Emotional Wellness Added to Therapy After Stroke
Tests adding emotional wellness support to occupational or speech therapy for adults with stroke.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Emotional Recovery Post-Stroke
Key facts
- Where
- Charleston, United StatesSee the site
Where in United States
- Medical University of South CarolinaCharleston, United StatesTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Medical University of South Carolina
- Trial code
- NCT06782321
- Record updated
- 18 June 2026
- Original description
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether adding an emotional wellness component to occupational therapy (OT) and/or speech therapy (ST) telerehabilitation improves overall emotional well-being and activity participation for people with stroke.Read full original descriptionShow less
Centering Emotional Recovery Post-Stroke
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether adding an emotional wellness component to occupational therapy (OT) and/or speech therapy (ST) telerehabilitation improves overall emotional well-being and activity participation for people with stroke.
Inclusion: Self-reported stroke-related deficits in emotional wellness such as anxiety, sleep disturbance, dread, fear, loss of hope, sadness; Have experienced ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke at least 30 days prior; Stroke-related aphasia and/or upper extremity hemiparesis; Aged 21 years or older; English as primary language; Have corrected vision to be able to read text on a screen; Able to participate fully in the study's tele-rehabilitation (Aim 1) and/or virtual group programing (Aim 2) with personally owned device (i.e., phone, tablet, or laptop) and personal Wi-Fi connection or cellular service; Cognitive, language, and motor capacity to participate fully in the study's assessment session as per the judgment of the licensed, experienced stroke tele-rehabilitation occupational or speech therapist.
Exclusion: Unable to follow 1-2 step instructions given by the study team member during the informed consent procedures; Pain that interferes with ability to participate in the study's upper extremity movement tasks; Have impaired decision making capacity as determined by the U-ARE protocol for assessing capacity to provide informed consent.