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  • Neurology
  • Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Clinical Trials

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  • Post-stroke fatigue (PSF) is a prevalent and debilitating condition following a stroke.
  • Optimal strategies for preventing or treating PSF remain uncertain, despite several interventions having a theoretical basis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of interventions in reducing the proportion of individuals experiencing fatigue, fatigue severity, or both after stroke.
  • To assess the impact of interventions on quality of life, disability, dependency, mortality, and cost-effectiveness.

Main Methods:

  • A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was conducted, searching multiple databases up to May 2014.
  • Included RCTs compared interventions against controls or other interventions for PSF, with data extracted and risk of bias assessed independently by two reviewers.
  • Primary outcomes were fatigue severity and proportion of individuals with fatigue; analyses were stratified by treatment efficacy, prevention, and fatigue as a secondary outcome. Pooled analyses used random-effects models.

Main Results:

  • Twelve RCTs with 703 participants were included. Meta-analysis of eight trials (244 participants) investigating PSF treatment showed reduced fatigue severity (SMD -1.07), but this was not evident in trials with adequate allocation concealment or blinding.
  • No trials focused on preventing PSF. Four other trials found no benefit of interventions like tirilazad mesylate, CPAP, antidepressants, or self-management programs on PSF.

Conclusions:

  • There is insufficient evidence to support the efficacy of any intervention for treating or preventing post-stroke fatigue.
  • Existing trials are characterized by small sample sizes, significant heterogeneity, and potential risk of bias.
  • Future research requires robust RCTs with adequate sample sizes to definitively establish the efficacy of feasible interventions for PSF.