Status:
COMPLETED
Problem-solving: A Stroke Caregiver Early Intervention
Lead Sponsor:
Northwestern University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Alexian Brothers Hospital Network
Conditions:
Psychological Adaptation
Eligibility:
All Genders
21+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Intervention studies for stroke caregivers (CG's) during early caregiving are few and have met with limited success. The Post-Stroke Rehabilitation Clinical Practice Guidelines (1995) recommend sensit...
Detailed Description
Caregivers (CGs) of stroke survivors assume their role suddenly and with little preparation. Negative emotions are common, persist over time, and are related to other negative outcomes (poor survivor ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Caregiver and stroke survivor aged 21 or older. If the stroke survivor does not participate, the caregiver remains eligible.
- Primary caregiver for and living with an adult survivor who is hospitalized for a recent stroke and who is planning to return home from acute rehabilitation.
Exclusion
- Caregivers who are diagnosed with a major psychiatric disorder and/or in individual, group or supportive therapies will be excluded from the study; however, only caregivers who obtain a score of 10 or greater on the study depression measure (CES-D) will be included.
- Subjects also will require sufficient hearing and telephone access to be available for the phone segment of the intervention and assessment.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
362 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01141738
Start Date
April 1 2005
End Date
December 1 2009
Last Update
May 22 2023
Active Locations (4)
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1
Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60608
2
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (2017:Shirley Ryan Ability Lab)
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
3
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60657
4
Alexian Brothers Hospital Network
Elk Grove Village, Illinois, United States, 60007