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Optimizing Stroke Family Caregiver Support Across the Care Continuum by Improving the Timing of Intervention Delivery

20. januar 2014 opdateret af: Jill Cameron, University of Toronto
About 50% of stroke survivors have limitations in their activities of daily living on return to the community. Family caregivers provide invaluable support to these individuals during their recovery and rehabilitation. Unfortunately, there is no standard clinical practice to prepare caregivers for this role and, as a result, many experience stress and poor health that can compromise stroke survivor recovery and threaten the sustainability of the care needed to thrive in their home. To address this gap, the investigators have developed the Timing it Right Stroke Family Support Program that aims to meet the evolving needs of caregivers. The objective of this multi-province randomized controlled trial is to determine if this program delivered across the stroke care continuum improves caregivers' sense of being supported and emotional well-being. Ultimately this program could be used by stroke care programs from across Canada.

Studieoversigt

Status

Afsluttet

Betingelser

Intervention / Behandling

Detaljeret beskrivelse

The objective of this multi-province randomized controlled trial will be to determine if the TIR Stroke Family Support Program delivered across the care continuum contributes to positive caregiver outcomes. Since this program targets family caregiver support, the primary outcomes of the intervention will be caregivers' perception of being supported in their care-giving role and improvements in caregiver mental health outcomes (e.g., less depression and more psychological well-being). To determine the impact of the intervention on caregiver outcomes, we will compare two modes of intervention delivery with standard care: 1) repeated contact in person and by telephone with a stroke support person and 2) a self-directed program by the caregiver.

We will perform a multi-site, mixed methods RCT. Caregivers of patients who are receiving acute care for their first stroke will be recruited within the first week of hospital admission. Members of the stroke team from the participating hospitals' stroke units will identify potential participants and ask their permission to be approached by each site's research assistant. The research assistant will fully explain the study, answer questions, obtain consent, administer the baseline questionnaires, and then contact the project coordinator who will then randomize participants to one of three groups: A) TIR Stroke Family Support Program delivered by a stroke support person, B) caregiver self-directed TIR Stroke Family Support Program, and C) usual care that includes provision of the Heart and Stroke educational resource "Let's Talk about Stroke". The research assistants will give caregivers a copy of "Let's Talk about Stroke" (if they have not yet received a copy) and introduce them to the stroke support person who will deliver the full intervention and instruct the family in the use of the self-directed arm of the intervention. A second part-time research assistant blinded to group assignment will complete routine follow-up assessments with participants at 3, 6, and 12 months post-stroke. A subset of 36 participants (6 from each site) will also participate in a qualitative interview after completion of their 12-month follow-up assessment.

The goals of this multi-site randomized controlled trial are to:

  1. Assess whether the intervention improves caregivers outcomes (via quantitative analysis)
  2. Assess how the intervention improves caregiver outcomes (via qualitative analysis)
  3. Assess how the intervention is delivered (via stroke support person journals)

Undersøgelsestype

Interventionel

Tilmelding (Faktiske)

310

Fase

  • Ikke anvendelig

Kontakter og lokationer

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Studiesteder

  • Canada
    • Ontario
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1V7
        • University of Toronto -- Dpt. of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

Deltagelseskriterier

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Berettigelseskriterier

Aldre berettiget til at studere

  • Barn
  • Voksen
  • Ældre voksen

Tager imod sunde frivillige

Ingen

Køn, der er berettiget til at studere

Alle

Beskrivelse

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Participants must speak and read English and be the primary family caregiver of a person who is receiving care for their first hospitalization for an ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke and whose anticipated ultimate destination after discharge is a private residence or apartment building.
  • Stroke survivors must exhibit at least minimal disability (i.e., are referred to at least one rehabilitation health care professional during acute care). They may be admitted to short or long-duration inpatient (maximum duration of 6 months) or outpatient rehabilitation or return directly home.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Caregivers of terminally ill stroke survivors or of survivors discharged to complex continuing care, long-term care or assisted retirement residences.

Studieplan

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Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?

Design detaljer

  • Primært formål: Støttende pleje
  • Tildeling: Randomiseret
  • Interventionel model: Parallel tildeling
  • Maskning: Ingen (Åben etiket)

Våben og indgreb

Deltagergruppe / Arm
Intervention / Behandling
Aktiv komparator: Self-Directed Program
Adfærdsmæssigt: Self-directed program
Participants in this arm of the trial will have family caregivers self-direct their use of the Timing it Right Stroke Family Support guide. The research assistant will instruct the caregivers how to self-manage their support needs by providing instruction on how to use the guide, which has an additional section regarding self-management. Caregivers will also be instructed that the guide is organized according to the phases of a stroke survivors' recovery. They will be instructed to review the information in each chapter as it becomes relevant to their current situation
Aktiv komparator: Stroke Support Person
Adfærdsmæssigt: Timing it Right Stroke Family Support Person Intervention
Intervention delivered by a stroke support person (SSP) in-person during acute care & by telephone during inpatient rehabilitation and community discharge. SSP provides support, information & guidance and gives caregivers Stroke Family Support guide as a resource. SSP will have 1 contact with the caregiver during acute care and a 2nd contact during the last week of inpatient acute or rehabilitation care. The 1st contact while the caregiver is at home will occur 2-3 weeks after the stroke survivor has been discharged from inpatient care and then every four weeks until the caregiver passes the marker question. SSP will then encourage caregiver to contact them if they have any specific questions. The SSP will make one final contact about 8 weeks later
Ingen indgriben: Standard Care
Participants in this arm receive Standard Care which consists of being given a copy of the Heart& Stroke Foundation's stroke resource titled "Let's Talk About Stroke"

Hvad måler undersøgelsen?

Primære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Tidsramme
The primary outcome, caregiver's perceived social support, will be assessed by Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Scale.
Tidsramme: Baseline, 3, 6 and 12-months post-stroke
Baseline, 3, 6 and 12-months post-stroke

Sekundære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Tidsramme
Positive/negative mental health outcomes will be assessed by the Positive Affect Scale and Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, respectively. Caregivers' participation in valued activities will be assessed by the Caregiving Impact Scale
Tidsramme: Baseline, 3, 6 and 12-months post-stroke
Baseline, 3, 6 and 12-months post-stroke

Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere

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Sponsor

University of Toronto

Samarbejdspartnere

University Health Network, Toronto
University of Ottawa
Dalhousie University
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Foothills Medical Centre
Pembroke Regional Hospital
South Shore District Health Authority
Champlain Region Sroke Centre
Canadian Stroke Strategy

Efterforskere

  • Ledende efterforsker: Jill Cameron, PhD, University of Toronto

Publikationer og nyttige links

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Generelle publikationer

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Datoer for undersøgelser

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Studer store datoer

Studiestart

1. september 2009

Primær færdiggørelse (Faktiske)

1. oktober 2013

Studieafslutning (Faktiske)

1. december 2013

Datoer for studieregistrering

Først indsendt

12. august 2009

Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier

12. august 2009

Først opslået (Skøn)

13. august 2009

Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler

Sidste opdatering sendt (Skøn)

22. januar 2014

Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier

20. januar 2014

Sidst verificeret

1. januar 2014

Mere information

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Andre undersøgelses-id-numre

  • 212054-487481

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