Art as Creative Engagement for Stroke

Summary

Title: A C E S Study: Can an arts based creative engagement intervention (CEI) following stroke improve psychosocial outcomes? A feasibility trial of a creative engagement intervention for inpatient rehabilitation.

This is a feasibility randomised controlled trial of a novel intervention for stroke rehabilitation examining effects of participation in visual arts activities on psychosocial outcomes after stroke.

The investigators hypothesise that participation in a visual arts based intervention (CEI) will improve stroke recovery variables, mood and self-esteem in stroke survivors receiving in-patient rehabilitation compared to viewing a portfolio of artwork.

The results of the study will inform a sample size calculation for a full trial.

Conditions

• Stroke

Interventions

OTHER

Creative Engagement Intervention

The CEI has 5 component stages which map the participant's journey with the Artist 1. Meeting with Artist, discuss interests, stroke and explore initial creative goals. 2. Introduction to materials and mark making to create interpretations of established images. 3. From mark making and interpretations to developing personal project ideas. 4. Turning personal project ideas into creative finished pieces. 5. Review of completed work, mounting and display of work, future plans. It is recognised that participants will progress differently. Components may be repeated or retuned to or may be addressed simultaneously. Participants may progress rapidly and so move from stage 5 back to stages 2, 3 or 4 to progress new work or experience new materials or processes.

OTHER

Portfolio Group

The Portfolio group will receive conventional rehabilitation activity at each site. In addition, to control for effects of art related attention received by the intervention group, after baseline assessment and randomisation, this group will receive from the research assistant, a portfolio of work produced by previous participants of the Tayside CEI, with details of community programmes that people with stroke can attend after hospital discharge. Participants will be invited to view the portfolio during their stay. Prior to outcome assessment, the research assistant will visit participants again to answer questions and to discuss options for community programmes, if the person is interested.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Stirling

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Edinburgh

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Dundee

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Jacqui H Morris, PhD · University of Dundee

• Brian Williams, PhD · University of Stirling

• Thilo Kroll, PhD · University of Dundee

• Gillian Mead, PhD · University of Edinburgh

• Peter Donnan, PhD · University of Dundee

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2013-07-31

Primary Completion

2014-08-31

Completion

2014-11-30

Countries

• United Kingdom

Study Locations