CARE-CITE Telerehabilitation Program for Stroke Survivors and Care Partners
This study is testing a new online program called CARE-CITE. This program helps family members (care partners) support stroke survivors during their rehabilitation at home. CARE-CITE teaches care partners how to help with daily activities using empathy and problem-solving. We want to see if CARE-CITE improves stroke survivors' arm and hand function, their ability to do daily tasks, and their social involvement. We also want to see if it helps care partners by reducing stress and improving their quality of life. You might be able to join if you are a stroke survivor and have a family member who is your primary caregiver, both are at least 18 years old, and can read and write English. We are looking to enroll 220 participants.
- Study design
- This is a randomized study, meaning participants will be assigned by chance to either receive the CARE-CITE program or an attention control group. The study aims to enroll 220 participants.
- What's involved
- Your participation in the study will last for 29 weeks. All study visits will be done virtually.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Stroke survivors' arm function, daily activity performance, and social participation will be measured at 2 months and 6 months after the intervention.
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Efficacy and Sustainability of a Carepartner-Integrated Telerehabilitation Program for Persons With Stroke
At a glance
Conditions
NCT06655402
Where you'd take part
This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.
Emory Rehabilitation Hospital
Atlanta, Georgiano site contact published
Recruiting
Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.
Study leadership
- Sarah Blanton, PT, DPT · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Emory University
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What this trial measures
- SS's Upper Extremity Functional CapacityBaseline, 2 months and 6 months post-intervention
Upper Extremity Fugl Meyer (FM) therapist standardized assessment. Total score=sum of 33 items; range 0-66 higher score, less UE impairment.
- SS's UE activity performance using the Motor Activity Log (MAL)Baseline, 2 months and 6 months post-intervention
MAL, a 30-item questionnaire, Likert-type scale, assessing the use of the affected arm during normal daily activities. Responses are given on a Likert-type scale where 0= the weaker arm was not used at all for that activity (never) to 5=the ability to use the weaker arm for that activity was as good as before the stroke (normal). The total scores are the average of all items and range from 0 to 5, where higher values indicate the greater function of the arm impacted by the stroke. A high score/high-quality UE use.
- SS's Social Participation Score using the Stroke Impact Scale (SIS) scoreBaseline, 2 months and 6 months post-intervention
Stroke Impact Scale (SIS), is a stroke-specific self-report questionnaire (59 items across 8 domains) that measures how a stroke has impacted a participant's health. The Social Participation Domain: rated in a 5-point Likert scale regarding the difficulty the participant has experienced completing each item (range 0-100). Higher scores, higher social participation.
- CP Quality of LifeBaseline, 2 months and 6 months post-intervention
CP will complete the Bakas Caregiving Outcomes Scale (BCOS). BCOS is a unidimensional scale based on 15 items and addresses changes in caregiving social functioning, subjective well-being, and physical health. Participants respond to statements on a 7-point Likert scale (-3 =changed for the worst, +3 = changed for the best, with 0 meaning did not change). The -3 to +3 ratings are recoded to 1-7 so positive numbers used for analysis. Total BCOS score ranges from 15-105. A Cut-off score \>60 = positive life changes. Higher scores, better caregiving outcomes.
- CP Strain using the Caregiver Strain Index(CSI)Baseline, 2 months and 6 months post-intervention
Caregiver Strain Index (CSI), self-reported. A 13-question tool that measures strain related to care provision with binary yes/no answers. There is at least one item for each major domain: Employment, Financial, Physical, Social, and Time. Scoring ranges from 0 to 13, with scores of 7 or more indicating a greater level of stress. Higher scores, more strain.