FIRST

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Project leader

Ingvild Lilleheie, PhD, Sunnaas Hospital

Abstract

The primary objectives of Focused Intensive Repetitive Step Training (FIRST) are to: 1) identify barriers, facilitators and strategies to successfully implement measures and high-intensity gait training in clinical practice; 2) successfully implement standardized measures; and 3) successfully implement high-intensity gait training and evaluate its impact on patient outcomes. The project includes 3 phases, which are described as usual care, high-intensity gait training, and sustainability and follow-up. We are currently collaborating with 9 Norwegian rehabilitation facilities in this project, which are described below.
All the included rehabilitation facilities are now in the implemntation phase of high-intensity gait training. Clinicians at these hospitals have been trained in high-intensity gait training and are currently implementing it in clinical practice.

T. George Hornby, Indiana University School of Medicine, Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana, USA, Researcher, Principal investigator

Elisabeth Bø, Oslo University Hospital, Researcher

Ingvild Rosseland, Oslo Municipality, Local project coordinator

Jennifer Moore, Sunnaas Hospital and ???, Researcher

Anna Apelman, Unicare, Local project coordinator

Anders Orpana, Skogli Rehabilitation center, Clinical project partner

Ylva Hivand Hjorth, Stavanger Health Trust, Stavanger University Hospital, Researcher

Ellen Høyer, Sunnaas Hospital, Researcher

Anita Lindgren, Sykehuset Innlandet HF, Clinical project partner

Elin Hem Stenersen, Sykehuset Innlandet HF , Clinical project partner

Ethical approvals

REK ID 6772, Søknadsnummer 2016/873

Funding

Financed through ordinary budget

Time period

15.01.2017 – 30.09.2026