Feasibility of a mHealth intervention among stroke caregivers

Not Applicable

Conditions: Circulatory System
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Nervous System Diseases

Registration Number: PACTR202407526791115

Lead Sponsor: YU School of Global Public Health

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Pending

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 268

Inclusion Criteria

the inclusion criteria for participants will include:
1.Caregivers of patients with a confirmed diagnosis of stroke for at least a month
2.All unpaid primary caregivers of stroke patients aged 18-60 years
3.Caregivers who visit the outpatient department with their patient
4.Should have provided care for at least 1 month

Exclusion Criteria

the exclusion criteria for participants will include:
1.Caregivers of patients too ill to participate in a study
2.Caregivers who cannot provide consent
3.Caregivers with a history of psychiatric illness
4.Caregivers who do not have mobile phones

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
?Primary outcomes for this study are: <br>oReduction in Psychological distress among caregivers of stroke patients at 12 weeks from onset of intervention<br>oRecruitment yield for psychologically distressed caregivers<br>oAcceptability of the intervention<br>oRetention at 12th week and 16th week<br>oEstimation of sample size to inform an RCT<br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
•?Secondary outcomes for this study include:<br>oReduction in Psychological distress among caregivers of stroke patients at 16 weeks from onset of intervention.<br>oImproved coping strategies among caregivers of stroke patients at 12 weeks from onset of intervention.<br>oImproved coping strategies among caregivers of stroke patients at 16 weeks from onset of intervention.<br>