Supporting Self-employment in Young Adults with Stroke

NCT ID: NCT06369051

Last Updated: 2024-11-15

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

156 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-01-01

Study Completion Date

2026-12-31

Brief Summary

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This project will investigate the effects of an 8-week theory-driven online/hybrid Self-employment Skill Building Intervention on the rate of self-employment, self-efficacy, life satisfaction, and psychosocial outcomes among working-age stroke survivors.

Detailed Description

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A 2-arm randomised controlled trial will be conducted. Individuals aged 18-65 years old, with a first-ever/recurrent ischaemic/haemorrhagic stroke, and unemployed for at least 6 months will be recruited. Eligible participants will be randomly assigned to receive usual care or a new intervention with usual care. The intervention is aimed at assisting survivors in becoming self-employed by developing entrepreneurial skills. Outcomes including self-employment rate, self-efficacy, life satisfaction, emotional well-being, and community reintegration at baseline, immediately and 3 months after completing the intervention. Semi-structured interviews will be conducted with participants to elicit feedback on SSI.

Conditions

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Stroke

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Intervention

A new intervention developed to assist stroke survivors in becoming self-employed by developing entrepreneurial skills. It consists of one home visit, three online individual sessions, and four online group sessions held once a week for eight weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Self-employment support intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

A new intervention developed to assist stroke survivors in becoming self-employed by developing entrepreneurial skills. It consists of one home visit, three online individual sessions, and four online group sessions held once a week for eight weeks.

Control

Usual stroke care services

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Self-employment support intervention

A new intervention developed to assist stroke survivors in becoming self-employed by developing entrepreneurial skills. It consists of one home visit, three online individual sessions, and four online group sessions held once a week for eight weeks.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 18-65 years old at the time of recruitment
* been clinically diagnosed with a first-ever/recurrent ischaemic/haemorrhagic stroke
* a Montreal Cognitive Assessment score (MoCA) \>2nd percentile
* a paid job (full-time/part-time) at the recent onset of stroke
* been unemployed (not in paid, full-time/part-time job) for ≥6 months at the time of recruitment
* able to communicate in Cantonese and read Traditional Chinese.

Exclusion Criteria

* diagnosed with transient ischaemic attack
* cerebrovascular events due to tumour
* diagnosed with a mental condition for example depression or schizophrenia
* incomprehensible speech
* receiving or awaiting to receive vocational programmes
* self-employed at the time of recruitment or planning to retire
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

64 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Chinese University of Hong Kong

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Suzanne HS Lo

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Suzanne Lo

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Chinese University of Hong Kong

Locations

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Non-government organisations

Hong Kong, , Hong Kong

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Hong Kong

Central Contacts

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Suzanne Lo

Role: CONTACT

Facility Contacts

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Suzanne Lo

Role: primary

85239434485

Other Identifiers

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YSEmploy

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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