Efficacy of a Family Telephone Intervention for Stroke

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Stroke

In brief

The purpose of this trial is to determine if a family intervention administered by telephone to stroke patients and their caregivers increases adaptation and functioning after stroke.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00031265

Run by

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

People needed

290

Starts

1998-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2005-10-12

Who can join

Age: 36 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• age > 35 years,
• MRI or CAT scan proof of stroke or definitive hemiplegia, and
• competency to sign an informed consent form.

You may not qualify if…

• presence of subarachnoid hemorrhage, transient ischemic attack or subdural hematoma,
• significant medical disorder severe enough to require hospitalization within the 3 months prior to stroke,
• functional psychosis,
• absence of a caregiver (anyone living within a 30 minute drive who is available and willing to attend to patient),
• admitted from nursing home (since these patients are likely to return to the nursing home) and
• inability to speak English.

Where it is running

• Rhode Island Hospital — Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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