Emotional Recovery Post-Stroke Study

This study is looking at whether adding an emotional wellness program to therapy helps people recover after a stroke. We want to see if combining modified Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (mCBT) with occupational therapy (OT) or speech therapy (ST) improves your emotional well-being and ability to participate in daily activities. You might be able to join if you've had a stroke at least 30 days ago, are 21 or older, speak English, and have emotional challenges like anxiety or sadness, or physical issues like difficulty speaking or moving an arm. The study aims to see if these therapies improve your mental well-being, how well you can do daily tasks, and your quality of life. The current recruitment status is unclear.

Study design
This interventional study plans to enroll 80 participants. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups, both receiving OT or ST, with one group also receiving an emotional wellness component.
What's involved
You will complete 9 therapy sessions over 8 weeks, each lasting about 1 hour, through video calls. You will also have two assessment visits, one before and one after the therapy program, also via video call.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your progress will be measured at the beginning, before therapy, and immediately after the 8-week intervention period.

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NCT06782321

Emotional Recovery Post-Stroke

Recruiting
NAAges 21+InterventionalTreatment
Medical University of South Carolina
~80 participants
Updated 2026-06-18 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:modified Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (mCBT)Occupational or Speech Therapy

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWS)
Measured over Baseline, pre-intervention and immediately after the intervention, Week 8.
+2 more outcomes measured
Stroke
Mental Health Wellness 1

NCT06782321

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.

  • Medical University of South Carolina

    Charleston, South Carolinastudy 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.

  • Michelle Woodbury, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Medical University of South Carolina
  • Lisa McTeague, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Medical University of South Carolina
  • Deena Blackett, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Central Florida

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Self-reported stroke-related deficits in emotional wellness such as anxiety, sleep disturbance, dread, fear, loss of hope, sadness.
Have experienced ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke at least 30 days prior
Stroke-related aphasia and/or upper extremity hemiparesis
Aged 21 years or older
English as primary language
Have corrected vision to be able to read text on a screen
Able to participate fully in the study's tele-rehabilitation (Aim 1) and/or virtual group programing (Aim 2) with personally owned device (i.e., phone, tablet, or laptop) and personal Wi-Fi connection or cellular service
Cognitive, language, and motor capacity to participate fully in the study's assessment session as per the judgment of the licensed, experienced stroke tele-rehabilitation occupational or speech therapist

Exclusion

Unable to follow 1-2 step instructions given by the study team member during the informed consent procedures.
Pain that interferes with ability to participate in the study's upper extremity movement tasks.
Have impaired decision making capacity as determined by the U-ARE protocol for assessing capacity to provide informed consent.
  • Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWS)Baseline, pre-intervention and immediately after the intervention, Week 8.

    14-item scale of mental well-being rated by participants on a 5-point scale (1=low, 5=high). Summed item ratings are reported out of 70 points so that higher scores indicate greater mental wellbeing.

  • Patient Specific Functional Scale (PSFS)Baseline, pre-intervention and immediately after the intervention, Week 8.

    A patient-reported measure of task-goal identification and difficulty performing the task on a 0-10-point ordinal scale with higher ratings indicating greater satisfaction with task performance.

  • Stroke and Aphasia Quality of Life Scale (SAQoL)Baseline, pre-intervention and immediately after the intervention, Week 8.

    39-item stroke-specific measure of health-related quality of life rated by participants on a 5-point scale (1 = couldn't do it at all, 5 = no trouble at all). An overall mean score is computed as well as three domain scores: physical, communication, and psychosocial. Higher scores indicate better quality of life.