Optimising mental health and wellbeing after post-stroke aphasia

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Post-stroke aphasia; Stroke - Ischaemic; Stroke - Haemorrhagic; Neurological - Other neurological disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12620000209998
• Lead Sponsor: a Trobe University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-02-20
• Last Update Posted: 6 May 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 39

Inclusion Criteria

1) Adults aged 18 years or over and diagnosed with aphasia due to stroke
Subclinical/low symptoms of depression/anxiety: i.e. Stroke Aphasic Depression Questionnaire-10 (SADQ) score of equal to or less than 8 (community version) or equal to or less than 12 (hospital version) and Behavioural Outcomes of Anxiety score of equal to or less than 17. 2) Adequate hearing, vision skills and English skills to participate in intervention as judged by stroke health professional
3) Up to 5 years post-stroke and aphasia onset
4) Capacity to consent

Exclusion Criteria

1) Concomitant progressive neurological disorder (e.g. dementia)
2) Mental health illness or above threshold symptoms of depression/anxiety: i.e. Stroke Aphasic Depression Questionnaire-10 (SADQ) score of equal to or > 8 (community version) or equal to or > 12 (hospital version) and Behavioural Outcomes of Anxiety score of equal to or more than > 17.
3) Participant in other aphasia or psychological care/mental health study

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Acceptability of intervention to participants with aphasia - rating out of 10 of individual sessions/overall program; topic guide questions in qualitative interview[ Baseline, immediately post-intervention and 3 months and 6 months (rural/regional dwellers only) follow up.]