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Examining recruitment feasibility and related outcomes in adults post-stroke

BACKGROUND: There are limited effective and evidence-based interventions for upper extremity hemiparesis post-stroke. To prepare for an RCT and minimize misuse of resources, there is value in conducting a feasibility study. OBJECTIVE: To examine the feasibility of recruitment and other related outco...

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Autores principales: King, Erin C, Doherty, Megan, Corcos, Daniel, Stoykov, Mary Ellen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7585290/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33110623
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40814-020-00696-w
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description BACKGROUND: There are limited effective and evidence-based interventions for upper extremity hemiparesis post-stroke. To prepare for an RCT and minimize misuse of resources, there is value in conducting a feasibility study. OBJECTIVE: To examine the feasibility of recruitment and other related outcomes for an intense upper limb intervention. METHODOLOGY: Feasibility outcomes included retention, adherence, accrual rate, sample characteristics, and identification of productive recruitment methods. Other outcomes included satisfaction with the study, fidelity, and equipoise of both staff and participants. RESULTS: Participants were enrolled at a rate of 1.33 per month. The recruitment timeline had to be extended by 4 months, to meet the target of 16 randomized participants. Staggered recruitment was the most successful strategy. We found that following up with individuals who missed initial appointments prior to study enrollment led to decreased adherence. CONCLUSION: It is feasible to recruit and retain post-stroke participants for an intense intervention study. TRIAL REGISTRATION: NCT02277028
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spelling pubmed-75852902020-10-26 Examining recruitment feasibility and related outcomes in adults post-stroke King, Erin C Doherty, Megan Corcos, Daniel Stoykov, Mary Ellen Pilot Feasibility Stud Methodology BACKGROUND: There are limited effective and evidence-based interventions for upper extremity hemiparesis post-stroke. To prepare for an RCT and minimize misuse of resources, there is value in conducting a feasibility study. OBJECTIVE: To examine the feasibility of recruitment and other related outcomes for an intense upper limb intervention. METHODOLOGY: Feasibility outcomes included retention, adherence, accrual rate, sample characteristics, and identification of productive recruitment methods. Other outcomes included satisfaction with the study, fidelity, and equipoise of both staff and participants. RESULTS: Participants were enrolled at a rate of 1.33 per month. The recruitment timeline had to be extended by 4 months, to meet the target of 16 randomized participants. Staggered recruitment was the most successful strategy. We found that following up with individuals who missed initial appointments prior to study enrollment led to decreased adherence. CONCLUSION: It is feasible to recruit and retain post-stroke participants for an intense intervention study. TRIAL REGISTRATION: NCT02277028 BioMed Central 2020-10-24 /pmc/articles/PMC7585290/ /pubmed/33110623 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40814-020-00696-w Text en © The Author(s) 2020 Open AccessThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated in a credit line to the data.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7585290/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33110623
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40814-020-00696-w
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