Treating anxiety after stroke (TASK): the feasibility phase of a novel web-enabled randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anxiety affects a quarter of strokes. It can be disabling even after mild stroke and transient ischaemic attack (TIA). It is not feasible to deliver conventional psychological therapies to the large population of anxious stroke and TIA patients. We are testing the feasibility of a web-enabled randomised controlled trial (RCT) to compare an individualised telemedicine cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)-based intervention with a self-guided web-based relaxation programme. This study aims to evaluate the feasibility of novel trial procedures and the delivery of the TASK interventions in stroke and TIA patients.

Methods

We aim to recruit 40 community-based stroke and TIA patients experiencing anxiety at least 1 month post-discharge in Lothian, Scotland. We will asses

SUBMITTER: Chun HY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6092858 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature