Anxiety after stroke and transient ischaemic attack (TIA) is common. It is distressing and potentially debilitating. Currently, post-stoke psychological care is inadequate. There is no definitive evidence to guide treatment of anxiety post-stroke.~The TASK intervention is a centralized model for delivering personalised therapy for treating anxiety post-stroke using telephone and web-technology.~The TASK intervention includes:~Treatment website and telephone support~Learning ways to overcome anxiety after stroke/'mini-stroke'~Relaxation techniques~Weekly online tasks~Therapeutic videos~Text reminders and participant record card~Useful links to stroke resources and websites~The investigators designed the TASK trial to be web-enabled, so that it can be conducted entirely remotely.~In the TASK feasibility randomized controlled trial, the investigators aim to evaluate the feasibility of:~i) web-enabled trial procedures: online recruitment, remote eligibility checking, electronic informed consent, online self-reported outcome surveys~ii) feasibility of the TASK intervention in stroke and TIA patients~This trial received a favourable opinion from the South East Scotland Research Ethics Committee (ref: 17/SS/0143)
The TASK (Treating Anxiety after StroKe) trial is a feasibility randomized controlled trial. It aims to evaluate the feasibility of i) web-enabled trial procedures, and ii) the TASK intervention in stroke and TIA patients