Embedding the Fugl-Meyer Assessment in Occupational Therapists' Routine Practice

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

4 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-07-06

Study Completion Date

2023-08-02

Brief Summary

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Background: Using outcome measures is emphasized in foundational training and clinical practice guidelines, but less than 50% of rehabilitation professionals consistently use outcome measures in practice. No studies have evaluated the barriers to routine outcome measurement in Singapore's healthcare settings nor identified effective implementation strategies to sustain the use of outcome measures in practice.

Aims: To evaluate the effectiveness of a tailored multi-component implementation intervention effectiveness in improving the consistency of use of the Fugl-Meyer Assessment of Upper Extremity (FMA) among occupational therapists practicing in 4 hospitals in Singapore.

Method: The project will use the Normalisation Process Theory as a framework and data collection sites will include Singapore General Hospital, Sengkang General Hospital, Outram Community Hospital, and Sengkang Community Hospital. The investigators will use a stepped-wedge randomised trial design. The study will begin with an initial period in which no hospitals are exposed to the intervention. Subsequently, at regular intervals, one hospital will cross from the control to the intervention. The investigators will continue this process until the intervention is introduced to all hospitals. The intervention will be fully implemented by the end of the trial, with all 4 hospitals receiving the multi-component intervention.

Project Significance: This trial is part of a larger project that uses a theory-driven approach to systematically explore the embedding and integration of outcome measures in routine clinical care for rehabilitation professionals in Singapore (beyond initial implementation stages). Study findings will contribute to the scientific knowledge base of implementing outcome measures in clinical practice, improve patient care, and support future implementation projects on outcome measurement in different populations and healthcare settings.

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Detailed Description

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Study Hypothesis:

The null hypothesis is there is no change in the average rate of adherence to the administration to the FMA 6 months post-intervention. The alternate hypothesis is there is a significant improvement in the average rate of adherence to the administration of the FMA 6 months post-intervention.

Study Design:

The investigators will use a stepped-wedge randomized trial to evaluate the effectiveness of the implementation strategy (i.e. intervention), which involves a sequential crossover of hospitals from the control to the intervention arm (Figure 3). The study will begin with an initial period in which no hospitals are exposed to the intervention. Subsequently, at regular intervals (2 month duration), one hospital will cross from the control to the intervention. The investigators will continue this process until the intervention is introduced to all hospitals. The intervention will be fully implemented by the end of the trial, with all 4 hospitals receiving the intervention. The trial will include the 4 hospitals based on convenience sampling.

Intervention:

This trial will be conducted as part of a larger research project that uses a theory-driven approach to systematically explore the embedding and integration of outcome measures in routine clinical care for rehabilitation professionals in Singapore. The multi-component implementation strategy (i.e. intervention) will be developed in earlier phases of the larger project.

Outcomes:

The primary endpoint will be the average rate of adherence to the administration of the FMA 6 months post-intervention.

Randomisation:

Hospital will be the unit of randomisation. The investigators will employ simple randomisation using concealed envelopes.

Blinding:

Due to the nature of intervention, blinding may not be possible. However, occupational therapists at all 4 hospitals will be blinded to the allocation sequence, with only the next hospital randomised for rollout being revealed at each intervention implementation time point. This will allow for blinding to the intervention partially possible. The investigators will also remind occupational therapists at all 4 hospitals not disclose details about the intervention to other healthcare professionals until the end of the trial.

Conditions

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Implementation Science Stroke

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SEQUENTIAL

Hospital will be the unit of randomisation.

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Due to the nature of intervention, blinding may not be possible. However, occupational therapists at all 4 hospitals will be blinded to the allocation sequence, with only the next hospital randomised for rollout being revealed at each intervention implementation time point. This will allow for blinding to the intervention partially possible. The investigators will also remind occupational therapists at all 4 hospitals not disclose details about the intervention to other healthcare professionals until the end of the trial.

Study Groups

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Hospital 1

First hospital in the allocation sequence to cross from control to intervention arm.

Group Type OTHER