Clinical trial NCT04700982: Does the Length of Hospital Stay for Rehabilitation Affect Functional Outcomes in Stroke Patients
Official title: Does the Length of Hospital Stay for Rehabilitation Affect Functional Outcomes in Stroke Patients: A Retrospective Study
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Stroke
Keywords: Neurological Rehabilitation
Stroke
Rehabilitation Outcome
Lead sponsor: Baskent University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-01-08
Enrollment: 97
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 80
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: OTHER
Time perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: patients with a stroke who received rehabilitation in an inpatient clinic between 2010 and 2013

Brief summary: The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether the length of hospital stay for rehabilitation affects functional outcomes of stroke patients.

Detailed description: The medical records of patients who were admitted to a rehabilitation unit were analyzed retrospectively. The functional output, the level of spasticity, and the level of motor development at admission and discharge will be determined using the Functional Independence Measure instrument, the Modified Ashworth Scale, and the Brunnstrom test, respectively. Based on the length of hospital stay, patients will be divided into two groups: hospital stays ≤ 3 months (Group 1) and \> 3 months (Group 2). Clinical features and functional output will be compared between the groups.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Clinical diagnosis of stroke
* must be able to receive rehabilitation in an inpatient clinic between 2010 and 2013

Exclusion Criteria:

* previous history of stroke,
* other neurological diseases,
* amputation,
* severe arthritis
* undergoing hemodialysis

Primary outcomes:
measure: Clinical features and Functional Independence Measure instrument, the Modified Ashworth Scale, and the Brunnstrom test outcomes will be then compared between the groups.
timeFrame: through study completion, an average of 1 month
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Kırklareli
country: Turkey
facility: Kırklareli Univesity
Study officials:
affiliation: Kırklareli University School of Health Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitiation
name: betül çiftçi tepeli
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
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