Efficacy and Sustainability of a Carepartner-Integrated Telerehabilitation Program for Persons With Stroke
Who can join
Ages 18 and older · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome
Full eligibility criteria
CarePartners (CP): Inclusion Criteria: * Must be at least18 years old, * Able to read and write English, * Mini-mental test score greater than 24 * Individuals who are a spouse/partner or family member dwelling in the same household and self-identify as the primary caregiver of the SS. Stroke Survivors (SS): Inclusion Criteria: * Must be at least18 years old * More than 3 months and less than 2yrs post-ischemic or hemorrhagic event * Discharged home from the hospital with minimal to moderate UE deficits (can actively initiate 20 degrees of wrist and 10 degrees of finger extension) * Mini-mental test greater than 24 * No physician determined medical problems that would limit participation, * Must have CP living in the home Exclusion Criteria for CP and SS: * Significant cognitive deficits
About the study
Stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability. Research has placed little emphasis on integrating care partners (CP) (family members) into the rehabilitation process without increasing negative care partner outcomes. The research team has developed and implemented a novel, web-based care partner-focused intervention (CARE-CITE) designed to foster problem-solving and skill building while facilitating care partner engagement during stroke survivor (SS) upper extremity practice of daily activities in the home setting. By providing a family-focused approach to rehabilitation interventions, this project will help develop more effective treatments that improve CP and outcomes after stroke.
What is being tested
- CARE-CITE (behavioral)
- Attention Control Group (behavioral)
- Actigraph GT3X+ (other)
Sponsor: Emory University · Participants: 220 · Started: Mar 25, 2025
Contact the study team
- Sarah R Blanton, PT, DPT · Phone: (404) 712-2222
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06655402
Locations in the U.S.
| Georgia | Emory Rehabilitation Hospital, Atlanta |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.