Stress in people recovering from stroke

Development and implementation of improved monitoring of psychological stress loads in people recovering from stroke.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12617000736347

Enrollment

140

Registered

2017-05-19

Start date

2017-10-09

Completion date

2019-01-24

Last updated

2019-07-15

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

This cross sectional study will be conducted on stroke survivors with a diagnosis of stroke in the last 12 months or longer. This study will aim to determine the stress levels in patients with stroke. This information will be compared with age matched control participants to determine the differences in stress levels between stroke survivors and the control population. This study aims to measure subjective and biological stress loads in patients recovering from stroke, 12 months or longer post event, and to explore the relationship between chronic stress, in stroke patients compared to age matched controls.

Interventions

The purpose of the study is to find out if stress impacts a person’s ability to recover from a stroke. The study will monitor stress levels in people who have had stroke in the last 12 months or longer to determine how their recovery is progressing, and whether they are experiencing significant stress levels. Participants with stroke in the last 12 months will be recruited through social media advertisements, radio, stroke community groups and the Hunter Stroke Research Volunteer Register. Healthy age matched controls will be recruited from the Hunter Medical Research Institute volunteer register. Participants will require to visit Hunter Medical Research Institute for one-off appointment with the researchers. Participants will provide a blood sample and hair sample for the analysis of stress hormones. Participants will also complete a list of surveys including clinical and anthropometrics details; Perceived stress (Perceived Stress Scale), Cognition (CANTAB, particularly subscales directed towards sustained attention and executive function); Fatigue (Fatigue Assessment Scale); Resiliency (using the CD-RISC and the BRS) and Recovery (Stroke Impact Scale for participants with stroke only),

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

Participants with stroke who: have had a stroke in the last 12 months or longer no previous history of pituitary and adrenal gland diseases Age-match controls are participants: without medical history of stroke do not have any previous medical history of adrenal and pituitary gland diseases

Exclusion criteria

Participants are discharged to a high dependency medical care environment, have a language other than English as their first language, have a previous history of pituitary or adrenal disease (Cushing or Addison’s).

Outcome results