World Health Organization site
Skip Navigation Links

Main
Note: This record shows only 22 elements of the WHO Trial Registration Data Set. To view changes that have been made to the source record, or for additional information about this trial, click on the URL below to go to the source record in the primary register.
Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT01693341
Date of registration: 20/09/2012
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Asia University
Public title: A Caregiver-mediated Intervention Improves the Functional Ability of Home-living Chronic Stroke Patients
Scientific title: Caregiver-mediated Intervention in Home-living Chronic Stroke Patients
Date of first enrolment: October 2011
Target sample size: 50
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01693341
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Health Services Research  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Taiwan
Contacts
Name:     Alan. C Tsai, PhD
Address: 
Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  Asia University
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. >6 months post first stroke with mild to moderate disability (Brunnstrom stage III-V)

2. No longer undertaking active rehabilitation program(defined as =2 times/wk
rehabilitation activities)

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Recurring strokes

2. Mental or cognitive impairment

3. Severe orthopedic disability or unstable medical conditions (such as severe
rheumatoid arthritis or acute myocardial infarction)

4. Caregiver with mental/behavioral disorders



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 85 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Stroke
Intervention(s)
Other: Care-giver mediated training
Primary Outcome(s)
Stroke Impact Scale [Time Frame: Baseline and 12 weeks]
Secondary Outcome(s)
6-min walking distance [Time Frame: Baseline and 12 weeks]
Berg balance scale [Time Frame: Baseline and 12 weeks]
Fugl-Meyer Assessment Scale [Time Frame: Baseline and 12 weeks]
10-meter walking speed [Time Frame: Baseline and 12 weeks]
Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living scale (IADL) [Time Frame: Baseline and 12 weeks]
Bathel index score [Time Frame: Baseline and 12 weeks]
Secondary ID(s)
CT-tsaiac1943
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
National Science Council, Taiwan
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
URL:
Disclaimer: Trials posted on this search portal are not endorsed by WHO, but are provided as a service to our users. In no event shall the World Health Organization be liable for any damages arising from the use of the information linked to in this section. None of the information obtained through use of the search portal should in any way be used in clinical care without consulting a physician or licensed health professional. WHO is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness and/or use made of the content displayed for any trial record.
Copyright - World Health Organization - Version 3.6 - Version history