Stroke

Background:
For people receiving rehabilitation after stroke, maximizing the amount of physical therapy they receive is vital to maximizing their functional outcomes. But the most effective and cost-effective way of organizing therapy services to maximize patient therapy input is not known. This exciting and novel trial will compare investigate different models of delivering a greater amount of physical therapy (mobility and upper limb related) to people in rehabilitation post-stroke. Intervention models are: (i) usual care therapy (5 days a week); (ii) usual care therapy provided over 7 days a week; and (iii) group circuit class therapy (up to 3 hours day, 5 days a week).
For further trial information, please go to the CIRCIT trial home page.

Principal Investigators:
Dr Susan Hillier (Physiotherapy Program, University of South Australia)
Dr Coralie English (Physiotherapy Program, University of South Australia)
Prof Maria Crotty (Repatriation General Hospital, South Australia)
Prof Leonie Segal (Health Economics and Policy Group, University of South Australia)
A/Prof Julie Bernhardt, (National Stroke Research Institute, a part of the Florey Neuroscience Institutes)
Prof Adrian Esterman (School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of South Australia)

Coordinating Centres:
University of South Australia, Department of Rehabilitation and Aged Care, Flinders University
National Stroke Research Institute (a part of the Florey Neuroscience Institutes), Melbourne

Participating Centres:
Patients and clinicians from Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre (SA), Repatriation General Hospital Rehabilitation (SA), St Magaret’s Rehabilitation Hospital (SA), Osborne Park (WA) and Royal Park Rehabilitation (VIC)