The Enriched Environment as an Integrated Tool in the Ward Setting — ENVIRONMENT  

Stroke Clinical Trial

Official title: The Enriched Environment as an Integrated Tool in the Ward Setting for Improving Functional Outcome in People With Acute Stroke: a Study Within the Neurological Clinic Unit

Status Not yet recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

The goal of this longitudinal interventional study is to integrate the enriched environment (EE) in the context of the Neurology Clinic ward of the General Hospital - University of Padua, by verifying its effectiveness and impact on psychological well-being, functional recovery, activity level, and quality of life in people with stroke.

Clinical Trial Description

The EE will be integrated within the shared areas of the Neurology ward and in inpatient rooms, providing materials and aids to encourage physical, cognitive and social activity. The study will recruit for 9 months plus 6 months of follow-up. It will recruited a total of 70 people with stroke (35 for experimental and control group). After providing informed consent, participants will be evaluated on admission, at discharge, at 4 weeks (follow-up visit) and at 6 months (telephone interview). Participants will be psuedo randomized, as the ward will be environmentally enriched during consecutive alternating time frames. The instrument used to measure the multidimensional recovery will be the Stroke Impact Scale. Specific secondary outcomes will assessed the recovery in motor, cognitive and communication function, the impact on physical activity, mood, the type of activity of participants exposed to EE and the impact on the ward organization. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Stroke
• Stroke, Acute

• NCT number: NCT06233682
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University of Padova
• Contact: Francesca Venturini
• Phone: 049 8212341
• Email: ce.sperimentazione@aopd.veneto.it
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 2024
• Completion date: January 2025