TeleRehab for Stroke Patients Using Mobile Technology

Sponsor
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Study ID
NCT02615132
Status
Completed

Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • iPad — BEHAVIORAL
    Using iPad speech therapy apps on patients with post-stroke communication deficits

Study Details

Post-stroke communication deficits (PSCD) are a common symptom of patients having sustained a stroke. These deficits include difficulty to produce or understand language, motor speech disorders and cognitive-communication disorders. It is estimated that approximately 40% of stroke survivors will have communication disorders post stroke. In this randomized controlled study, the investigators' objective is to test the value of providing a mobile platform-based Speech Language Therapy (SLT) program to patients discharged from an acute care hospital with stroke and PSCD and awaiting outpatient rehab services versus standard of care treatment. The investigators will offer iPad-based SLT/standard of treatment to a convenience sample of 20 patients with post-stroke communication deficits. The primary outcome will be feasibility (recruitment rate, adherence rate, retention rate, and protocol deviations), and the secondary outcome will be improvement in PSCD.

Key Dates

Start date
Dec 31, 2015
Status verified
May 2026
Primary completion
May 31, 2017
Completion
Jun 30, 2017

Study Design

Enrollment
20 participants (actual)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER

Arms

  • Experimental: Treatment Group
    The study SLP will instruct the patient to use the ipad apps as intervention for at least one-hour per day, until they are admitted to outpatient SLP services or for a maximum of 8 weeks, whichever comes first. Throughout the telemedicine treatment phase, patients' progress will be monitored remotely by a study SLP through Apps/Skype/Facetime/Telephone consultation on a weekly basis.
  • No Intervention: Control
    Patients will be sent home with standard of care.

Primary Outcome Measure

Recruitment [ Time Frame: 13 months ]

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