A study to assess whether a family-led caregiver-delivered home-based rehabilitation intervention versus usual care is an effective, affordable strategy for those with disabling stroke in India.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Stroke patients
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2014/10/005133
- Lead Sponsor
- Christian Medical College Ludhiana
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
Adults (>=18 years);
Recent ( <1 month) acute; ischaemic/haemorrhagic/undifferentiated stroke;
Residual disability (requiring help from another person for everyday activities);
Expected to survive to discharge from hospitalwith a reasonable expectation of 6 month survival (i.e. not palliative, no evidence of widespread cancer etc.);
Able (or by proxy) to provide informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
Unable to identify a suitable family-nominated caregiver for training and subsequent delivery of care;
Those unwilling/unable to adhere to follow-up.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Effects of treatment on death or dependency on the modified Rankin ScaleTimepoint: 3 Months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The Barthel Index <br/ ><br>Caregiver Burden Scale <br/ ><br>Health-related quality of life (WHOQOL-BREF and EQ-5D) <br/ ><br>Patient and caregiver mood (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale) <br/ ><br>Extended activities of daily living (Nottingham Extended ADL Scale)Timepoint: 3 months and 6 months