Rehabkompassen® – A digital structured follow-up tool for facilitating patient-tailored rehabilitation in persons after stroke

ISRCTN ISRCTN63166587
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN63166587
ClinicalTrials.gov number NCT04915027
Secondary identifying numbers Swedish research consul (2022-00316 and 2022-00746)
Submission date
18/08/2023
Registration date
21/08/2023
Last edited
10/10/2023
Recruitment status
Recruiting
Overall study status
Ongoing
Condition category
Nervous System Diseases
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Background and study aims
Stroke is a leading cause of disability among adults worldwide. A timely structured follow-up tool to identify patients’ rehabilitation needs and develop patient-tailored rehabilitation regimens to decrease disability is largely lacking in current stroke care. The overall purposes of this study are to evaluate the effectiveness of a novel digital follow-up tool, Rehabkompassen®, among persons discharged from acute care settings after stroke.

Who can participate?
Adults aged 18 years or older, within the first 4 months after stroke

What does the study involve?
The intervention will consist of the usage of digital tool Rehabkompassen® (intervention) or a paper-version Post-stroke Check list (control) and usual in- or outpatient visits within 3 months after stroke onset. A treatment plan will then be generated and performed as the clinical rutine. All participants will use Rehabkompassen as a structured follow-up tool at the 12-month visit.

What are the possible benefits and risks of participating?
Benefits: 1. improving their function, activity and/or quality of life; 2. gaining greater influence over their individualized rehabilitation; 3. being able to follow their symptom changes over time and 4. being able to complete surveys in peace and quiet at home before a clinical visit.
Risks: The physical risk of participating in this study is extremely low. Some transient fatigue may be experienced when answering questionnaires. To avoid fatigue, it is possible to pause between the questionnaires and to continue later. No long-term risks are envisaged.

Where is the study run from?
University Hospital of Umeå (Sweden)

When is the study starting and how long is it expected to run for?
April 2021 to December 2026

Who is funding the study?
1. Swedish research consul (2022-00316 and 2022-00746)
2. Forte (2020-00136)
3. Västerbotten County Council and Umeå University (ALF Foundation, 2021-967513)
4. The Heart-Lung Foundation (2020676)
5. VINNOVA Medtech4Health (2019-01389)
6. The Swedish Stroke Foundation (Strokeförbundet)

Who is the main contact?
Dr Xiao Lei Hu, xiaolei.hu@umu.se

Study website

Contact information

Dr Xiaolei Hu
Principal Investigator

Neuro-Rehabilitation
University Hospital of Umeå
Umeå
907 37
Sweden

ORCiD logoORCID ID 0000-0001-9864-7432
Phone +46 90 785 0000
Email xiaolei.hu@umu.se

Study information

Study designParallel open-label two-arm prospective multicentre pragmatic randomized controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Home, Hospital
Study typeEfficacy
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please use contact details to request a participant information sheet
Scientific titleA randomized, controlled, multicentre, pragmatic trial with Rehabkompassen® – A digital structured follow-up tool for facilitating patient-tailored rehabilitation in persons after stroke
Study objectivesThe incorporation of the digital Rehabkompassen® tool in usual care within 3 months after stroke onset will improve daily and social activities for patients at the 12-month follow-up after stroke onset compared to those receiving usual care with the Post-Stroke Checklist (PSC).
Ethics approval(s)

Approved 26/04/2021, Swedish Ethical Review Authority (Etikprövningsmyndigheten Box 2110, Uppsala, 750 02, Sweden; +46 010 475 08 00; registrator@etikprovning.se), ref: Dnr 2021-01880

Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedStroke
InterventionRehabkompassen® is a novel digital graphic follow-up tool to embrace the heterogeneity of rehabilitation needs among stroke patients in real time based on 6 well-validated and reliable patient-reported outcome measures.

