Remote Ischaemic Conditioning for Fatigue After Stroke (RICFAST) - a Pilot, Double-blind, Randomised, Placebo Controlled Trial
Abstract
This is a pilot randomised control trial to assess the safety, compliance, and acceptability of delivering a 6-week programme of remote ischaemic conditioning (RIC) to stroke patients suffering with fatigue, and study feasibility. A minimum of 34 patients who have suffered an ischeamic or haemorrhagic stroke and who suffer from fatigue, will be recruited and randomised to receive a 6-week programme of either RIC or a sham intervention.
Conditions: Stroke, Ischemic, Stroke Hemorrhagic, Fatigue.
Primary outcome: Number of Participants With Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events.; % of RIC cycles completed; Number of participants reporting RIC associated discomfort on a likert scale; number of participants recruited within the first 2 months; Percentage of assessments completed.
Enrollment: 19 participants.
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Evidence Hub reads this as a randomized trial, done in people. Its evidence level is 3 of 5 (Moderate · trial / cohort / secondary analysis). Trials without a large randomized design, cohorts and secondary analyses give moderate evidence. Reported size: 19 participants or records.
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