Effectiveness of a Home-based Ergonomic Intervention Program in Caregivers of Chronic Post-stroke Patients

University of Granada (UGR)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Stroke; Quality of Life

Treatments: Other: Ergonomic intervention; Other: Control or conservative intervention; Other: Postural plus kinesiotherapy intervention program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03284580

Rehab in carers of post-stroke

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of the present study is to evaluate the effectiveness of two home-based ergonomic intervention programs compared to a control group on the quality of life of caregivers of post-stroke patients

Full description

Stroke is a neurological pathology that can cause functional problems and an impairment to perform activities of daily living at home.

For this reason, these patients need the support of a caregiver. Caregivers of post-stroke patients often have also problems with their quality of life because of the care that they must provide. These problems appear mainly during the support tasks in the activities performed at the patient's home.

The objective of the present study is to evaluate the effectiveness of two home-based ergonomic intervention programs compared to a control group on the quality of life of caregivers of post-stroke patients

Enrollment: 33 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being caregivers of post-stroke patients
• Being over 18 years old

Exclusion criteria

• Being caregiver of patients with other neurological patients

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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33 participants in 3 patient groups

Ergonomic intervention group

Experimental group

Description:

Ergonomic intervention program at home for caregivers

Treatment:

Other: Ergonomic intervention

Postural + kinesiotherapy intervention group

Experimental group

Description:

A postural + kinesiotherapy intervention program at home for caregivers

Treatment:

Other: Postural plus kinesiotherapy intervention program

Control or conservative group

Other group

Description:

A conservative intervention by general information for caregivers

Treatment:

Other: Control or conservative intervention