

Disqualifiers

Patient is known to be <18 years

Patient is known to be a prisoner

Patient is known to be pregnant

Prior evaluation or treatment by PT and/or OT while admitted under the stroke service before study enrollment

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Co-treatment

    Other intervention

    Patients in this arm will be evaluated and treated by PT and OT at the same time for the duration of their hospitalization.

  • Individual Treatment

    Other intervention

    Participants in this arm will be evaluated and treated by PT and OT individually for the duration of their hospitalization.

Treatment groups

567 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Co-treatmentActive comparator 1 intervention
Group B: Individual TreatmentActive comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Final Activity Measure for Post-Acute Care (AM-PAC) Basic Mobility Score

Final PT assessment score. Assessments are conducted by PTs during every session on 6 mobility items: 1) turning over in bed 2) moving from lying to sitting edge of bed 3) moving from bed to chair 4) standing up from chair 5) walking in hospital room 6) climbing 3-5 steps. Therapists rate the patient's difficulty performing specified activities using a 4-point scale, with 1 indicating total assistance and 4 indicating no assistance needed. Scores from each of the 6 activities are totaled. Final scores range from 6-24, with lower scores indicating more severe impairment.

Time frame
Prior to discharge or at 28 days post-enrollment, whichever comes first.
2

Final Activity Measure for Post-Acute Care (AM-PAC) Daily Activity Score

Final OT assessment score. Assessments are conducted by OTs during every session on 6 activities including: 1) lower body dressing, 2) upper body dressing, 3) toileting, 4) grooming, 5) eating, 6) bathing. Therapists rate difficulty performing specified activities using a 4-point scale, with 1 indicating total assistance and 4 indicating no assistance needed. Scores from each of the 6 activities are totaled. Final scores range from 6-24, with lower scores indicating more severe impairment

Time frame
Prior to hospital discharge or at 28 days post-enrollment, whichever comes first.

Secondary outcomes

1

Discharge Disposition

The final discharge destination of the patient when they leave the hospital, including discharge to home and post-acute care facilities.

Time frame
At time of discharge.

Other outcomes

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