Occupational Therapy, Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke
Conditions
Keywords
occupational therapy, stroke, spinal cord injury
Brief summary
This study aims to better understand how occupational therapists provide rehabilitation for adults recovering from stroke or spinal cord injury (SCI), with a focus on improving arm and hand function. Using video recordings of real outpatient therapy sessions, researchers will identify the key elements of treatment, such as the types of activities, the therapist's techniques, and how patients respond. The study will use the Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System (RTSS), a framework designed to clearly describe rehabilitation methods. By analyzing these sessions, the research team will develop a practical toolkit to help therapists and researchers deliver and study more effective rehabilitation treatments in the future.
Interventions
OTHERoccupational therapy
N/A as there is no intervention for this study
Sponsors
Ohio State University
American Occupational Therapy Foundation
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Occupational Therapy Inclusion Criteria: * Must be a licensed OT practitioner (occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant), * The OT practitioner must treat at least one adult stroke or spinal cord injury patient with UE sensorimotor impairment per month * The OT practitioner must be willing to be video recorded while treating their enrolled stroke or SCI patients. Stroke Patients Inclusion Criteria: * Must have a medical diagnosis of ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke * Must be ≥ 18 years old * Must have at least one OT goal related to UE hemiparesis * Must have at least one remaining OT treatment session after enrollment * The patient's OT must be enrolled in the study. Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Patients Inclusion Criteria: * Must have a medical diagnosis of cervical spinal cord injury * Must be ≥ 18 years old * Must have at least one OT goal related to UE sensorimotor impairment * Must have at least one remaining OT treatment session after enrollment * The patient's OT must be enrolled in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Time Spent on Different Types of Treatment Activities | Through study completion, Up to 24 months | We will quantify time spent in different treatment types during standard care occupational therapy, as specified in the Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Feasibility of Video Recording Intervention | Following participant data collection/video recording through study completion, up to 24 months | Feasibility of Intervention Measure - Participants will rate their acceptability of being video recorded through various questions on a 1-5 Likert scale where 1 is completely disagree and 5 is completely agree. |
| Acceptability of Video Recording Intervention | Following participant data collection/video recording through study completion, up to 24 months | Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM) - Participants will gauge their acceptability and comfort with being video recorded. Participants will rate their acceptability of being video recorded through various questions on a 1-5 Likert scale where 1 is completely disagree and 5 is completely agree. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed