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- Clinical Trial NCT05411393
Synergizing Home Health Rehabilitation Therapy
April 10, 2024 updated by: University of Florida
Synergizing Home Health Rehabilitation Therapy to Optimize Patients' Activities of Daily Living
The objective of this project is to pilot test an ADL (activities of daily living)-enhanced program as an adjuvant therapy to usual home health rehabilitation to improve patient outcomes.
The project will compare the ADL-enhanced program plus usual care with usual care using an RCT design in home health patients.
Study Overview
Status
Enrolling by invitation
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Regaining the ability to take care of oneself after an illness or medical episode is critical for home health patients to maintain independent living at home.
An ADL-enhanced program may augment the effect of home health rehabilitation therapy to support patients' self-care outcomes.
Patients will be randomly assigned to two groups: one will receive the ADL-enhanced program with usual home health care, and the other will receive usual home health care.
Researchers will compare outcomes in self-care activities and physical performance between the two groups to determine the effect of the ADL-enhanced program.
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Estimated)
48
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.
Study Contact
- Name: Chiung-ju Liu, PhD
- Phone Number: 352-273-6496
- Email: c.liu1@phhp.ufl.edu
Study Locations
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Florida
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Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32610
- University of Florida
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Participation Criteria
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
65 years to 100 years (Older Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Description
Patients are eligible if they
- are 65 years of age over older
- are Medicare beneficiaries
- are referred for skilled rehabilitation services at the partnered home health agency
- have three or more comorbidities
Patients are ineligible if they have
- acute fractures with surgical or weight-bearing restrictions,
- elective joint replacement surgery
- lower-extremity amputation
- active treatment for cancer diagnosis
- ongoing dialysis treatment
- acute cardiac surgery,
- acute stroke or a major neurologic disorder limiting motor movements
- terminal stage of congestive heart failure
- a referral to hospice care
- severe cognitive deficits limiting verbal communication.
Study Plan
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Experimental arm
Research participants in this arm will receive the ADL-enhanced program and usual home health care rehabilitation.
The ADL-enhanced program consists of six home visits delivered by a study occupational therapist.
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The ADL-enhanced program consists of six home visits delivered by a study occupational therapy staff.
The study therapy staff will use the compensatory approach and the restorative approach during the visits to enhance patients' activity engagement.
The compensatory approach uses strategies to reduce the activity demand to make every task easier.
For example, using the sitting position to perform self-care tasks.
The restorative approach uses strategies to increase the demand of the task to increase the patient's functional capacity.
For example, carrying a full-load laundry basket versus an empty laundry basket.
Usual home health rehabilitation therapy is prescribed by the home health agency.
It often includes occupational therapy and physical therapy delivered in one to three home visits per week for one to two months.
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Other: Control arm
Research participants in this arm will receive usual home health care rehabilitation.
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Usual home health rehabilitation therapy is prescribed by the home health agency.
It often includes occupational therapy and physical therapy delivered in one to three home visits per week for one to two months.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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The Assessment of Motor and Process Skills Assessment of Motor and Process Skills
Time Frame: Three months
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A performance-based measure of activities of daily living.
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Three months
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Activity Measure Post Acute Care: Home Care Short Form
Time Frame: six months
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A patient-report outcome measure in mobility and self-care activities.
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six months
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Box and Block Test
Time Frame: Three months
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The test measures motor coordination of the upper extremity through moving small wooden blocks.
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Three months
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Jebsen Hand Function Test
Time Frame: Three months
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The test measures upper extremity function in seven tasks: sentence writing, card turning, moving small common objects (e.g., pennies), simulated feeding, stacking checkers, moving light objects, and moving heavy objects.
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Three months
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Timed-Up-and-Go Test
Time Frame: Three months
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The test measures functional mobility from getting up from a chair, walking, and returning to the chair.
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Three months
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Short Physical Performance Battery
Time Frame: Three months
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The test measures balance, walking speed and chair stand.
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Three months
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Other Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Self-care items from the Outcome and Assessment Information Set
Time Frame: Two months
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The self-care items evaluate the degree of independence in seven activities: eating, oral hygiene, toileting hygiene, upper body dressing, lower body dressing, shower/bathe, and putting on/removing footwear.
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Two months
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Chiung-ju Liu, PhD, University of Florida
Study record dates
These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
October 6, 2022
Primary Completion (Estimated)
February 28, 2025
Study Completion (Estimated)
March 30, 2025
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
June 6, 2022
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
June 6, 2022
First Posted (Actual)
June 9, 2022
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
April 11, 2024
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
April 10, 2024
Last Verified
April 1, 2024
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- IRB202102816 -N
- R21AG076972 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
NO
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
No
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