| Trial name or title |
Telerehabilitation to improve outcomes for people with stroke (ACTIV) |
| Methods |
RCT |
| Participants |
People will be eligible for inclusion if they have had a first ever hemispheric stroke of haemorrhagic or ischaemic origin; are over the age of 20 years; have been discharged from inpatient, outpatient and community physiotherapy services to live in their own home (participants involved in other forms of therapy such as occupational therapy, Tai Chi, or community exercise programmes will not be excluded); have medical clearance from their General Practitioner to participate in a low to moderate‐level activity programme; score at least 3 on a telephone cognitive screening questionnaire; have a limitation in physical function of leg, arm, or both |
| Interventions |
The Augmented Community Telerehabilitation Intervention (ACTIV) is a 6‐month standardised programme delivered in the participant’s home, focusing on two functional categories: ‘staying upright’ and ‘using your arm’. |
| Outcomes |
The primary outcome measure is the physical function subcomponent of the SIS 3.0. |
| Starting date |
Unclear |
| Contact information |
Nicola Saywell: nsaywell@aut.ac.nz |
| Notes |
Note that abstract was presented at the 26th European Stroke Conference in Germany (2017) detailing recruitment of 95 participants and preliminary analysis but full results are not yet available. |
