Inter- and Intra-Observer Reliability of the Iowa Level of Assistance Scale and the Effect of Staff Retraining
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Conditions studied: Joint Replacement, Functional Recovery, Reliability
In brief
The aim of this study is to evaluate, in routine clinical practice, the inter- and intra-observer reliability of the Iowa Level of Assistance (ILoA) scale, which is regularly used to assess functional recovery in orthopedic patients. A secondary objective is to investigate the impact of a structured retraining program for healthcare staff on the use of the ILoA scale and to determine whether this intervention influences the reliability indices of the scale.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07330011
- Run by
- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
- People needed
- 42
- Starts
- 2025-11-15
- Expected to finish
- 2026-09-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-01-09
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- For Observers (Physiotherapists):
- All physiotherapists working at the main Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli (IOR) site in Bologna or at the two satellite sites in Argenta and Bagheria.
- Physiotherapists must have the role of observers in the study. All physiotherapists affiliated with the SAITeR service who have previously received initial training in the use of the ILoA scale; newly hired staff must have completed the specific training pathway.
- For Patients:
- Patients admitted to IOR Bologna or Argenta for whom administration of the ILoA scale is part of routine clinical practice.
- Patients undergoing primary hip or knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis. Patients undergoing revision hip or knee arthroplasty. Patients undergoing hip arthroplasty or osteosynthesis for femoral fracture.
You may not qualify if…
- Refusal or inability to provide informed consent (for both physiotherapists and patients).
Where it is running
- SAITeR IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli — Bologna, Italy (enrolling)
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