Effect of Tele Rehabilitation in Breaking Barriers With Mobility Impairments in Rural Areas (RCT)

NCT06757972 | Active Not Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: MSRSW/Batch-Fall22/751
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 92
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Tele-rehabilitation offers remote healthcare services via telecommunication technology to patients who face challenges in accessing traditional in-person rehabilitation. This randomized controlled trial investigated the effectiveness of tele-rehabilitation in overcoming mobility impairments in rural Pakistan.

Conditions

Mobility Limitation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Berg Balance Scale

  The scale consists of 14 tasks that a healthcare provider scores on a scale from 0 to 4. The higher the score, the better your balance. It's a straightforward, reliable test providers use to assess functional balance

  12 Months

• Quality of Life (QOL)

  The QOLS scores are summed so that a higher score indicates higher quality of life. Average total score for healthy populations is about 90.

  12 Months

Study Arms (2)

Interventional group I

EXPERIMENTAL

Combination Product: Tele Rehab

Interventional group II

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Diagnostic Test: Formal Rehab

Interventions

Tele Rehab COMBINATION_PRODUCT

Tele rehabilitation intervention is 6 months standardized program aimed to provide special rehabilitation services to patients with mobility impairments in rural areas without the need for them to travel to healthcare facility in big cities. The program consists of standard exercises addressing key components of mobility impairments.

Interventional group I

Formal Rehab DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

After formal rehabilitation is completed, some impaired mobility victims re-access services; no attempt will be made to stop the control group from accessing further care, in either a public or private setting. However, physical activity participation will be assured during monthly phone call by a blinded -research assistant. Participants in this group will undergo three assessments at baseline, 6 and 12 months

Interventional group II

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 50 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• People will be eligible for participation if they have had any disorder causing mobility impairment,
• Lives in rural areas,
• Are over the age of 20,
• Have been discharged from inpatient, outpatient and community physiotherapy living in their home, (Saywell, Vandal et al. 2012)
• Have medical approval from their general practitioner to engage in low to medium level exercise programs,
• At least 3 score on telephone cognitive screening questionnaire (Callahan, Unverzagt et al. 2002)
• Have limitation in mobility, physical function of arm, leg or both.

You may not qualify if:

• If they have confirmed cerebellar or brain stem stroke,
• Tele rehabilitation involvement require frequent communication with physiotherapist so using interpreter is considered impractical,
• Participants enrolled in other rehabilitation programs,
• Lack of necessary devices (e.g, internet, smartphone, tablet, computer) for tele rehabilitation.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Superior University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Superior University CRC

Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Mobility Limitation

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 26, 2024
• First Posted: January 3, 2025
• Study Start: March 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2024
• Study Completion: March 1, 2025
• Last Updated: January 3, 2025

Record last verified: 2024-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PA (1)