Status:
UNKNOWN
A Randomised Controlled Trial of Family Mediated Exercises (FAME) Following Stroke
Lead Sponsor:
University of Dublin, Trinity College
Collaborating Sponsors:
Foundation for Medical Research
Friends of the Royal Hospital Donnybrook
Conditions:
Weakness
Balance
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
The aim of the study is to evaluate the functional recovery in two groups of primary stroke patients presenting with moderate/severe disability over a six month period through the implementation of a ...
Detailed Description
Participants with primary stroke eligible for inclusion to the study at 2 weeks post stroke will be randomised into either a 'control' group that will receive routine therapy or an 'experimental' grou...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- diagnosis of first unilateral stroke
- Patients who score between 3.2 and 5.2 on the Orpington Prognostic Scale
- Patients participating in a physiotherapy programme
- Patients willing to give informed written consent
- Patients with family willing to participate in their assigned physiotherapy intervention programme
Exclusion
- hemiplegia of a non-vascular origin
- discharged from hospital less than two weeks following stroke
- pre-existing neurological disorder
- any lower limb orthopaedic condition that may limit exercise capacity
- aphasia
- cognitive impairment
- not willing to give written consent
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
March 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00666744
Start Date
April 1 2008
End Date
March 1 2009
Last Update
October 29 2008
Active Locations (2)
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Beaumont Hospital
Dublin, Ireland
2
MaterMisercordiae University Hospital
Dublin, Ireland