Early testing of a supported self-management programme to help stroke survivors with aphasia and their families to develop strategies and confidence to manage life after stroke

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Stroke; Circulatory System; Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction

• Registration Number: ISRCTN10401966
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Leeds

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-10-07
• Last Update Posted: 6 May 2024
• Study Completion: 2024-10-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

Stroke survivors with aphasia:
1. Are aged 16 years or over
2. Have a primary diagnosis of stroke
3. Have post-stroke aphasia (as diagnosed by the treating speech and language therapy service)
4. Are =12 months post-stroke
5. Are able and willing to provide informed consent for participating in data collection (e.g. questionnaires or observations or a semi-structured interview) or for whom a consultee declaration is provided (observations only)
6. Living at an address within the remit of a participating community service and referred for speech and language therapy from a participating community service

Family members or friends:
1. Are aged 16 years or over
2. Are a family member/close friend and/or carer of a stroke survivor with aphasia participating in the study or are a family member/close friend and/or carer of a stroke survivor with aphasia who lacks the capacity to consent to participate in the study
3. Are a family member/close friend and/or carer who provides help and support (practical and/or emotional) to the stroke survivor with aphasia at least once a week
4. Are able and willing to provide informed consent

Speech and language therapists:
1. Are employed as a speech and language therapist at a participating community stroke team
2. Has a caseload including stroke survivors with aphasia
3. Has received training in facilitating the self-management intervention
4. Are willing to provide informed consent to participate in the implementation group/observation of intervention delivery/semi-structured interview

Exclusion Criteria

Stroke survivors with aphasia:
1. >12 months post-stroke
2. Already in receipt of speech and language therapy from the community stroke team
3. In receipt of end-of-life care (documented in medical notes)
4. Residents in nursing or care homes
5. People with comorbid progressive neurological disorders, e.g. Huntington’s disease, motor neurone disease, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis

Family members or friends:
1. They are caring for a stroke survivor resident in a nursing or care home or with palliative care needs
2. They are caring for a stroke survivor with a comorbid progressive neurological disorder e.g. Huntington’s disease, motor neurone disease, Parkinson's disease, or multiple sclerosis

Speech and language therapists:
Not applicable

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified