Specialty: Primary Care, Primary sub-specialty: Stroke
Conditions
Interventions
MLAS is a self-management programme for stroke survivors and their carers, consisting of a first individual preparatory session, 4 weekly group-based sessions covering topics under the categories of s
Sponsors
NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Stroke survivors: 1. People with a confirmed diagnosis of stroke 2. Willing and able to attend group sessions (with or without carer or appropriate support where necessary); 3. Able to provide informed consent 4. At least 18 years old 5. Gender: both Carers: The recruitment of carers will be via the stroke survivor initially and will be entered into the study if they are planning to accompany the stroke survivor on the MLAS programme. A carer can only take part if the stroke survivor takes part
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. No history of stroke (i.e. on a stroke register but had a TIA only) 2. Living in residential care 3. Have a terminal illness 4. Unable to understand English 5. Dementia, severe cognitive deficits or severe ongoing mental health problems that would limit their involvement 6. Currently undergoing intensive active rehabilitation (i.e. within 6 weeks of acute stroke)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| There is no primary outcome measure as this is a feasibility study. Attendance at sessions and uptake/withdrawal rates is captured. Descriptive analyses of outcome measures are undertaken to give insight into which outcome measures may be used as a primary outcome measure in a future RCT. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Feasibility and acceptability are assessed by recording attendance at each session (including number of carers), the proportion who don’t respond to/decline invite letter, withdrawals (with reasons where possible) and response rates. Where possible the trialists also collect participant-reported reasons for either declining the study at initial invite or withdrawal following consent, though participants are not obliged to give this information. Assessed at consent appointment and at final individual appointment: 2. Self-efficacy is assessed using the Stroke Self-efficacy questionnaire 3. Stroke-specific health related quality of life is assessed using the Stroke-Specific Quality of Life questionnaire and the Stroke Impact Scale 4. Self-management is assessed using the Southampton Stroke Self-management questionnaire 5. Carer’s quality of life is assessed using the Caregiver Strain Index These measures help to inform outcomes for a larger RCT as well as providing information on user-friendliness and participant burden | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactClare Makepeace
Outcome results
None listed