N/A
N=20
TeleRehab for Stroke Patients Using Mobile Technology
Stroke
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02615132 ↗Enrolled (actual)
20
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
May 2026
Primary outcome: Primary: Recruitment — 20 Participants
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- iPad (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
- Primary completion
- May 2017
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Recruitment |
20 | — |
| SECONDARY Retention Rate |
10; 5 | — |
| SECONDARY Adherence Rate |
5; 0 | — |
| SECONDARY Percentage of Patients Being Engaged in Study |
90; 60 | — |
Summary
Post-stroke communication deficits (PSCD) are a common symptom of patients having sustained a stroke. These deficits include difficulty to produce or understand language, motor speech disorders and cognitive-communication disorders. It is estimated that approximately 40% of stroke survivors will have communication disorders post stroke.
In this randomized controlled study, the investigators' objective is to test the value of providing a mobile platform-based Speech Language Therapy (SLT) program to patients discharged from an acute care hospital with stroke and PSCD and awaiting outpatient rehab services versus standard of care treatment. The investigators will offer iPad-based SLT/standard of treatment to a convenience sample of 20 patients with post-stroke communication deficits. The primary outcome will be feasibility (recruitment rate, adherence rate, retention rate, and protocol deviations), and the secondary outcome will be improvement in PSCD.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients with diagnosis of stroke being discharged from the Neurology unit and/or the Neurology Acute Care Unit in the Civic Campus of TOH.
- Patients presenting with overall mild to moderate communication deficits, And/or
- Patients with score ≥ 1 on the best language and/or dysarthria parameters of the National Institute of Health Stroke Score (NIHSS)
- Stroke Patients being discharged to their HOME/PRIMARY RESIDENCE awaiting outpatient speech and language therapy services.
And/or
- Patients being discharged to their HOME/PRIMARY RESIDENCE who would benefit from SLP therapy services but are unable to receive these secondary to various accessibility challenges (i.e. remote geographical location, limited service availability, transportation, unable to pay for SLP services).
- Patients must have access to Wi-Fi connection at their HOME/PRIMARY RESIDENCE.
Exclusion Criteria
- 1. Patients with pre-existing speech, language disorders or cognitive disorders (such as dementia).
- Patients with severe debilitating disease(s) that, in the opinion, of the investigator will not be able to perform the required tasks of the study (ex: end-stage malignancy, ALS).
- Patients with severe comprehension deficits 4. Patients not having access to Wi-Fi connection at HOME/PRIMARY RESIDENCE. 5. Patients who will be accessing the services of a private SLP while awaiting outpatient rehab.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02615132). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.