The Effect of Home-Based Telerehabilitation in Individuals With Stroke

Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa (IUC)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Stroke

Treatments: Other: Home-based Telerehabilitation; Other: Exercise Brochure

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05083195

IUC-2021/62

Details and patient eligibility

About

Stroke is a clinical picture that develops due to occlusion or rupture of cerebral vessels and results in loss of cerebral functions. Stroke individuals face some limitations in managing daily activities such as walking, dressing, feeding and showering. Personal, environmental, and societal limitations have led to the development of new treatment strategies, such as telerehabilitation(TR), to meet the needs of stroke individuals and their caregivers.

In this study, patients will be randomized and divided into 2 groups in order to examine the effects of two different TR methods on physical parameters and activities of daily living in stroke patients. Baseline assessments will be made for both groups to determine functionality, activities of daily living, fall activity, quality of life, and level of fatigue. For 8 weeks, the TR group will do their exercises with exercise videos prepared on the system 3 times a week. The control group, on the other hand, will do their exercises with exercise brochures on the system 3 times a week for 8 weeks. After 8 weeks, assessments will be repeated. With telerehabilitation to be applied to individuals with stroke, it is aimed to increase functional capacity, independence in daily living activities and quality of life, and reduce the number of falls and fatigue levels.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 25 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosed with stroke at least 1 year ago by a neurologist
• Modified Rankin score ≤3
• Have an internet infrastructure that can be accessed at home
• Not participated in a standardized physiotherapy program in the past 3 months

Exclusion criteria

• Presence of blurred or low vision problems
• Hearing and speech impairment at a level that will affect participation in the system
• Epilepsy
• Presence of pregnancy
• Having any cognitive problems that prevent using the system

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Telerehabilitation Group

Experimental group

Description:

This group will perform their exercises with pre-prepared personalized exercise videos over the telerehabilitation system 3 times a week for 8 weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Home-based Telerehabilitation

Control Group

Experimental group

Description:

This group will perform exercises with personalized exercise brochures defined over the telerehabilitation system 3 times a week for 8 weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Exercise Brochure