Trial reportBMC neurology2008
A randomised controlled trial evaluating family mediated exercise (FAME) therapy following stroke.
Trial report in BMC neurology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT00666744 (A Randomised Controlled Trial of Family Mediated Exercises), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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A Randomised Controlled Trial of Family Mediated Exercises (FAME) Following Stroke
Who cites it
6 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.
- Can in-hospital or post discharge caregiver involvement increase functional performance of older patients? A systematic review.BMC geriatrics · 2020Pooled it
- Caregiver-mediated exercises for improving outcomes after stroke.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- A study protocol of a randomised controlled trial to measure the effects of an augmented prescribed exercise programme (APEP) for frail older medical patients in the acute setting.BMC geriatrics · 2016Trial
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- Assessing the effectiveness of robot facilitated neurorehabilitation for relearning motor skills following a stroke.Medical & biological engineering & computing · 2011Review
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3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
Funding
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Abstract
backgroundStroke is a leading cause of disability among adults worldwide. Evidence suggests that increased duration of exercise therapy following stroke has a positive impact on functional outcome following stroke. The main objective of this randomised controlled trial is to evaluate the impact of additional family assisted exercise therapy in people with acute stroke. METHODS/
designA prospective multi-centre single blind randomised controlled trial will be conducted. Forty patients with acute stroke will be randomised into either an experimental or control group. The experimental group will receive routine therapy and additional lower limb exercise therapy in the form of family assisted exercises. The control group will receive routine therapy with no additional formal input from their family members. Participants will be assessed at baseline, post intervention and followed up at three months using a series of standardised outcome measures. A secondary aim of the project is to evaluate the impact of the family mediated exercise programme on the person with stroke and the individual(s) assisting in the delivery of exercises using a qualitative methodology. The study has gained ethical approval from the Research Ethics Committees of each of the clinical sites involved in the study. DISCUSSION: This study will evaluate a structured programme of exercises that can be delivered to people with stroke by their 'family members/friends'. Given that the progressive increase in the population of older people is likely to lead to an increased prevalence of stroke in the future, it is important to reduce the burden of this illness on the individual, the family and society. Family mediated exercises can maximise the carry over outside formal physiotherapy sessions, giving patients the opportunity for informal practice.
trial registrationThe protocol for this study is registered with the US NIH Clinical trials registry (NCT00666744).
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