Feasibility Study of Caregiver-Assist Strategy Training
Trial Parameters
Brief Summary
The goal of this study is to examine the feasibility of delivering an innovative intervention, caregiver-assisted strategy training (CaST), targeting enhancing activity functions in community-dwelling adults after stroke. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Is CaST acceptable to stroke survivors with functional limitations? * Does CaST show positive effects on functional outcomes? Researchers will compare the CaST program to a control education program to investigate the interventional effect size for the selected stroke participants. Participants will: * Receive CAST or an education program 1 to 2 sessions per week until finishing 10 sessions. * Be assessed clinical outcomes at 4 times: pre-intervention, post-intervention, 3-month, and 6-month follow-up. * Be interviewed once after finishing their intervention.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Being willing to provide informed consent * Diagnosis with ischemic and/or hemorrhagic stroke * Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) ranges from 2 to 4 * Rehabilitation frequency less than 3 days per week * Having a healthy caregiver Exclusion Criteria: * Undergoing palliative care * Major diseases or severe conditions influencing study participation, such as global aphasia, dementia, multiple organ failure, immobilization due to fracture, etc Moderate post-stroke cognitive impairment, with Montreal Cognitive Assessment score \<22 * Pre-stroke mRS \> 1 * Participating in other interventional study concurrently.