Families In Recovery From Stroke Trial (F.I.R.S.T.)
Psychological Intervention in Stroke Recovery
1 other identifier
interventional
291
1 country
6
Brief Summary
The purpose of this trial is to assess the effects of a psychosocial intervention on functional recovery after stroke.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for phase_3 stroke
6 active sites
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
May 17, 2002
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
May 20, 2002
CompletedMay 22, 2007
May 1, 2007
May 17, 2002
May 21, 2007
Conditions
Keywords
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- patients with ischemic stroke or non-traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage, with residual deficit origin;
- age 45 or older
- stroke severity (3-8 on the NIH stroke severity scale); and
- able to participate in the intervention (due to, for example, ability to communicate or level of social connectedness).
You may not qualify if:
- patients living outside the greater Boston area;
- admitted from a nursing home;
- terminally ill;
- severely aphasic;
- significantly cognitively impaired;
- unable to speak English; and
- under 45 years of age.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (6)
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
Youville Rehabilitation Hospital
Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02138, United States
Mount Auburn Hospital
Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02238, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Lisa Berkman, PhD
Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Society, Human Development, and Health
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 3
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Sponsor Type
- NIH
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
May 17, 2002
First Posted
May 20, 2002
Last Updated
May 22, 2007
Record last verified: 2007-05