Improving Work Ability of Young Adults With Stroke

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Stroke

Treatments: Behavioral: Personal Resource Building and Inclusive Volunteering Intervention (PVI); Other: Usual care

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05902195

PVI

Details and patient eligibility

About

This project will investigate effects of a novel theory-driven 6-week virtual Personal Resource Building and Inclusive Volunteering Intervention (PVI) on young stroke survivors' work ability, self-efficacy and psychosocial outcomes.

It is hypothesised that participants in the intervention group, compared with the control group, will demonstrate the outcomes below at immediately and 3 months post-intervention with respect to baseline: 1) Significant improvement in work ability (primary outcome), 2) Significant improvements in self-efficacy, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), emotional well-being and social skills (secondary outcomes).

Eligible participants will be randomly assigned to receive usual care or PVI with usual care and the control group participants will receive usual stroke care services.

Full description

Returning to work is a major rehabilitation priority for young stroke survivors. This project will investigate effects of a novel theory-driven 6-week virtual Personal Resource Building and Inclusive Volunteering Intervention (PVI) on young stroke survivors' work ability, self-efficacy and psychosocial outcomes. A 2-arm, assessor-blind, randomised controlled trial will be conducted. Eligible participants will be randomly assigned to receive usual care or PVI with usual care and the control group participants will receive usual stroke care services. Outcomes including work ability, self-efficacy, health-related quality of life, emotional well-being and social skills will be measured at baseline, immediately post-PVI and 3 months post-PVI.

Enrollment: 160 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18-64 years old,
• been clinically diagnosed with a first-ever or recurrent ischaemic or haemorrhagic stroke,
• living at home,
• Montreal Cognitive Assessment score >2nd percentile,
• a Modified Rankin Scale of 4 or below (moderately severe disability),
• able to communicate in Cantonese and read Traditional Chinese,
• a regular paid employment at the time of stroke,
• been unemployed for at least 3 months at the time of recruitment.

Exclusion criteria

• have been diagnosed with transient ischaemic attack,
• have experienced cerebrovascular events due to tumours,
• have been diagnosed with a mental condition such as depression, schizophrenia or bipolar disorder,
• demonstrate incomprehensible speech or difficulty in comprehending conversations, or
• have or are receiving vocational programmes.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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160 participants in 2 patient groups

Personal Resource Building and Inclusive Volunteering Intervention (PVI)

Experimental group

Description:

All participants in the intervention group will receive the intervention (PVI) in addition to usual care. PVI is a 6-week virtual programme aimed at building up young stroke survivors' personal resources for work through engaging in inclusive volunteering activities.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Personal Resource Building and Inclusive Volunteering Intervention (PVI)

Control

Active Comparator group

Description:

All participants in the control group will receive usual stroke care services such as medical or health services offered by the hospitals or community-based organisations.

Treatment:

Other: Usual care