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Tests a skills and storytelling program for young adults recovering from stroke

Tests a narrative and skills program to help young stroke survivors rejoin community life.

Key facts

Who runs it
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Where
Hong Kong, Hong KongSee the site
Trial code
Registry title
Promoting Community Reintegration for Young Adults With Stroke
Status
Recruiting
People taking part
208 people, planned
Started
1 Sept 2021
Expected to end
31 Dec 2028
Type of study
Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets no study treatment, for comparison.
Treatments tested
  • Narrative and Skills-building Intervention
Record updated
11 May 2026

Who can take part

AI summary

From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.

The trial is looking for young adults who had a stroke and now live at home. It tests a program built on personal stories and skill-building.

Age
18 to 64 years
Sex
All sexes can join.
Disease stage
First or repeat stroke, caused by a blocked or a bleeding blood vessel. Must be living at home after leaving hospital, with a modified Rankin Scale score of 3 or more and a Montreal Cognitive Assessment score above 20.
Earlier treatment
People who have already received a self-management programme cannot join.

Main reasons for not taking part

  • Transient ischaemic attack, subdural or epidural haemorrhage
  • Stroke caused by a tumour or head trauma
  • Mental condition such as depression, schizophrenia, bipolar or personality disorder
  • Speech that cannot be understood, or difficulty understanding conversations
  • Cannot communicate in Cantonese or cannot attend all sessions

The registry criteria, word for word

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Who can take part

  • (1) are 18-64 years of age,
  • (2) have a clinical diagnosis of first-ever or recurrent ischaemic or haemorrhagic stroke,
  • (3) are living at home after discharge from hospital,
  • (4) have a Montreal Cognitive Assessment score >20,
  • (5) have a modified Rankin Scale score ≥3,
  • (6) can communicate in Cantonese, and
  • (7) are able to attend all intervention sessions

Who cannot take part

  • 5) have received a self-management programme in the past
  • 1) transient ischaemic attack, subdural or epidural haemorrhage,
  • 3) mental condition such as depression, schizophrenia, bipolar or personality disorder,
  • 2) experienced cerebrovascular events due to tumours or head trauma,
  • 4) incomprehensible speech or difficulty in comprehending conversations, or

Check if you might fit

Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.

  • Are you between 18 and 64 years old?

Where in Hong Kong

  • Suzanne LoHong Kong, Hong KongContact: Suzanne LoTaking people

About the trial

What the trial wants to find out

This project will investigate the effects of a Narrative and Skills-building Intervention on young stroke survivors' community reintegration and psychosocial outcomes. A randomised controlled trial will be conducted. This is a novel trial to test the short and long-term effects of a theory-based intervention on young stroke survivors' community reintegration.

The 2 groups in the trial

  • Intervention groupTreatment being tested

    Eligible participants will be randomly assigned to receive usual care with the novel 24-week Narrative and Skills-building Intervention.

    Treatment: Narrative and Skills-building Intervention

  • Usual care groupNo study treatment, for comparison

    Participants will receive usual stroke care.

Questions to ask the study team

  1. How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
  2. Are travel costs paid?
  3. Can I keep my own doctor?
  4. What happens if I want to stop?

Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations

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Data and sources

Registry record
Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Official title
Promoting Community Reintegration Using Narratives and Skills Building for Young Adults With Stroke
Plain-language title
Tests a skills and storytelling program for young adults recovering from strokeGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 12 November 2026.
Fit questions
Built from NCT04560140, who can take part
Record updated
11 May 2026