Nurse-Led Bedside Trunk Control Care Program

March 16, 2026 updated by: Hsiang Chu Pai, Chung Shan Medical University

Nurse-Led Bedside Trunk Control Care Program for Patients With Stroke

This study aimed to apply care for stroke survivors by establishing trustable professional activities competency indicators and a trunk control care module for rehabilitation ward nurses during our second year.

Study Overview

Status

Enrolling by invitation

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Thus, the purposes of this study were: (1) to evaluate the effect of a stepwise nurse-led bedside trunk control care module intervention on improving trunk control, respiratory function, and quality of life in patients with stroke and (2) to modify and confirm the milestones and trustable professional activities of competence in trunk impairment care for patients with stroke to provide evidence-based nursing education and cultivate new nurses' competence in trunk injury care in the future.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

130

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 Locations

  • Taiwan
      • Taichung, Taiwan, 40201
        • Chung Shan Medical University

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

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • (a) Patients hospitalized for stroke in rehabilitation or neurology wards, currently in stable condition; (b) Trunk Impairment Scale score below 21; (c) aged 20 or above; (d) patients willing to participate.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with Trunk Impairment Scale score above 21, as this indicates that they can perform daily activities independently

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: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Trunk Control Care Program
A step-wise nurse-led bedside trunk control care module intervention
Other: Trunk Control Care Program
  1. The intervention group underwent a 4-week bedside trunk control care module intervention based on routine care in a rehabilitation ward.
  2. trunk control care module: combine the care strategies of "arm training, butterfly technique, shoulder control, diaphragmatic breathing" and "body awareness", practice twice a day, each time for 20-30 minutes, and can be adjusted according to the patient's condition.
No Intervention: standard care
The control group received routine care including health education on turning over, positioning, and wheelchair use.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Trunk function
Time Frame: Questionnaire were filled out three times, before the program intervention and at the two and fourth weeks following the intervention.
Trunk Impairment Scale is used to assess patients' trunk function.
Questionnaire were filled out three times, before the program intervention and at the two and fourth weeks following the intervention.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Postural control
Time Frame: Questionnaire were filled out three times, before the program intervention and at the two and fourth weeks following the intervention.
Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke is used to assess patients' postural.
Questionnaire were filled out three times, before the program intervention and at the two and fourth weeks following the intervention.
Respiratory function
Time Frame: Questionnaire were filled out three times, before the program intervention and at the two and fourth weeks following the intervention.
Respiratory function was assessed by the technical staff in the rehabilitation ward. examination room
Questionnaire were filled out three times, before the program intervention and at the two and fourth weeks following the intervention.
Body awareness
Time Frame: Questionnaire were filled out three times, before the program intervention and at the two and fourth weeks following the intervention.
Body Awareness Questionnaire is used to assess patients' body awareness.
Questionnaire were filled out three times, before the program intervention and at the two and fourth weeks following the intervention.
stroke impact
Time Frame: Questionnaire were filled out three times, before the program intervention and at the two and fourth weeks following the intervention.
Stroke Impact Scale is used to assess patients' quality of life.
Questionnaire were filled out three times, before the program intervention and at the two and fourth weeks following the intervention.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Chung Shan Medical University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Hsiang Chu Pai, PhD, Chung Shan Medical University

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 1, 2025

Primary Completion (Estimated)

October 30, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

October 30, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 4, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 4, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

June 12, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 18, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 16, 2026

Last Verified

September 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CS1-23077

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

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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