Use of Physical Therapy Outcome Measures to Predict Discharge Destination in People With Stroke From Acute Care Hospital

NCT ID: NCT07139444

Last Updated: 2025-08-24

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Total Enrollment: 250 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2025-09-30
• Study Completion Date: 2026-03-31

Brief Summary

Physical therapy assessments assist in discharge planning along with demographic and social factors for patients with stroke in acute care. Understanding where a patient can be discharged to, based on the patient's functional status post stroke is important to be able to use resources effectively, decrease length of stay, and facilitate early initiation of rehabilitation services if needed. Standardized outcome measures can help quantify functional deficits and the scores on the standardized outcome measures can in turn guide the discharge planning process. The Activity Measure for Post Acute Care "6-Clicks" (AM-PAC "6-Clicks") has been used in the acute care setting to guide discharge planning. Based on its cutoff scores, it also can assist in predicting discharge destination. The Mobility Scale for Acute Stroke (MSAS) has been used to determine discharge to home versus not home in patients with stroke. Understanding the validity of the MSAS in comparison with the Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke (PASS) and the AM-PAC "6-Clicks" can be beneficial as the MSAS is a stroke specific outcome measure which is mainly used in acute care and is easy to administer. It can be administered in a short duration and consists of mobility and balance assessments which can help determine functional deficits.

Conditions

Stroke, Acute; Cerebrovascular Accident; Stroke; Stroke Hemorrhagic

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: OTHER
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Interventions

One time Physical Therapy Evaluation

A physical therapist will perform an evaluation which will consist of history taking and assessing the following: strength, endurance, range of motion, sitting/standing balance, sensory testing, and skin integrity. Following these assessments, the physical therapist will assess participant's functional mobility which involves assessing how you get out of bed, standing up, and walking. The physical therapist will also assess the participant on three tests which help determine your balance and assistance required with functional mobility. The tests that will be performed in no particular order are PASS, MSAS, AM-PAC "6-Clicks", OPS, MRS, and FCI. Data for the AM-PAC daily activity and applied cognition domains will be obtained from the patient's chart from the Occupational Therapy evaluation. Discharge destination information will be obtained from the PT evaluation and the discharge destinations will be acute/inpatient rehab, SAR, SNF, Home with or without home PT, and outpatient PT.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. Individuals who have a confirmed diagnosis of a first acute, single or multiple infarct, ischemic or hemorrhagic in nature by imaging.

2. Individuals who are 18 years of age or older.

3. Individuals must be non-institutionalized prior to hospital admission.

4. Individuals whose primary spoken and written language is English.

5. Individuals who are referred for physical therapy in acute care.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Individuals who are non-ambulatory prior to hospital admission.

2. Individuals having a diagnosis of secondary major trauma or subarachnoid hemorrhage.

3. Individuals with any comorbidity that prevents him/her from completing the tests such as a previous neurological injury or recent orthopedic diagnoses.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 100 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Nova Southeastern University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Aniketh Chavan

Physical Therapist

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Asad Siddiqi, DO

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

Locations

New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Countries

United States

Central Contacts

Aniketh M Chavan, DPT

Role: CONTACT

dlx9003@nyp.org

3176029203

Facility Contacts

Aniketh M Chavan, DPT

Role: primary

dlx9003@nyp.org

317-602-9203

Other Identifiers

2143128-1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id