A 7 day per week physiotherapy service for inpatient rehabilitation patients at Broadmeadows Health Service (BHS), Northern Health: a feasibility study

The effect of weekend physiotherapy in addition to usual care on hospital length of stay and mobility in inpatient rehabilitation patients: a feasibility study

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12609000837224

Enrollment

Registered

2009-09-25

Start date

2009-09-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

The primary purpose of this study is to identify problems and obstacles to conducting a larger randmoised controlled trial that investigates the effect of weekend physiotherapy (in addition to weekday) compared to weekday only physiotherapy for inpatient rehabilitation patients. It is hypothesised that patients who receive the weekend therapy may achieve their physical goals earlier and have a shorter hospital length of stay.

Interventions

Weekend physiotherapy (either group or 1:1) in addition to usual weekday physiotherapy care. Group session will be conducted for 45mins-1hr Sat adn Sunday. One-to-one therapy will be provided for participants for whom group therapy is not appropriate. One-one therapy will be for up to 30mins (Sat adn Sun) and will depend on the individual needs of the patient. Weekend therapy will be provided for 10 weeks (the duration of the trial)

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

0 to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Admitted to inpatient rehabilitation ward at BHS, written and informed consent obtained prior to first weekend of inpatient stay,

Exclusion criteria

medically unstable (assessed by a member of the medical team), not considered appropriate for weekend physiotherapy by usual care therapist, do not have physiotherapy goals, admitted after 1 pm on Friday, consent not obtained prior to first weekend as an inpatient.

Outcome results