Motivational Interviewing for Stroke

Not Applicable

Terminated

• Conditions: Transient Ischemic Attack; Acute Stroke
• Interventions: Behavioral: Motivational Interview

• Registration Number: NCT06195007
• Lead Sponsor: University of Florida

Brief Summary

Motivational interviewing (MI) is a style of communication designed to elicit a person's own reasons for change to drive commitment toward a goal. The goal of this study is to assess the effect of trainee-led MI on patients diagnosed with acute stroke or TIA attributable to modifiable risk factors in comparison to conventional post-stroke counseling, based on patient outcomes, and meaning of work and sense of fulfillment for trainees.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-12-20
• Primary Completion: 2023-12-20
• Study First Submitted: 2023-12-21
• Study Completion: 2024-01-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-01-05
• Study First Posted: 2024-01-08
• Status Verified: 2024-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-08-19
• Last Update Posted: 2024-08-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: TERMINATED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1

Inclusion Criteria

• Patient presentation consistent with a stroke or TIA
• Patient is a current tobacco user and tobacco use contributed to the stroke
• Resident enrolled in study assigned to Vascular Neurology service during patient admission.

Exclusion Criteria

• Patient unable or unwilling to follow up in the outpatient stroke clinic after discharge
• Patient has cognitive impairment or aphasia that would preclude meaningful participation in motivational interview (defined as a score of 0 on the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale [NIHSS] questions 1 and 9)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Motivational Interview	Motivational Interview	Patients included in the study who are being treated by a resident in the MI intervention group will have a motivational interview during their initial hospitalization.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Smoking cessation at 90-day post-discharge follow up	90 days post-discharge	Yes or no
Recurrence of stroke / TIA symptoms	90 days post-discharge	Yes or no
Patient rating of ability to improve their health	90 days post-discharge	Patient answers question "I am confident that I can work together with my care team to improve my health" with a rating from 1 (do not agree at all) to 10 (completely agree)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patient ability to take stroke prevention medications as prescribed	90 days post-discharge	Yes or no

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Florida; 🇺🇸 Gainesville, Florida, United States