A Tailored Occupational Therapist-Led Vocational Intervention for People With Stroke: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

acquired brain injury feasibility intervention neuroscience rehabilitation resume work return to work stroke stroke recovery traumatic brain injury vocational rehabilitation

Journal

JMIR research protocols
ISSN: 1929-0748
Titre abrégé: JMIR Res Protoc
Pays: Canada
ID NLM: 101599504

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
31 Oct 2022
Historique:
received: 27 06 2022
accepted: 18 08 2022
revised: 14 08 2022
entrez: 31 10 2022
pubmed: 1 11 2022
medline: 1 11 2022
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Resuming work after stroke is a common goal of working-age adults, yet there are few vocational rehabilitation programs designed to address the unique challenges faced following stroke. The Work intervention was developed to address these gaps. This paper presents a protocol that outlines the steps that will be undertaken to pilot both the intervention and trial processes for the Work trial. The Work trial is a 2-arm, prospective, randomized, blinded-assessor study with intention-to-treat analysis. A total of 54 adults of working age who have experienced a stroke <4 months prior will be randomized 1:1 to either (1) an experimental group who will receive a 12-week early vocational intervention (Work intervention) plus usual clinical rehabilitation or (2) a control group who will receive only their usual clinical rehabilitation. Outcomes include study and intervention feasibility and intervention benefit. In addition to evaluating the feasibility of delivering vocational intervention early after stroke, benefit will be assessed by measuring rates of vocational participation and quality-of-life improvements at the 3- and 6-month follow-ups. Process evaluation using data collected during the study, as well as postintervention individual interviews with participants and surveys with trial therapists, will complement quantitative data. The results of the trial will provide details on the feasibility of delivering the Work intervention embedded within the clinical rehabilitation context and inform future trial processes. Pilot data will enable a future definitive trial to determine the clinical effectiveness of vocational rehabilitation when delivered in the early subacute phase of stroke recovery. Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12619001164189; https://www.anzctr.org.au/Trial/Registration/TrialReview.aspx?id=378112&isReview=true. DERR1-10.2196/40548.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Resuming work after stroke is a common goal of working-age adults, yet there are few vocational rehabilitation programs designed to address the unique challenges faced following stroke. The Work intervention was developed to address these gaps.
OBJECTIVE OBJECTIVE
This paper presents a protocol that outlines the steps that will be undertaken to pilot both the intervention and trial processes for the Work trial.
METHODS METHODS
The Work trial is a 2-arm, prospective, randomized, blinded-assessor study with intention-to-treat analysis. A total of 54 adults of working age who have experienced a stroke <4 months prior will be randomized 1:1 to either (1) an experimental group who will receive a 12-week early vocational intervention (Work intervention) plus usual clinical rehabilitation or (2) a control group who will receive only their usual clinical rehabilitation.
RESULTS RESULTS
Outcomes include study and intervention feasibility and intervention benefit. In addition to evaluating the feasibility of delivering vocational intervention early after stroke, benefit will be assessed by measuring rates of vocational participation and quality-of-life improvements at the 3- and 6-month follow-ups. Process evaluation using data collected during the study, as well as postintervention individual interviews with participants and surveys with trial therapists, will complement quantitative data.
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
The results of the trial will provide details on the feasibility of delivering the Work intervention embedded within the clinical rehabilitation context and inform future trial processes. Pilot data will enable a future definitive trial to determine the clinical effectiveness of vocational rehabilitation when delivered in the early subacute phase of stroke recovery.
TRIAL REGISTRATION BACKGROUND
Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12619001164189; https://www.anzctr.org.au/Trial/Registration/TrialReview.aspx?id=378112&isReview=true.
INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID) UNASSIGNED
DERR1-10.2196/40548.

Identifiants

pubmed: 36315220
pii: v11i10e40548
doi: 10.2196/40548
pmc: PMC9664318
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

e40548

Informations de copyright

©Sophie O'Keefe, Kathryn Radford, Amanda Farrin, Jodi Oakman, Serena Alves-Stein, Geoffrey Cloud, Jacinta Douglas, Mandy Stanley, Natasha A Lannin. Originally published in JMIR Research Protocols (https://www.researchprotocols.org), 31.10.2022.

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Auteurs

Sophie O'Keefe (S)

School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.
Department of Occupational Therapy, Monash University, Frankston, Australia.

Kathryn Radford (K)

Nottingham University, Nottingham, United Kingdom.

Amanda Farrin (A)

Institute of Clinical Trials Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom.

Jodi Oakman (J)

Centre for Ergonomics and Human Factors, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia.

Serena Alves-Stein (S)

Department of Occupational Therapy, Alfred Health, Prahran, Australia.
Department of Neuroscience, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.

Geoffrey Cloud (G)

Department of Neuroscience, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Department of Neurology, Alfred Health, Prahran, Australia.

Jacinta Douglas (J)

Living with Disability Research Centre, School of Allied Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia.

Mandy Stanley (M)

School of Medical and Health Science, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Australia.

Natasha A Lannin (NA)

School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.
Department of Neuroscience, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Alfred Health, Prahran, Australia.

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