A Multidisciplinary Telerehabilitation for Stroke Patients

Feasibility of Multidisciplinary Telerehabilitation in Patients With Stroke - a Pilot Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04116190

Enrollment

Registered

2019-10-04

Start date

2017-09-01

Completion date

2018-05-31

Last updated

2019-10-04

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Conditions

Stroke Sequelae

Keywords

rehabilitation, stroke

Brief summary

Objective: Evaluate the feasibility of a multidisciplinary telerehabilitation for chronic stroke patients. Design: Chronic stroke patients eligible for multidisciplinary rehabilitation funded by the Social Insurance Institution were enrolled between September 2017 and March 2018 in a consecutive basis to receive a mixed program of inpatient rehabilitation and telerehabilitation in their homes or a traditional inpatient rehabilitation only. Intervention: A rehabilitation course with a 3-day inpatient stay followed by an 8-week telerehabilitation period completed by 2-day evaluation stay in a rehab center. The control group received conventional multidisciplinary rehabilitation for two weeks in an inpatient setting. Outcome and measures: Change in the Finnish version of Functional Status Questionnaire (FSQFin), the World Health Organization Quality of Life - Short version (WHOQOL-Bref), the Barthel Index, the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI21), and the Goal Attainment Scale (GAS) and a patient satisfaction questionnaire.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALTelerehabilitation

Short inpatient multidisciplinary rehabilitation followed by home-based telerehabilitation and a short evaluation period at the end of it.

BEHAVIORALConventional inpatient rehabilitation

Multidisciplinary inpatient rehabilitation, no adjustments due to the study.

Study design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Intervention model description

Consecutive sampling

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* chronic stroke (6 months or more) patient living in home * eligible to receive rehabilitation funded by the Social Insurance Institution (meets the criteria of chronic disability and need for rehabilitation) * for intervention group: capable to use a personal computer and telecommunication

Exclusion criteria

* no access or capability to use a personal computer * significant problems in hearing, seeing or understanding information related to the intervention

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Finnish version of the Functional Status Questionnaire (FSQfin)	8 weeks	Functional Status Questionnaire for evaluating self-management in home. Includes three dimensions: self-care, mobility and domestic life. Scale range for each dimension is 0-100 and higher scores indicate better outcome.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
World Health Organization Quality of Life - short version (WHOQOL-Bref)	8 weeks	Quality of life assessment. Includes four dimensions: physical health, psychological health, social relationships and environment. Scale range for each dimension is 0-100 and higher scores indicate better outcome.
Beck Depression Inventory (BDI 21)	8 weeks	The Beck Depression Inventory for mood assessment. Scale range is 0-63 and higher scores indicate worse outcome.
Barthel Index	8 weeks	for assessing need for help in basic activities of daily living. Scale range is 0-100 and higher scores indicate better outcome.

Countries

Finland

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026