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- Title
Recruitment, retention, attendance, and adherence of a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effects of task-specific training with individuals post stroke.
- Authors
Peniche, Paula da Cruz; Pinto, Ana Paula da Silva; Ribeiro, Raquel Lima Molinari Nassur; Martins, Júlia Caetano; de Morais Faria, Christina Danielli Coelho
- Abstract
Individuals who suffered stroke benefit from different therapeutic strategies whose efficacy has been proved by well-designed randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Understanding study steps may assist researchers in conducting future RCTs. Thus, the objective of this study was to describe the process of recruitment, retention, attendance, and adherence in conducting RCTs with individuals in the chronic phase of stroke in the municipality of Belo Horizonte/ MG/Brazil, with the purpose of investigating the efficacy of specific task training for both lower and upper limbs in improving patients' physical activity and mobility. Results showed that, of the 674 potential participants, it was impossible to contact 240 individuals and 384 were excluded from our sample for failing to meet eligibility criteria. In total, 50 individuals participated in clinical evaluations and 14 were excluded from the study for the same reason. Overall, 36 individuals started the interventions, a 5.3% recruitment rate. An 80.6% retention rate was observed. In total, seven individuals left the study, mainly due to lack of interest in the activities. We found an 80.9% attendance rate, and the main reason for missing medical appointments was incompatibility with treatment schedule. We also observed an 82.7% adherence rate. Of these, 180 interrupted sessions were mainly due to patients leaving early. These results indicate some difficulties found in conducting RCTs with individuals in the chronic phase of stroke, especially regarding specific task training. Despite these difficulties, the proposed intervention can be considered feasible.
- Subjects
HUMAN research subjects; PATIENT participation; PATIENT selection; RESEARCH methodology; EXERCISE physiology; FUNCTIONAL training; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; MEDICAL protocols; STROKE patients; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; DATA analysis software
- Publication
Fisioterapia e Pesquisa, 2022, Vol 29, Issue 1, p22
- ISSN
1809-2950
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/1809-2950/20008529012022EN