Occupational therapy in homecare re-ablement services

Can an occupational therapy intervention increase independence in activities of daily living for people who use homecare re-ablement services?

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN21710246

Enrollment

Registered

2014-03-31

Start date

2014-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-03-19

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Conditions

Homecare Not Applicable

Interventions

Control: Usual homecare re-ablement. Those randomised to the control group will receive the usual routine care provided by the homecare re-ablement service i.e. a six week period of homecare re-ableme

equipment provision

and environmental or activity modification. A case management approach will be adopted by the occupational therapist involving a minimum of weekly reviews and the co-ordination of aspects of the re-ab

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Homecare re-ablement service user 2. Able to provide informed written consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Unable to speak English 2. Receiving end of life care 3. Needing assistance of two or more people to transfer

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Determination of the feasibility of conducting a larger, appropriately powered trial. The assessment of feasibility will be a composite measure of recruitment, retention, acceptability and the viability of delivering the intervention. Key aspects to be addressed are: whether the eligibility criteria are realistic; whether service users are willing to be randomised; the dropout rate; the content and scheduling of the occupational therapy treatment visits; the acceptability of the occupational therapy intervention; the most suitable primary outcome measure for the main study; the feasibility of the cost data collection.	—

Measure

Time frame

Determination of the feasibility of conducting a larger, appropriately powered trial. The assessment of feasibility will be a composite measure of recruitment, retention, acceptability and the viability of delivering the intervention. Key aspects to be addressed are: whether the eligibility criteria are realistic; whether service users are willing to be randomised; the dropout rate; the content and scheduling of the occupational therapy treatment visits; the acceptability of the occupational therapy intervention; the most suitable primary outcome measure for the main study; the feasibility of the cost data collection.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The outcomes to be assessed will be: 1. Performance in personal and extended activities of daily living 2. Health and social care related quality of life 3. Number of care support hours 4. Health and social care service usage, and carer strain. Measured by Barthel Index, Nottingham Extended Activities of Daily Living (NEADL), Short-Form 36, Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit (ASCOT), Euroquol EQ5D, Caregiver Strain Index (CSI). Additionally, information will be collected on: number of homecare hours, falls, admissions (to acute and residential services), and use and costs of health and community services. Acceptability of the intervention will be evaluated using a purposely designed questionnaire and qualitative interviews. The outcomes will be measured at baseline, 2 weeks, 3 months and 6 months after the intervention has ended.	—

Measure

Time frame

The outcomes to be assessed will be: 1. Performance in personal and extended activities of daily living 2. Health and social care related quality of life 3. Number of care support hours 4. Health and social care service usage, and carer strain. Measured by Barthel Index, Nottingham Extended Activities of Daily Living (NEADL), Short-Form 36, Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit (ASCOT), Euroquol EQ5D, Caregiver Strain Index (CSI). Additionally, information will be collected on: number of homecare hours, falls, admissions (to acute and residential services), and use and costs of health and community services. Acceptability of the intervention will be evaluated using a purposely designed questionnaire and qualitative interviews. The outcomes will be measured at baseline, 2 weeks, 3 months and 6 months after the intervention has ended.

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Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 19, 2026