ArticleClinical rehabilitation2025
A technology-enriched approach to increasing rehabilitation dose after stroke: Clinical feasibility study.
Article in Clinical rehabilitation, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07360613 (A Pilot Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Economic Impact of a Multi-Technology Rehabilitation Programme for Sub-acute Stroke Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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A Pilot Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Economic Impact of a Multi-Technology Rehabilitation Programme for Sub-acute Stroke Patients
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Service Design Strategies to Enhance Exercise Adherence in Extended Reality Interventions for Older Adults: Systematic Review.JMIR aging · 2026Pooled it
- Intensive, Multi-Technology Rehabilitation Programme for Chronic Stroke Survivors: Outcomes of a Phase I Single-Arm Repeated-Measures Study.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy · 2026Article
- High Technology-Assisted Rehabilitation Based on Neuropsychological Assessments in a Case of Severe Acquired Brain Injury.Case reports in neurological medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
ObjectiveTo assess the feasibility of a multi-technology, group based, approach to increasing rehabilitation dose early after stroke.MethodsMixed methods design reporting recruitment, dropout, safety, dose and acceptability.SettingAcute Hospital Stroke UnitParticipantsSixty stroke patients, 9.0 median (IQR 12.8) days after stroke, referred for rehabilitation, without contraindications to light exercise.InterventionPersonalised rehabilitation delivered in supervised groups, using a multi-technology rehabilitation gym, in addition to usual care.Main measuresFeasibility was based on achieving recruitment rates over 3.2 per month, dropout rates below 6%, absence of suspected unexpected serious adverse reactions and shoulder pain prevalence below 60%. Acceptability was derived from interviews with the clinical team. Dose (rehabilitation time) was recorded manually. Function was measured with the modified Rivermead Mobility Index and Therapy Outcome Measure.ResultsFeasibility was satisfactory with high recruitment rates (6 per month), low dropout (2%), no suspected unexpected serious adverse reactions and low prevalence (19%) of shoulder pain. Thematic analysis of interview data indicated the clinical team (n = 9) found the intervention acceptable and identified organisational constraints to higher doses. Participants attended an average of 9.1 (1-32) sessions during their hospital stay (23.0 days, SD 19.7), with sessions lasting 52 min (SD 15.7), on average. The modified Rivermead Mobility Index and Therapy Outcome Measure increased by 17.9 (SD 8.6) and 5.7 points (SD 2.4), respectively.ConclusionsStrong feasibility findings support future trials of multi-technology, group-based rehabilitation. This novel approach is an encouraging step toward achieving recommended doses of rehabilitation after stroke but needs further investigation.
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