Preventing Chronic Depression and PTSD in Stroke Patients Admitted to the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Their Family Caregivers

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Neurological Disorder

In brief

The current study has the following objectives: 1. To determine additional stroke patient (SP) and stroke caregiver (SC) factors including their perceptions of the stroke experience, hospitalization, and how they cope with its challenges; identify additional appropriate points to intervene (maladaptive coping styles, unrealistic expectations, inappropriate prioritization, misinformation about illness, and self care), and assess SP and SC preferences for the structure, mode of delivery (including potential for phone, video or a combination of these) and timing of an intervention. 2. To develop, \[using the preliminary data and information from aim 1\], and test the feasibility and acceptability (primary outcomes) of a skills-based intervention for preventing chronic depression, anxiety, PTSD and decreased QoL in dyads at risk.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT02797509
Run by
Massachusetts General Hospital
People needed
15
Starts
2016-07-01
Expected to finish
2018-08-01
Last updated by the study team
2018-08-17

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

Where it is running

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