Relationship between caregiver burden and fatigue in participants with stroke
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: I63- Cerebral infarction
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/11/059977
- Lead Sponsor
- Ashveya Joylin Dias
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
For post-stroke patients
1)Age greater than 18years.
2)Any sex.
3)Post onset stroke duration between two weeks to 2 years.
4)Individuals who report fatigue (VAFS greater than and equal to 4)
5)Able to read and comprehend Kannada/English.
6)Cognitively sound (MMSE greater than 23)
For Caregiver
1)Aged greater than 18 years.
2)Any sex.
3)Participants who can read and comprehend Kannada/English.
4)Participants who can understand simple instructions.
For post-stroke patients
1)Individuals who also have problems affecting other systems that contribute to fatigue.
2)Individuals undergoing immune modulatory drugs.
3)Individuals who underwent surgical procedures for stroke.
4)Individuals with recurrent stroke.
5)Individuals who had pre-existing daily activity impairment before their stroke.
For caregivers
1)Individuals having communication problems.
2)Individuals taking care of more than one family members with disability.
3)Caregivers already having a disability that may influence their level of burden.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Fatigue Severity Scale <br/ ><br>Zarit Caregiver Burden InterviewTimepoint: 1st: Seven days post-stroke or on the day of discharge <br/ ><br>2nd: 1 month post discharge <br/ ><br>3rd: 3 months post discharge
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ILTimepoint: NI