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Motivational interviewing: altering outcome after stroke
ISRCTN ISRCTN54465472
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
Public title Motivational interviewing: altering outcome after stroke
Scientific title
Acronym N/A
Serial number at source RDO/28/2/16
Study hypothesis Four sessions of motivational interviewing, given early after stroke, will benefit patients’ mood at 3 months post-stroke.
Lay summary Not provided at time of registration
Ethics approval Approved by local research ethics committee
Study design Single centre randomised controlled trial
Countries of recruitment United Kingdom
Disease/condition/study domain Stroke
Participants - inclusion criteria 1. Patients admitted consecutively to hospital with an acute stroke
2. Over 18 years of age
3. Able to consent (no severe cognitive and communication problems)
4. Willing to participate
Participants - exclusion criteria 1. Known to be moving out of area following discharge
2. Already receiving Psychiatric or Clinical Psychology treatment
Anticipated start date 01/07/2002
Anticipated end date 01/06/2006
Status of trial Completed
Patient information material
Target number of participants 400
Interventions Usual care plus four individual sessions of motivational interviewing (one per week) with the same therapist; each session lasting between 30 and 60 minutes.

Control: usual care.
Primary outcome measure(s) Mood, assessed by General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) at 3 months post-stroke
Secondary outcome measure(s) 1. Misery, assessed by Yale single question depression screen
2. Function, assessed by Barthel index
3. Expectations of recovery, assessed by Stroke Expectations Questionnaire (SEQ)
All outcomes assessed at 3 months post-stroke
Sources of funding NHS Executive North West (UK) - Health R&D NoW (RDO/28/2/16)
Trial website http://www.uclan.ac.uk/facs/health/nursing/research/groups/stroke/ongoing%20projects/motivinterview.htm
Publications 1. 2007 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17303766
2. 2011 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21700946
Contact name Prof  Caroline  Watkins
  Address CPRU
Department of Nursing
University of Central Lancashire
  City/town Preston
  Zip/Postcode PR1 2HE
  Country United Kingdom
  Tel +44 (0)1772 895140
  Fax +44 (0)1772 894935
  Email clwatkins@uclan.ac.uk
Sponsor Royal Liverpool University Hospital (UK)
  Address Research and Development
4th Floor
Linda McCartney Centre
Royal Liverpool University Hospital
Prescot Street
  City/town Liverpool
  Zip/Postcode L7 8XP
  Country United Kingdom
Date applied 09/09/2005
Last edited 12/09/2011
Date ISRCTN assigned 21/10/2005
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