Increasing physical activity in stroke survivors using STARFISH, an interactive smartphone application: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Survivors don't care about increasing activity levels, that is a stupid intermediate measuring activity. They want 100% recovery, measure progress towards that. Once again research that will do nothing towards getting survivors recovered. 

Increasing physical activity in stroke survivors using STARFISH, an interactive smartphone application: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial

 Technology and Disability , Volume 30(1-2) , Pgs. 77-82.

NARIC Accession Number: J79809.  What's this?
ISSN: 1055-4181.
Author(s): Paul, Lorna; Campbell, Evan; Gray, Cindy; Brewster, Stephen; Ramsay, Andrew; Gill, Jason M. R.; McFayden, Angus; Dybus, Aleksandra.
Publication Year: 2018.
Number of Pages: 6.
Abstract: Article presents the protocol for a single-blind, randomized controlled trial that will examine the effect of the STARFISH intervention on physical activity (PA) in stroke survivors, compared to usual care. STARFISH is a four-month, group-based, behavioral change intervention delivered via a smartphone app that was developed to help increase PA. One hundred twenty-eight community dwelling stroke survivors will be recruited, from four National Health Service boards in Scotland, and randomized to intervention or control groups. The interventional groups will use the STARFISH app. The control group will receive literature on PA post-stroke. Outcome measures will be taken at baseline, four months (end of the intervention), and two months post-intervention. The primary outcome will be objectively measured PA. Secondary outcome measures will be sedentary time, activity profiles, walking speed and endurance, fatigue, anxiety and depression, activities of daily living, quality of life and metabolic health-risk biomarkers. If improvements are found in the PA and health of stroke survivors then STARFISH could be deployed through app stores to allow implementation at scale.