CARE4STROKE: Caregiver mediated exercises with E-health support to improve intensity of training after stroke.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Mobility impairment after stroke; Stroke - Ischaemic; Stroke - Haemorrhagic; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy

• Registration Number: ACTRN12613000779774
• Lead Sponsor: Prof Maria Crotty

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-07-12
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 62

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria for the patient:
- 18 years or older
- able to understand the English language
- able to appoint a caregiver
- being in the early rehabilitation phase (24 hours- 3 months)
- being able to follow instructions (a MMSE score > 23 points)
- Functional Ambulation Score (FAC) < 5
- a score of <11 on the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)

Inclusion criteria for the caregiver:
- 18 years or older
- able to understand the English language
- a score of <11 on the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
- medically stable and physically able to perform the exercises together with the patient

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria for both patient and caregiver will be serious comorbidity which interferes with participation.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Stroke Impact Scale immediately post-intervention (patient)[At 8 weeks]