Post stroke intervention trial in fatigue (POSITIF): Randomised multicentre feasibility trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To test the feasibility of a telephone delivered intervention, informed by cognitive behavioural principles, for post-stroke fatigue, and estimated its effect on fatigue and other outcomes.

Design

Randomised controlled parallel group trial.

Setting

Three Scottish stroke services.

Subjects

Stroke survivors with fatigue three months to two years post-stroke onset.

Interventions

Seven telephone calls (fortnightly then a 'booster session' at 16 weeks) of a manualised intervention, plus information about fatigue, versus information only.

Main measures

Feasibility of trial methods, and collected outcome measures (fatigue, mood, anxiety, social participation, quality of life, return to work) just before randomisation, at the end of treatment (f

SUBMITTER: Mead G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9574032 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature