None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
To determine the feasibility and efficacy of 3 months of self-management support for increasing physical activity in people with mild disability after stroke
Interventions
The intervention will be self-management. Self-management involves the stroke survivor (and family/carers as appropriate) working in partnership with their health care provider, both via face to face visits and telephone discussions. The intervention will be delivered in 5 face to face visits of 60-90 minutes duration, with phone discussions as required by the partipant, over a three month period, and will commence within the first month following discharge. The visits will occur 1 week, 2 we
The intervention will be self-management. Self-management involves the stroke survivor (and family/carers as appropriate) working in partnership with their health care provider, both via face to face visits and telephone discussions. The intervention will be delivered in 5 face to face visits of 60-90 minutes duration, with phone discussions as required by the partipant, over a three month period, and will commence within the first month following discharge. The visits will occur 1 week, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 8 weeks and 12 weeks after discharge from hospital. Intervention will consist of the following: 1. Education about the importance of exercise 2. Medical clearance to exercise 3. Negotiation of an exercise plan with stroke survivor, family and carers 4. Problem solution, support and encouragement to take up exercise 5. Monitoring and support of behaviour change Follow-up will occur at 3 months and 6 months. Adherence to protocol will be documented with each face to face visit.
Sponsors
University of Sydney
Study design
Allocation
Non-randomised trial
Intervention model
Single group
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Patients after stroke who are: 1. To be discharged home from an acute medical/stroke unit within one month of stroke onset 2. Able to walk 10m across flat ground without an aid at greater than or equal to 0.8m/s. (12.5s on 10MWT) 3. Score greater than or equal to 24 on the Mini Mental State Examination
Exclusion criteria
A score of greater than or 25/30 on Frenchay Screening Aphasia test
Outcome results
None listed