Smartphone app with daily check-ins to support self-care after stroke
Tests a smartphone self-care program in adults recovering from stroke.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Based Program to Support Self-Management for Post-stroke Patients
Key facts
- Where
- Hong Kong, Hong KongSee the site
Where in Hong Kong
- Queen Elizabeth HospitalHong Kong, Hong KongTaking 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
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Trial code
- NCT07691411
- Record updated
- 8 July 2026
- Original description
The goal of this feasibility study is to test whether a new approach that combines real-time symptom tracking (Ecological Momentary Assessment) with machine learning can help people recovering from a stroke to better manage depression, thinking difficulties, and daily functioning. The main questions it aims to answer are:Read full original descriptionShow less
Combining Machine Learning and Ecological Momentary Assessment of Depression, Cognitive Function and Daily Activity Behavior to Support Self-Management for Post-stroke Patients: A Feasibility Study
The goal of this feasibility study is to test whether a new approach that combines real-time symptom tracking (Ecological Momentary Assessment) with machine learning can help people recovering from a stroke to better manage depression, thinking difficulties, and daily functioning. The main questions it aims to answer are:
Is this combined approach practical and acceptable for post-stroke survivors? Does the program improve mood, cognitive function, or functional ability to carry out daily activities?
Participants will:
Use a smartphone app called RehabCare Companion for a period of time Answer brief daily surveys about their mood, thoughts, and activities for one week Receive personalized self-care suggestions generated by machine learning based on their responses Complete assessments of depression, cognition, and functioning before and after the program Take part in a group interview to share their experiences
Inclusion: adults aged 18 years or older; having a confirmed diagnosis of stroke; having sufficient proficiency in Cantonese to understand and respond to the assessments and prompts; having a Hong Kong version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (HK-MoCA) score of 18 or higher; having a smartphone.
Exclusion: they have moderate to severe cognitive impairment (a HK-MoCA score of 17 or lower); they have active psychiatric disorders other than depression (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder); they have a terminal illness or prognosis that suggests a limited life expectancy; they have conditions that compromise their self-care ability (i.e., bedbound).