Regaining Confidence after Stroke (RCAS): a feasibility randomised controlled trial (RCT).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Regaining Confidence after Stroke (RCAS) course was designed to facilitate adjustment for people with stroke discharged from rehabilitation. The aim of the trial was to evaluate the feasibility of conducting a randomised trial to compare a RCAS course with usual care. The rates feasibility of screening and recruitment, rates of consent and retention, acceptability of outcome measures and the acceptability and fidelity of the intervention were evaluated.

Methods

Participants with stroke were recruited from hospital databases and community services and randomly assigned to the Regaining Confidence after Stroke (RCAS) course or usual care. The course comprised 11 weekly 2-h sessions with six-eight participants, delivered by two rehabilitation assistants. Carers w

SUBMITTER: Horne JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6657106 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature