Clinical trial NCT05688878: Patient Experiences With Threshold Electrical Stimulation İn Stroke: A Qualitative Study
Official title: Patient Experiences With Threshold Electrical Stimulation İn Stroke: A Qualitative Study
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Phase: NA
Conditions: Stroke
Keywords: stroke
electric stimulation
qualitative research
sensory thresholds
Lead sponsor: Istanbul Medeniyet University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-01-18
Enrollment: 10
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 80
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Intervention model description: An exploratory-descriptive qualitative study will be conducted . This study will be conducted with 10 stroke patients receiving threshold electrical stimulation therapy. Threshold electrical stimulation will be applied for 4 weeks, 3 days a week, for one hour. At the end of the 4th week, semi-structured focus group interviews will be held with the patients. . In the semi-structured focus group interviews, the same questions will be asked to all participants and the verbal answers to these questions will be recorded with voice recorders. Compared to taking notes by hand; It will be preferable to record the conversation with a voice recorder because it has advantages such as recording all the interviews and allowing the interviewer to focus on the interview. Thematic analysis method will be used in the evaluation of the data.
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The aim of this study is to determine patient opinions and experiences about threshold electrical stimulation treatment applied to stroke patients.

Detailed description: An exploratory-descriptive qualitative study will be conducted . This study will be conducted with 10 stroke patients receiving threshold electrical stimulation therapy. Threshold electrical stimulation will be applied for 4 weeks, 3 days a week, for one hour. At the end of the 4th week, semi-structured focus group interviews will be held with the patients. . In the semi-structured focus group interviews, the same questions will be asked to all participants and the verbal answers to these questions will be recorded with voice recorders. Compared to taking notes by hand; It will be preferable to record the conversation with a voice recorder because it has advantages such as recording all the interviews and allowing the interviewer to focus on the interview. Thematic analysis method will be used in the evaluation of the data.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Individuals aged between 18 and 80 years,
* Individuals without communication problems,
* Individuals who have been diagnosed with stroke

Exclusion Criteria:

* Uncontrollable arrhythmia and/or hypertension
* Presence of advanced sensory deficit
* Visual and hearing problems
* Not having sufficient communication skills (Mini Mental Test score below 24 points)

Primary outcomes:
measure: Semi-structured focus group interviews about patients' Perception of threshold electrical stimulation
timeFrame: Change from baseline Patients' Perception of Threshold electrical stimulation at week 4
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Istanbul
country: Turkey
facility: Emel Mete
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