Does psychological treatment improve the outcome after stroke?

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN33773710

Enrollment

448

Registered

2004-01-23

Start date

1995-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-07-15

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Conditions

Cerebrovascular disease, stroke Circulatory System Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction

Interventions

1. Psychiatric nurse therapist offering six hourly sessions of a problem-solving type of cognitive- behaviour therapy 2. Voluntary visitor with no special training offering a similar t

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 448 patients were recruited from hospitals in Leeds and Bradford within one month of suffering a stroke. Median age of patients was 73, and 40% lived alone.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with significant cognitive or communication difficulties

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Patients and carers were assessed at entry, at 6 months and at 12 months. Measurements of patients comprised: 1.1. Present State Examination 1.2. General Health Questionnaire 28 (GHQ-28) 1.3. Beck Hopelessness scale 1.4. Frenchay Activities Index 1.5. Barthel ADL Scale 1.6. Mini Mental State Exam, 1.7. Nottingham Health Profile 2. Carers were assessed by 2.1. GHQ-28 2.2. Nottingham Health Profile 2.3. Social Adjustment Scale 2.4. Carers Strain Index 3. Information was also collected on contacts with general practitioners and hospital service, use of medication especially antidepressants, and satisfaction with care received. 4. Resource use over the 12 months was also measured.	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Patients and carers were assessed at entry, at 6 months and at 12 months. Measurements of patients comprised: 1.1. Present State Examination 1.2. General Health Questionnaire 28 (GHQ-28) 1.3. Beck Hopelessness scale 1.4. Frenchay Activities Index 1.5. Barthel ADL Scale 1.6. Mini Mental State Exam, 1.7. Nottingham Health Profile 2. Carers were assessed by 2.1. GHQ-28 2.2. Nottingham Health Profile 2.3. Social Adjustment Scale 2.4. Carers Strain Index 3. Information was also collected on contacts with general practitioners and hospital service, use of medication especially antidepressants, and satisfaction with care received. 4. Resource use over the 12 months was also measured.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 21, 2026