Observational Study: Physical Therapy to Predict Discharge After Stroke
This study is looking at how physical therapy assessments can help predict where someone with a stroke might go after leaving the hospital. Researchers want to see if standard physical therapy tests, like the Mobility Scale for Acute Stroke (MSAS), Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke (PASS), and Activity Measure for Post-Acute Care "6-Clicks" (AM-PAC "6-Clicks"), can help guide discharge planning. This could help use resources better, shorten hospital stays, and start rehabilitation sooner if needed. You might be able to join if you are 18 or older, have had a stroke, and speak English. The study aims to include 250 people. The current status of the study is unclear.
- Study design
- This is an observational study, meaning researchers will gather information without giving any specific treatments. It plans to include 250 participants.
- What's involved
- You would have a one-time physical therapy evaluation, which includes taking your history and assessing your strength, balance, and other physical abilities.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- The primary assessments (MSAS, PASS, AM-PAC "6-Clicks") are measured at baseline (at the start of the study).
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Use of Physical Therapy Outcome Measures to Predict Discharge Destination in People With Stroke From Acute Care Hospital
At a glance
Conditions
NCT07139444
Where you'd take part
This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.
New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
Brooklyn, New Yorkstudy coordinator listed
Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.
Study leadership
- Asad Siddiqi, DO · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
Who to contact
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What this trial measures
- Mobility Scale for Acute Stroke (MSAS)Baseline
The MSAS is a six-item scale which consists of components that are routinely assessed in patients by physical therapists. The components are bridging, sit from supine and then return to supine, sitting balance to be held for 3 minutes, sit to stand from a chair without using arms, standing balance for 1 minute, and gait testing for 10 m with or without an assistive device. The scores for each domain range from 6 to 36. The cut off score is 26 with scores above 26 indicating possible discharge to home and below 26 indicating need for institutionalization.
- Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke (PASS)Baseline
The PASS consists of 12-items assessing balance ability to maintain postures or while changing postures. The score range for the PASS is 0 to 36 with lower scores indicating greater balance impairments. The 12 items consist of sitting without support, standing with support, standing without support, standing on nonparetic leg, standing on paretic leg, supine to paretic side lateral, supine to nonparetic side lateral, supine to sitting up on edge of the mat, sitting on the edge of the mat to supine, sitting to standing up, standing up to sitting down, and standing - picking up a pencil from the floor.
- Activity Measure for Post-Acute Care "6-Clicks" (AM-PAC "6-Clicks")Baseline
The AM-PAC was developed to assess activity level post-acute care. It consists of three domains - basic mobility, daily activity, and applied cognition and each of the three domains consists of six items. The raw scores for each domain range from 6 to 24. A higher raw score indicates less functional limitations. The cutoff score for medically complex patients is 42.9 for the basic mobility domain and 39.4 for the daily activity domain.