This multicentre, parallel, open-label, two-arm pragmatic randomized controlled trial with an allocation ratio of 1:1 will be conducted in Sweden. Adult stroke patients will have follow-up visits in usual care settings at 3 and 12 months after stroke onset. At the 3-month follow-up, participants will have a usual outpatient visit without (control group) or with (intervention group) the Rehabkompassen® tool. All participants will receive the intervention at the 12-month follow-up visit. Feedback from the end-users (patient and health care practitioners) will be collected after the visits.
Intervention typeDevice
Pharmaceutical study type(s)Not Applicable
PhaseNot Applicable
Drug / device / biological / vaccine name(s)Rehabkompassen®
Primary outcome measure1. Daily activity measured using the smRSq at the 3- and 12-month visits
2. Social participation measured using Domain 8 of the SIS (SIS-D8) at the 3- and 12-month visits
Secondary outcome measuresMeasured at the 3- and 12-month visits:
1. End-users’ satisfaction measured using a patient satisfaction questionnaire
2. Barriers and facilitators for adopting the instrument measured using a bespoke questionnaire
3. Other stroke impacts measured using Stroke Impact Scale (SIS)
4. Health-related quality of life measured using EQ-5D-5L
5. The cost-effectiveness of the instrument measured using resource utilization data
Overall study start date26/04/2021
Completion date31/12/2026

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient, Health professional
Age groupAdult
Lower age limit18 Years
Upper age limit120 Years
SexBoth
Target number of participants940
Total final enrolment1106
Key inclusion criteria1. Adults aged 18 years or older.
2. Time since stroke onset: Individuals must be within the first 4 months after stroke, starting from Day 1 after the occurrence of the stroke.
3. Patients discharged from acute care settings

Key exclusion criteria1. Unable to answer the evaluation questions
2. Unable to see the Rehabkompassen®graph
3. Not using BankID, an e-identification tool commonly used in Sweden
Date of first enrolment31/01/2022
Date of final enrolment31/12/2025

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Sweden

Study participating centres

Strokecenter
University Hospital of Umeå
Umeå
907 37
Sweden
Stroke- and neurorehabilitation
University Hospital of Umeå
Umeå
907 37
Sweden
Rehabiliteringsmedicinska mottagningen
Västmanlands sjukhus
Västerås
721 89
Sweden
Minnes- och geriatrikmottagning
Akademiska universitetssjukhuset
Uppsala
751 85
Sweden
Rehabiliteringsmedicin
Sahlgrenska universitetssjukhuset
Göteborg
421 37
Sweden
Strokemottagning
Centralsjukhuset
Karlstad
65185
Sweden
Strokemottagningen
Sundsvalls sjukhus
Sudsvall
851 86
Sweden
Strokeavdelning
Nyköpings lasarett
Nyköping
611 85
Sweden

Sponsor information

Region Västerbotten
Hospital/treatment centre

Neuro-Rehabilitation
University Hospital of Umeå
Umeå
907 37
Sweden

Phone +46 90 785 00 00
Email regionen@regionvasterbotten.se
Website https://www.regionvasterbotten.se/vara-sjukhus/norrlands-universitetssjukhus

Funders

Funder type

Research council

Swedish research consul (2022-00316 and 2022-00746)

No information available

Forte (2020-00136)

No information available

Västerbotten County Council and Umeå University (ALF Foundation, 2021-967513)

No information available

The Heart-Lung Foundation (2020676)

No information available

VINNOVA Medtech4Health (2019-01389)

No information available

The Swedish Stroke Foundation (Strokeförbundet)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date30/06/2027
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareYes
IPD sharing plan summaryAvailable on request, Published as a supplement to the results publication
Publication and dissemination planUpon completion of the trial, investigators will report results, regardless of the direction or magnitude of the effect, through peer-reviewed journal articles, scientific presentations, patient education websites, public media and ClinicalTrials.gov. We endeavour to facilitate knowledge transfer and exchange among different stakeholders.
IPD sharing planThe study protocol, including statistical analyses, will be available in conjunction with the scientific publication. Upon study completion, anonymized data will also be available to the scientific community at large through publications. Moreover, any party may apply to the Chief Investigator for access to the full protocol, deidentified participant-level data, and the statistical code for academic research purposes by a study collaboration request. The steering committee will govern data access.
xiaolei.hu@umu.se

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Protocol article 06/10/2023 10/10/2023 Yes No

Editorial Notes

10/10/2023: Publication reference added.
21/08/2023: Trial's existence confirmed by Vetenskapsradet.