Stroke Self-Management Delivered by Rehabilitation Assistants Within an Early Supported Discharge Service

Jenny Freeman

Status: Completed

Conditions: Stroke

Treatments: Behavioral: Bridges self-management programme

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02648750

177976

Details and patient eligibility

About

This feasibility study evaluates whether it is possible to run a larger scale study to investigate the use of a self-management programme with adults who have recently had a stroke. Half of the participants will receive support with self-management from stroke therapists, while the other half will receive it from rehabilitation assistants.

Full description

Supporting self-management post-stroke is a key priority in healthcare policy, but not yet embedded into the provision of stroke rehabilitation. Barriers to implementation include time and resource. The feasibility of using the Bridges Stroke Self-Management Programme within an Early Supported Discharge Service and delivery by Rehabilitation Assistants is unknown.

The aim of this study was to evaluate key trial parameters to inform the protocol of a future definitive trial into the effectiveness of Bridges delivered by rehabilitation assistants within an Early Supported Discharge Service.

Enrollment: 15 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Clinical diagnosis of new stroke
• Being referred to the ESD service
• Medically stable
• Able to give informed consent
• Can follow a two-stage command

Exclusion criteria

• Being discharged to a care home

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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15 participants in 2 patient groups

Rehabilitation Assistant

Experimental group

Description:

Bridges stroke self-management programme. Delivered by rehabilitation assistants. Participants will receive a minimum of 4 sessions over a 4-6 week period.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Bridges self-management programme

Therapist

Active Comparator group

Description:

Bridges stroke self-management programme. Delivered by registered stroke therapists (Occupational therapists or physiotherapists). Participants will receive a minimum of 4 sessions over a 4-6 week period.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Bridges self-management programme