Nurse-Led Bedside Trunk Control Care Program

NCT07018102 | Enrolling By Invitation

• 1 other identifier: CS1-23077
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 130
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aimed to apply care for stroke survivors by establishing trustable professional activities competency indicators and a trunk control care module for rehabilitation ward nurses during our second year.

Conditions

Stroke

Keywords

trunk impairment; diaphragmatic breathing; quality of life; respiration function

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Trunk function

  Trunk Impairment Scale is used to assess patients' trunk function.

  Questionnaire were filled out three times, before the program intervention and at the two and fourth weeks following the intervention.

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Postural control

  Questionnaire were filled out three times, before the program intervention and at the two and fourth weeks following the intervention.

• Respiratory function

  Questionnaire were filled out three times, before the program intervention and at the two and fourth weeks following the intervention.

• Body awareness

  Questionnaire were filled out three times, before the program intervention and at the two and fourth weeks following the intervention.

• stroke impact

  Questionnaire were filled out three times, before the program intervention and at the two and fourth weeks following the intervention.

Study Arms (2)

Trunk Control Care Program

EXPERIMENTAL

A step-wise nurse-led bedside trunk control care module intervention

Other: Trunk Control Care Program

standard care

NO INTERVENTION

The control group received routine care including health education on turning over, positioning, and wheelchair use.

Interventions

Trunk Control Care Program OTHER

1. The intervention group underwent a 4-week bedside trunk control care module intervention based on routine care in a rehabilitation ward. 2. trunk control care module: combine the care strategies of "arm training, butterfly technique, shoulder control, diaphragmatic breathing" and "body awareness", practice twice a day, each time for 20-30 minutes, and can be adjusted according to the patient's condition.

Trunk Control Care Program

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 80 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• (a) Patients hospitalized for stroke in rehabilitation or neurology wards, currently in stable condition; (b) Trunk Impairment Scale score below 21; (c) aged 20 or above; (d) patients willing to participate.

You may not qualify if:

• Patients with Trunk Impairment Scale score above 21, as this indicates that they can perform daily activities independently

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Chung Shan Medical University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Chung Shan Medical University

Taichung, 40201, Taiwan

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Stroke

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Cerebrovascular Disorders; Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Vascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases

Study Officials

• Hsiang Chu Pai, PhD

  Chung Shan Medical University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 4, 2025
• First Posted: June 12, 2025
• Study Start: October 1, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): October 30, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): October 30, 2026
• Last Updated: March 18, 2026

Record last verified: 2025-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TW (1)