A Very Early Rehabilitation Trial after stroke (AVERT): a Phase III, multicentre, randomised controlled trial
Langhorne P, Wu O, Rodgers H, Ashburn A & Bernhardt J
Record ID 32017000445
English
Authors' objectives:
Mobilising patients early after stroke [early mobilisation (EM)] is thought to contribute to the beneficial effects of stroke unit care but it is poorly defined and lacks direct evidence of benefit.
We assessed the effectiveness of frequent higher dose very early mobilisation (VEM) after stroke.
Authors' recommendations:
Patients in the VEM group were mobilised earlier and with a higher dose of therapy than those in the UC group, which was already early. This VEM protocol was associated with reduced odds of favourable outcome at 3 months cautioning against very early high-dose mobilisation. At 12 months, health-related QoL was similar regardless of group. Shorter, more frequent mobilisation early after stroke may be associated with a more favourable outcome.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2017
URL for published report:
https://www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/hta/hta21540/#/abstract
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
England, United Kingdom
MeSH Terms
- Affect
- Humans
- Medicine
- Stroke
- Stroke Rehabilitation
Contact
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NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme
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Contact Name:
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Contact Email:
journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
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