Stroke Caregiver Empowerment (STROKE-CARE)

July 1, 2021 updated by: Juleen Rodakowski, University of Pittsburgh
The purpose of this study is to refine STROKE-CARE for caregivers and explore changes in caregiver and care-recipient outcomes

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Individuals with disabilities rely heavily on unpaid family caregivers to help perform necessary occupations. The emotional and physical demands of caregiving often contribute to caregivers experiencing burden. Caregivers with burden are at-risk for poor health and a heightened risk of mortality. This is likely, in turn, to negatively impact care-recipient quality of life. The proposed study refines a behavioral intervention that teaches caregivers to facilitate problem solving over the course of daily activities. The long-term goal for this project is to establish an effective rehabilitation intervention that promotes caregiver health and well-being, which ultimately influences care-recipient health. This study will use an open-case series and a single-arm clinical trial to refine the intervention and examine caregiver and care-recipient response to the intervention. This research applies to the priorities and objectives of this research initiative through examination of a caregiver-centered, standardized intervention that is based on occupational theories and principles, investigating outcomes experienced by caregivers of individuals with cognitive deficits after stroke. Data from this pilot project will be used to design and obtain federal funding for a randomized controlled trial to examine the efficacy of the refined intervention on caregiver and care-recipient health outcomes.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

23

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Pennsylvania
      • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15221
        • University of Pittsburgh

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 18 years or older
  • Primary caregiver for an individual post-stroke
  • Live with the care-recipient
  • Provide 1 hour of caregiving per day
  • Subjective caregiver burden

Exclusion Criteria:

  • non-English speaking
  • Active treatment (chemotherapy, radiation therapy) for cancer
  • Imminent placement of care-recipient into a nursing home or with another caregiver (within 6 months)
  • Involvement in another clinical trial for caregivers

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: STROKE-CARE Intervention
In STROKE-CARE, caregivers will learn a problem-solving strategy. Participants will receive approximately 10 sessions by an occupational therapist in the home over a 5 week process.
Behavioral: STROKE-CARE
In STROKE-CARE, caregivers will learn a problem-solving strategy. They will (1) identify barriers to performance, (2) generate strategies to address barriers, and (3) apply these strategies to support care-recipients in occupations.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
The proportion of caregivers that use the universal strategy in daily activities
Time Frame: after study completion, an average of 6 weeks
after study completion, an average of 6 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Pittsburgh

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

April 1, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 31, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 12, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

May 13, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 6, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 1, 2021

Last Verified

July 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • PRO16020650

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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