Task-Oriented Occupational Therapy Approach in Chronic Stroke: Performance, Balance, Quality of Life

Kayseri City Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Occupational Balance; Occupational Therapy; Upper Extremity; Chronic Stroke

Treatments: Other: Control group; Other: Task-oriented occupational therapy (TOOT)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06630468

Kayseri city hospital (Other Identifier)

TOOT_OT_STROKE

Details and patient eligibility

About

Chronic stroke is a neurological disorder that leads to long-term disability and functional impairments in motor, sensory, cognitive, and speech functions, persisting beyond six months after the stroke incident. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of task- oriented occupational therapy intervention on occupational performance, occupational balance, and quality of life in individuals with chronic stroke. The study included 30 individuals with chronic stroke aged between 18 and 65, who were divided into two groups:

the task-oriented occupational therapy intervention group (TOOT) (n=15) and the control group (n=15). The participants in the TOOT group received task-oriented occupational therapy intervention in 30-minute sessions, five days a week, for four weeks, while the control group received routine upper-extremity-based occupational therapy intervention in a hospital setting.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 24 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• aged 18-65 years old,
• completed the acute phase of stroke
• experienced ischemic and/or hemorrhagic stroke
• had <=21 scores of Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)
• had <= 15 scores of the Rivermead Motor Assessment (RMA)
• had a motor stage of the hand and upper extremity motor stage level 3 or higher of the Brunnstrom Stages of Motor Recovery
• had scoring 2 or lower on the Modified Ashworth Scale for muscle tone around the shoulder, elbow, and wrist were included into the study.

Exclusion criteria

• Had an orthopedic problem affecting the upper extremity
• had undergone surgery in the past 6 months
• had a diagnosis related to a psychotic disorder.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Task-oriented occupational therapy (TOOT)

Experimental group

Description:

The task-oriented occupational therapy intervention was applied to individuals in the TOOT group in the form of 30-minute sessions, 5 consecutive days a week, over 4 weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Task-oriented occupational therapy (TOOT)

Control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Routine upper-extremity-based occupational therapy intervention was applied to individuals in the TOOT group in the form of 30-minute sessions, 5 consecutive days a week, over 4 weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Control group