Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Mrs Rhoda Allison
ORCID ID
Contact details
Teignbridge PCT
Newton Abbot Hospital
East Street
Newton Abbot
TQ12 4PT
United Kingdom
+44 01626 357201
rhoda.allison@nhs.net
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N0620164288
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
To assess the effect of providing extra sessions of standing practice on functional recovery after stroke.
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Pilot randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Hospitals
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Condition
Cardiovascular: Stroke
Intervention
People who fill the criteria for inclusion will be invited to participate and after giving informed consent will be randomly allocated to one of the two treatment groups. The pilot will admit a total of twenty participants who will be randomly allocated to either the group for conventional physiotherapy or the group with conventional physiotherapy plus additional standing practice.
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
A battery of outcome measures will be recorded throughout the study. These are measures when the participant is asked to perform a number of tasks such as rolling over in bed, standing up, etc. The outcome measurement typically takes about 30-45 minutes to complete. Outcome measures will be taken on a weekly basis during the inpatient stay, and then at 12 weeks after the initial assessment.
Secondary outcome measures
No secondary outcome measures
Overall trial start date
21/02/2005
Overall trial end date
30/04/2006
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
1. People who are received rehabilitation on the Stroke Rehabilitation Ward, Newton Abbot Hospital
2. Confirmed diagnosis of stroke
3. People who are able to participate in a rehabilitation programme (of 45 minutes of physiotherapy each working day)
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Adult
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
20 participants
Participant exclusion criteria
The ward in question will not admit people who are unconscious or who have a diagnosis of mental health illness.
Recruitment start date
21/02/2005
Recruitment end date
30/04/2006
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Teignbridge PCT
Newton Abbot
TQ12 4PT
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health
Sponsor details
The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7307 2622
dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
Exeter Primary Care Trust (UK) - Own account funding
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Funder name
NHS R&D Support Funding (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Results - basic reporting
Publication summary
Results in:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=17702703
Publication citations
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Results
Allison R, Dennett R, Pilot randomized controlled trial to assess the impact of additional supported standing practice on functional ability post stroke., Clin Rehabil, 2007, 21, 7, 614-619, doi: 10.1177/0269215507077364.