Factors Affecting the Quality of Life After Ischemic Stroke in Young Adults

NCT ID: NCT04839887

Last Updated: 2024-04-04

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

520 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-03-01

Study Completion Date

2026-12-31

Brief Summary

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Despite a generally favourable 3-month functional outcome and a very low mortality, young ischemic stroke (IS) patients face to reduced quality of life associated with a complexity of problems or "invisible dysfunctions" after IS. Better identification and understanding to these factors may improve stroke rehabilitation and stroke self-management programmes, wich will lead to better stroke recovery. The aim of the study is to assess the predictors of the health-related quality of life in young patients under 50 years after ischemic stroke, and to to evaluate specific changes in different dimensions of health-related quality of life during the first year of post-stroke recovery using a standardized battery of neuropsychological tools and stroke specific health-related quality of life measures. In the first phase of the study, 300 IS patients will be enrolled for the validation of the Czech version of the the Stroke Impact Scale 3.0. In the second phase of study, 200 enrolled IS patients (100 young IS patients \< 50 years and 100 IS patients of 50-65 years) will undergo a serial of structured and standardized questionnaires during scheduled outpatients' controls three, six and 12 months after IS. In the third phase of study, twenty young IS patients \< 50 years will undergo an in-depth, semi-structured interview with explanatory questions that will allow a detailed understanding of the patient's experience. Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) study design will be used.

Detailed Description

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Despite a generally favourable 3-month functional outcome and a very low mortality, young ischemic stroke (IS) patients face to reduced quality of life associated with a complexity of problems or "invisible dysfunctions" after IS. Fatigue, cognitive impairment, anxiety, depression, sexual dysfunction, loss of employment, social isolation, lack of specialist support, reduction in mobility and life roles, negative body image, impaired self-efficacy and self-esteem are considered most relevant factors. Investigation of predictors of post-stroke quality of life in young-onset patients is needed to design, implement, and evaluate specific young stroke rehabilitation and stroke self-management programmes.

The aim of the study is to assess the predictors of the health-related quality of life in young patients under 50 years after ischemic stroke, and to evaluate specific changes in different dimensions of health-related quality of life during the first year of post-stroke recovery using a standardized battery of neuropsychological tools and stroke specific health-related quality of life measures. The aims of the study will be met by the triangulation of qualitative and quantitative research methods.

In the first phase of the study, 300 IS patients will be enrolled for the validation of the Czech version of the the Stroke Impact Scale 3.0. The reliability and validity study will have a cross-sectional design. In the second phase of study, 200 enrolled IS patients (100 young IS patients \< 50 years and 100 IS patients of 50-65 years) will undergo a serial of structured and standardized questionnaires during scheduled outpatients' controls three, six and 12 months after IS. In all enrolled patients, the functional outcome, neuropsychological status and quality of life will be assessed using standardized scales and tools. In the third phase of study, twenty young IS patients \< 50 years will undergo an in-depth, semi-structured interview with explanatory questions that will allow a detailed understanding of the patient's experience. Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) study design will be used.

Conditions

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Ischemic Stroke

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Validation study

Three hundred patients with ischemic stroke (18-65 years) will be enrolled for the validation of the Czech version of the the Stroke Impact Scale 3.0. The reliability and validity study will have a cross-sectional design.

No interventions assigned to this group

Prospective quantitative study

Two hundred enrolled IS patients (100 young IS patients \< 50 years and 100 IS patients of 50-65 years) will undergo a serial of structured and standardized questionnaires during scheduled outpatients' controls three, six and 12 months after IS. In all enrolled patients, the functional outcome, neuropsychological status and quality of life will be assessed using standardized scales and tools.

No interventions assigned to this group

In-depth interview qualitative study

twenty young IS patients \< 50 years will undergo an in-depth, semi-structured interview with explanatory questions that will allow a detailed understanding of the patient's experience. Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) study design will be used.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Acute ischemic stroke
* Age 18-65 years

Exclusion Criteria

* Transient ischemic attack without progression to ischemic stroke
* Haemorrhagic stroke
* Severe cognitive impairment
* Severe communication disorder (sensory aphasia with the inability to understand having been verified by a certified speech therapist)
* Concomitant severe systemic illness
* Impaired ability to understand the questionnaires
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University Hospital Olomouc

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Elena Gurkova

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Elena Gurkova

Associated professor

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Elena Gurkova, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Palacky University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing

Locations

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Palacky University, Faculty of Health Sciences

Olomouc, , Czechia

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Czechia

Central Contacts

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Elena Gurkova, PhD

Role: CONTACT

+420585632825

Daniel Sanak, MD, PhD

Role: CONTACT

+420588442836

Facility Contacts

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Lenka Satekova, PhD

Role: primary

+420585632821

Daniel Sanak, MD, PhD

Role: backup

+420588442836

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Other Identifiers

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NU21-09-00053

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Identifier Source: org_study_id

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