Self-directed rehabilitation randomised controlled trial after stroke: a practical, low cost programme. The Taking Charge after Stroke (TaCAS) Study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Stroke; Stroke - Ischaemic; Stroke - Haemorrhagic

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615001163594
• Lead Sponsor: Medical Research Institute of New Zealand

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-11-02
• Last Update Posted: 30 November 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 400

Inclusion Criteria

Non-Maori, non-Pacific adults >16 years of age with acute stroke
- Discharged from hospital to non-institutional community living situation
- Answering ‘No’ to the question ‘Are you fully recovered from your stroke?’ (i.e. modified Rankin Score (mRS) must be > 0)

There is no requirement that a family member or support person is present although this is encouraged. Family members/support people do not need to be normally resident with the participant.

Exclusion Criteria

- Inability to provide informed consent
- Unlikely to survive >12 months

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Physical functioning, assessed by the Physical Component Summary score of the Short Form 36 with two pre-specified comparisons, if there is overall evidence of a difference in mean values: Firstly all those randomised to Take Charge Sessions (TCS) compared to control and secondly TCS high dose (2 sessions) compared to TCS low dose (1 session)[12 months after stroke]