Focused Intensive Repeated Stepping During Inpatient Rehabilitation Poststroke - A Quality Improvement Project

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Conditions studied: Stroke, Acute, Gait, Hemiplegic

In brief

The purpose of this quality improvement project was first to monitor usual physical therapy care (types \& cardiovascular intensity of interventions and amount of stepping practice provided) and outcomes. Following which educational training and support was provided to treating physical therapists to encourage implementation of evidence-based practices. Specifically, therapists were encouraged to prioritize the practice of walking, particularly at higher cardiovascular intensities during scheduled therapy sessions. Fidelity metrics in the form of chart audits and pedometer-based step counts were utilized to determine compliance with the evidence-based intervention and ultimately investigated for potential effects on patient outcome measures.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05393661

Run by

Indiana University

People needed

2000

Starts

2017-01-01

Expected to finish

2030-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-31

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 89. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• < 2 months poststroke

You may not qualify if…

• restrictions in lower extremity weightbearing (e.g., amputation or lower limb fracture)
• unable to ambulate > 50 m prior to their most recent stroke
• discharged to home from inpatient rehabilitation after < 1 week

Where it is running

• Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana — Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

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