NCT04035681

Problem-Solving Therapy for Depressive Symptoms and Quality of Life in Stroke Survivor-Caregiver Dyads

Stroke Survivor-Caregiver Dyads: Feasibility of a Brief Psychosocial Intervention for Depressive Symptoms and Quality of Life

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 28 (actual)
• Sponsor: Allina Health System · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this feasibility study is to determine whether it is practical and helpful to provide problem-solving therapy to stroke survivors and their spouses/partners (caregivers) together. It will also compare the experiences of participants who receive problem-solving therapy to those who receive stroke-related health education. Many stroke survivors and caregivers report feeling sad or blue at some point after the stroke. These feelings can impact quality of life. Encountering problems is a part of daily life. These problems can be big or small, but sometimes they can pile up and feel overwhelming, contributing to feelings of sadness. Problem-solving therapy is a tool that teaches structured ways to address current problems or challenges in your life. Participants who are assigned to receive problem-solving therapy will work with a research team member for six, one-hour sessions. During each session, participants will identify a problem (big or small) and create a plan to work on that problem. Participants who are assigned to receive stroke-related health education will work with a research team member who will teach them about various topics related to stroke over six, one-hour sessions. Each session will cover information about a different topic related to stroke. Outcomes data will be collected at approximately 4 weeks, 8 weeks, and 13 weeks from baseline.

Conditions

• Stroke
• Quality of Life
• Depression

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Problem-Solving Therapy	Problem-Solving Therapy is a brief psychosocial intervention for management of depressive symptoms. Participants will have six, one-hour sessions with an interventionist to learn a structured approach to problem-solving.
OTHER	Stroke-Related Health Education	The stroke-related health education program will teach participants about various topics related to stroke. Participants will have six, one-hour sessions with an interventionist to learn about different topics related to stroke.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-06-10
• Primary completion: 2020-06-02
• Completion: 2020-07-22
• First posted: 2019-07-29
• Last updated: 2020-09-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States