Rehabilitation Strategies for Social Participation in Chronic Stroke Survivors

This study is testing two rehabilitation programs to help people who have had a stroke at least six months ago get back to social activities. One program, called Strategy Training Only (START), focuses on practicing tasks and strategies in your home. The other program, Strategy Training embedded with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Principles (ACES), combines these strategies with principles from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which helps with psychological flexibility. Researchers want to see if ACES leads to better improvements in social participation and psychological flexibility compared to START. They will also check how practical and satisfying both programs are. You might be able to join if you are an adult living in the community with a chronic stroke and have difficulty with social participation.

Study design
This interventional study plans to enroll 54 participants. It compares two behavioral interventions: Strategy Training Only and Strategy Training embedded with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Principles.
What's involved
Participants will receive ten 45-60 minute sessions, twice a week, in their home. They will also complete testing to see if they are eligible.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
The study measures changes from baseline to one month after rehabilitation.

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NCT06758505

Rehabilitation Strategies for Social Participation in Chronic Stroke Survivors

Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalTreatment
University of Pittsburgh
~54 participants
Updated 2025-10-02 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Strategy Training OnlyStrategy Training embedded with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Principles

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Feasibility: Fidelity (for each group)
Measured over Baseline to Post-intervention up to 8 weeks
+1 more outcome measured
Stroke
Chronic Phase of Disease

NCT06758505

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.

  • University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvaniastudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

  • Minmei Shih, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Pittsburgh

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  • Feasibility: Fidelity (for each group)Baseline to Post-intervention up to 8 weeks

    Fidelity is measured using Strategy Training (ST) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) fidelity tools. All intervention sessions will be video recorded and a random 20 percent will be rated by independent evaluators trained by the principal investigator. ST fidelity will be assessed with the 10-item fidelity tool with 8 or more items rated as adequate or excellent indicating adequate fidelity. ACES fidelity will be assessed with a 22-item tool generated from the 10-item ST and 12-item ACT fidelity tools, with 18 or more items rated as adequate or excellent indicating adequate fidelity. The a priori criterion for adequate fidelity was that equal or greater than 80 percent of intervention sessions are rated with equal or greater than 80 percent of adequate fidelity for each START and ACES intervention.

  • Feasibility: Satisfaction (for each group)Baseline to Post-intervention up to 8 weeks

    Client satisfaction is measured using the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire. The Clients Satisfaction Questionnaire is an 8-item assessment of satisfaction with the intervention program, rated on a 4-point scale that ranges from 1 to 4 in each item. An average score will be computed for each participant. High scores indicate high satisfaction. The a priori criterion for satisfaction was equal or greater than 80 percent of the sample has mean Client Satisfaction Questionnaire score of equal or greater than 2.5.