NCT03439813

Treating Anxiety After Stroke (TASK)

Treating Anxiety After Stroke (TASK) Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 27 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Edinburgh · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The TASK (Treating Anxiety after StroKe) trial is a feasibility randomized controlled trial. It aims to evaluate the feasibility of i) web-enabled trial procedures, and ii) the TASK intervention in stroke and TIA patients

Detailed description

Anxiety after stroke and transient ischaemic attack (TIA) is common. It is distressing and potentially debilitating. Currently, post-stoke psychological care is inadequate. There is no definitive evidence to guide treatment of anxiety post-stroke. The TASK intervention is a centralized model for delivering personalised therapy for treating anxiety post-stroke using telephone and web-technology. The TASK intervention includes: * Treatment website and telephone support * Learning ways to overcome anxiety after stroke/'mini-stroke' * Relaxation techniques * Weekly online tasks * Therapeutic videos * Text reminders and participant record card * Useful links to stroke resources and websites The investigators designed the TASK trial to be web-enabled, so that it can be conducted entirely remotely. In the TASK feasibility randomized controlled trial, the investigators aim to evaluate the feasibility of: i) web-enabled trial procedures: online recruitment, remote eligibility checking, electronic informed consent, online self-reported outcome surveys ii) feasibility of the TASK intervention in stroke and TIA patients This trial received a favourable opinion from the South East Scotland Research Ethics Committee (ref: 17/SS/0143)

Conditions

• Anxiety Disorders
• Stroke
• Transient Ischemic Attack

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	TASK-CBT	.Web and telephone-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy designed for anxiety after stroke and TIA. Six personalized telephone CBT sessions, one week apart by a trained and supervised medical professional using the TASK Therapist's Manual. Treatment website contains multimedia content to cover key CBT skills with weekly online tasks.
BEHAVIORAL	TASK-Relax	Web and telephone-supported relaxation therapy. Treatment website contains five relaxation exercises: i) audio- and visually-guided breathing exercise, ii) relaxing imagery and sounds, iii) music for relaxation, iv) audio-guided progressive muscle relaxation, and v) a selection of sounds of nature. Telephone instruction given and treatment website contains multimedia content to explain to participant how to practice relaxation regularly during the trial period.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-01-17
• Primary completion: 2018-08-31
• Completion: 2018-08-31
• First posted: 2018-02-20
• Last updated: 2018-10-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom