Stroke Self-Management Rehabilitation Trial (SMART)

Phase 2

• Conditions: stroke; self-management; rehabilitation; Stroke - Ischaemic; Stroke - Haemorrhagic

• Registration Number: ACTRN12612001287820
• Lead Sponsor: ational Institute for Stroke & Applied Neurosciences, AUT University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-12-12
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Stopped early
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 700

Inclusion Criteria

All consecutive patients with stroke admitted to participating centers will be potentially eligible for inclusion in the study if they meet all the following inclusion criteria: (1) clinically diagnosed stroke with some level of disability; (2) discharged home; and (3) availability of home DVD-player. All such patients and their informal (unpaid) caregiver (next of kin or the person providing most day-to-day support, whenever available) will be approached couple days before or after their discharge to home but no later than 9 months after the stroke onset.

Exclusion Criteria

inability to communicate (including non-fluent English), history of previous disabling stroke (pre-stroke MRS 3-5), living outside the study area, admission to hospital from a residential care facility or rest home, inability to provide informed consent, participation in another clinical trial, significant cognitive impairment that would affect their understanding of the instructions and compliance with the intervention (by opinion of the treating physician or rehabilitation specialist at the time of the interview), or history of alcoholism, drug abuse, or serious mental illness (e.g. depression, psychosis, bipolar disorder).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified