Research Article: Innovative Telerehabilitation Enhanced Care Programme (ITECP) in young and middle-aged patients with haemorrhagic stroke to improve exercise adherence: protocol of a multicentre randomised controlled trial
Abstract:
Introduction Exercise rehabilitation is crucial for promoting the rehabilitation of limb motor function in people who had stroke and is related to a better prognosis. However, the exercise adherence of patients is low, which affects the effect of exercise rehabilitation. This study aims to evaluate the effects of the Innovative Telerehabilitation Enhanced Care Programme (ITECP) on exercise adherence in young and middle-aged patients with haemorrhagic stroke. We hypothesise that patients trained with ITECP will show greater improvement in exercise adherence and muscle strength than patients with routine exercise rehabilitation. Methods and analysis This is a randomised controlled, evaluator-blinded multicentre superiority trial to be implemented at four tertiary grade-A hospitals in eastern, western, northern and central China. Patients in the experimental group will receive ITECP while those in the control group will receive routine exercise rehabilitation. Both groups will receive routine care. The primary outcome measure is exercise adherence, while secondary outcome measures include muscle strength, activities of daily living, exercise self-efficacy, quality of life, rate of exercise-related adverse events and readmission. These will be measured at baseline, predischarge as well as 1 and 3?months postdischarge. Ethics and dissemination The study has obtained ethical approval from the Medical Ethics Committee of Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School (2021-381-02). The results will be shared with young and middle-aged patients with haemorrhagic stroke, policy-makers, the general public, as well as academia. Trial registration number Chinese Clinical Trials Registry (ChiCTR 2200066498).
Introduction:
There are approximately 3 million new stroke cases reported annually in China, with an average of one stroke occurring every 10 s. 1 2 Studies have shown that the incidence of stroke has been increasing over the past two decades. 3 Furthermore, it is noteworthy that the onset age for strokes in China is about a decade earlier than that observed in developed countries. 3 Haemorrhagic stroke accounts for approximately 15% of all such incidents in Western nations and between 18.8% and 47.6% within China itself. 4…
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