Rehabilitation Strategies for Social Participation in Chronic Stroke Survivors

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

The goal of this clinical trial is to test a new rehabilitation program, combining acceptance and commitment therapy with strategy training (ACES), to help people resume social participation after stroke and live in the community. Investigators will also compare the changes in social participation and psychological flexibility from baseline to follow-up at one-month after rehabilitation to see if participants who receive ACES report clinically meaningful improvements (Cohen's d=0.2 or greater) compared to the existing rehabilitation program using strategy training alone (START). Participants will: * complete testing to see if they are eligible for the study. If qualified, complete testing to understand how the stroke has affected their daily life * be randomized to receive either ACES or START rehabilitation program for 10 sessions at their home * repeat part of the tests at the end of the intervention and one month after

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• primary diagnosis of chronic stroke, ≥6 months post onset,

• ≥18 years old,

• community-dwelling (i.e., living in a residential setting in the community),

• restrictions in social participation, indicated by Activity Card Sort (\<80% of pre-stroke activities)

Locations
United States
Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
RECRUITING
Pittsburgh
Contact Information
Primary
Minmei Shih, PhD
mis235@pitt.edu
412-383-4551
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-09-29
Estimated Completion Date: 2027-06
Participants
Target number of participants: 54
Treatments
Experimental: ACES
Active_comparator: START
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: University of Pittsburgh
Collaborators: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

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