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NCT Number: NCT06952595

Carer Involvement in Exercises for People With Acquired Brain Injury.

Increasing the amount of exercises completed has been shown to help recovery for people after a brain injury. This study will explore if providing extra training of exercises prescribed to a patient and carer team, will allow more practice of these exercises, better abilities to move and balance, and to assess if carer confidence changes with doing this. It is a repeated case design in the in-patient acute Neurosciences setting at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Trust (NNUH).

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Key information

Conditions

Acquired Brain Injury (Including Stroke) Brain Diseases Brain Injuries Central Nervous System Diseases Craniocerebral Trauma Nervous System Diseases Trauma, Nervous System Wounds and Injuries

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Norwich, United Kingdom

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion

  • Adults with acquired brain injury on NNUH Neurosciences Unit with a carer physically able to complete exercises with the patient.
  • Patient to be able to follow simple commands (1 stage) for exercise intervention.
  • Patient able to consent along with their relative together to participation in the study.

Exclusion:

  • Discharge plan for ESD from initial assessment with no care package required due to too short timeframe of being an acute in-patient.
  • Patient's with severe cognitive - communication deficits meaning they cannot follow 1 stage command for exercises or consent to the study.
  • Severe pain, joint abnormality or spasticity limiting participation in exercise programme.
  • Carer/relative not able to physically help the patient with the required exercises or carer/relative not able to consent to the study.

Treatment and study plan

five exercises prescribed and taught to carers and participants

Behavioral

Up to five exercises prescribed and taught to carers and participants in an acute hospital setting fort hem to continue to practice as able.

Primary outcomes

  1. Log of exercise repetitions

    Time frame: Pre and post intervention: 4 weeks or at point of discharge from acute Trust.

    Log of exercise repetitions completed by patient and relative/carer team (on exercise record log), VAS score (Visual analogue score) rating 0- no confidence to 10- very confident for carer confidence pre and post intervention.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Other

Collaborators

  • 3 Million Steps charity
  • University of East Anglia

Registry information

Official study title

Carer Involvement in Exercise Programmes for Acute Neurosciences Patients With Acquired Brain Injury

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
May 1, 2025
Registry last updated
May 1, 2025

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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