NCT03807284

Regaining Confidence After Stroke a Feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial

Evaluating the Feasibility of a Regaining Confidence After Stroke Course (RCAS) to Facilitate Adjustment for People With Stroke Discharged From Rehabilitation.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 51 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Nottingham · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The Regaining Confidence after Stroke Course (RCAS) is a group therapy intervention to evaluate the feasibility of conducting a definitive trial, aimed to facilitate adjustment for people with stroke discharged from rehabilitation, compared with usual care. The study also aimed to evaluate the feasibility of improving mood and coping in carers of the course participants.

Detailed description

The Regaining Confidence after Stroke Course (RCAS) is an is an eleven week group intervention that is designed to help stroke survivors when they have finished rehabilitation to improve confidence in daily life. This feasibility study aimed to evaluate the acceptability of the course in improving confidence, mood, adjustment and increasing activity levels in stroke survivors as well as improving mood and coping in their carers.

Conditions

• Stroke

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	A group psychosocial course	A 2 hour, weekly group psychosocial therapy RCAS course that aims to improve confidence and help adjustment after a stroke.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-04-01
• Primary completion: 2014-08-31
• Completion: 2016-08-31
• First posted: 2019-01-16
• Last updated: 2019-01-25