Improving Work Ability of Young Adults With Stroke

Launched by CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG · Jun 5, 2023

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying how a special 6-week online program can help young adults who have had a stroke improve their ability to work and feel better overall. The program, called the Personal Resource Building and Inclusive Volunteering Intervention (PVI), aims to boost not just work skills but also confidence, emotional health, and social connections. Participants will be divided into two groups: one will receive this new program along with standard care for stroke, while the other group will only get the usual care.

To be part of this study, you need to be between 18 and 64 years old, have had a stroke, and be living at home. It’s also important that you were regularly employed before your stroke and have been out of work for at least three months. Participants will have their work ability and other health factors checked before starting the program and again after three months. This trial is currently looking for volunteers, and everyone’s participation could help improve support for young stroke survivors in the future.

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • 18-64 years old,
• • been clinically diagnosed with a first-ever or recurrent ischaemic or haemorrhagic stroke,
• • living at home,
• • Montreal Cognitive Assessment score \>2nd percentile,
• • a Modified Rankin Scale of 4 or below (moderately severe disability),
• • able to communicate in Cantonese and read Traditional Chinese,
• • a regular paid employment at the time of stroke,
• • been unemployed for at least 3 months at the time of recruitment.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • have been diagnosed with transient ischaemic attack,
• • have experienced cerebrovascular events due to tumours,
• • have been diagnosed with a mental condition such as depression, schizophrenia or bipolar disorder,
• • demonstrate incomprehensible speech or difficulty in comprehending conversations, or
• • have or are receiving vocational programmes.