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Impact of More Frequent PT Services

NCT04778475 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2023-12-18

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine what amount of physical therapy is beneficial in the hospital setting after suffering a stroke. This study involves research. The investigators propose to enroll 150 individuals with acute stroke admitted to MUSC over the next 12 months and randomize them into increased frequency and usual care PT treatment groups. This study will be designed as a randomized control trial. If a patient agrees to participate, they will be assigned (at random) to either a treatment group which will receive more frequent therapy services or to the control group which will receive the "standard" amount of therapy services currently provided in the hospital setting (\~3-5 times per week). By studying the balance, walking and success of patients in the treatment group compared with the control group- the researchers hope to better understand the effect of more frequent physical therapy services on your independence post stroke.

Conditions

  • Mobility Limitation
  • Physical Disability
  • Stroke, Acute

Interventions

OTHER

Intensive therapy

PT services twice a day for 3-5 days and then daily for the remainder of hospital stay

OTHER

Standard of care therapy

PT services 3-5 times a week for 15 to 30 minutes

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)

    collaborator NIH

  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)

    collaborator NIH

  • Medical University of South Carolina

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Christine Holmstedt, DO · Medical University of South Carolina

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-06-30
Primary Completion
2022-10-14
Completion
2022-10-14

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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