New couples program aims to ease emotional toll of stroke
NCT ID NCT04845542
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a remotely delivered 8-week program called ReStoreD for couples where one partner has had a stroke. The program teaches goal-setting, communication, and positive thinking skills to reduce anxiety and depression. Researchers will enroll 400 couples to see if the program improves emotional well-being and resilience.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ReStoreD behavioral intervention (goal-setting, communication strategies, positive psychology activities)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could help couples better cope emotionally after a stroke, reducing anxiety and depression and improving quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single study with 400 participants, and results may not apply to all couples. The intervention is behavioral, so benefits depend on active participation and may vary.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2022
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Community-dwelling cohabitating couple where one partner has a had an ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke * The stroke must have occurred between 3 months and 3 years prior to enrollment * The adult couple must have been living together since before the stroke and for at least 6 months prior to enrollment * One or both partners must report some anxiety and/or depressive symptoms * Participants must be able to read, understand, and follow instructions, and be able to provide their own consent Exclusion Criteria: • Either dyad partner has significant aphasia (difficulties with speech), visual, psychiatric, and/or significant cognitive impairment that would limit their ability to participate in the intervention in a meaningful way
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84108, United States
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