Reimbursement of costs in trial proceedings and enforcement proceedings Abstract Thesis reimbursement of costs in trial proceedings and enforcement proceedings describes and evaluates selected concepts concerning the reimbursement of costs in trial proceedings and enforcement proceedings. The primary goal is to describe essence of reimbursement of costs and to answer this common question: "Who shall pay it in the end?". Thesis is dived into four parts. The thesis starts with introduction where author sets goals of the thesis and methods of scientific work to compile and process assigned subject. In the first part author briefly defines terms trial proceedings and enforcement proceedings in order to clarify subject of the thesis. Furthermore there is briefly defined distinction between reimbursement of costs and payment of costs. The second part of the thesis is concerned with reimbursement of costs in trial and adversarial proceedings. This part is the most extenstive and most evaluated. It consists of description of reimbursement of costs and types of costs. There is also dedicated part to decisions and remedies concerning the reimbursement of costs. Third part is concerned with reimbursement of costs in trial and non-adversarial proceedings. Third part is divided into three chapters according to the...

The aim of this thesis is to analyse the silence principle (i.e. the right to silence and the privilege against self-incrimination) and to determine its place within procedural and constitutional law. Should the silence principle be entirely abolished, sustained as a limited evidentiary rule or elevated to the status of a constitutional right? The central question to be argued is whether the silence principle has a rationally justifiable and valid procedural place within the accusatorial-adversarial Anglo-American system of criminal justice. The methodology employed in the main body of this thesis involves a critical and comparative examination of the silence principle and is founded on the following four legs : a) A historical analysis of the silence principle and its antecedents. Does the historical silence principle support the modern silence principle in description and scope? b) An analysis of the distinction between a "right" and a "privilege". Why is the accused's right to silence distinguished from the witness privilege? Is there a philosophical justification for the silence principle? c) A comparative study of the two major jurisdictions of the Anglo-American system of justice, namely : i) The American silence principle constituted as the fifth amendment privilege against self-incrimination and entrenched within the U.S. Constitution; ii) The English silence principle constituted until recently as a common law evidentiary rule contained within a body of ill-defined principles loosely referred to as the unwritten English Constitution. The common law rule has been statutorily formalized in the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 and will be greatly influenced by the new Human Rights Act 1998. iii) The South African interpretation of a silence principle is caught between the two extremes of an American absolute right and an English evidentiary rule. Silence in South Africa is a relative right subject to a balance of interest and reasonable limitation. Which of these definitions is better suited as a template for an ideal silence principle? vi d) A comparative international study of the procedural differences between an inquisitorial and an accusatorial system. How does a principle of silence function outside the accusatorial system? The conclusion of the thesis is that the most suitable role of a silence principle within the accusatorial system is one of a flexible compromise. While it does not deserve abolition neither does it deserve elevation into a constitutional right. Silence is best suited to the role of a procedural evidentiary rule. A circumstantial item of evidence with its trial admissibility determined by the criteria of relevancy and prejudice. If the legal, political and cultural pressures upon a particular jurisdiction are such as to demand constitutional entrenchment then the second best alternative is to define the silence principle as a relative right susceptible to a properly applied balance of interest test. The worst alternative is to define the silence principle in absolute terms. Silence as an evidentiary rule or a relative right means that it will sometimes be necessary to emphasise the autonomous interests of the individual in remaining silent and at other times the societal interest in crime prevention. Which interest is to be preferred and to what extent will depend on the prevailing social pressures of the day. It shall be argued that the elevation of a silence principle into a constitutional right stifles a critical examination of the essentiale of silence by disguising its inherent irrationality and lack of a philosophical raison de etre. The interpretation of a silence principle as an absolute constitutional right by the Supreme Court of the United States is confusing, contradictory and riddled with innumerable exceptions. By contrast the English approach to silence is pragmatic and highly successful. The Criminal Justice and Public Order Act of 1994 gives a meaningful interpretation of silence which takes into account its logical flaws. The English statute is a successful compromise between the need to protect the individual during the criminal process and the need to combating crime in the most efficient manner possible. While the South African interpretation of silence is a workable compromise, South Africa may have been better served by defining its silence principle in terms of the pragmatic English statutory model which allows for the efficient but carefully controlled use of silence in the combating of crime. / Jurisprudence / LL.D. (Jurisprudence)

The current set of experiments sought to evaluate and address current, empirically based assessments and treatment protocols for children who have autism and/or other developmental disabilities. The past few decades of research have been successful in developing effective behavioral treatments, however, the dissemination of these strategies has not been maximized in applied settings. Furthermore, many existing treatments are outdated or not widely used in school or social settings. The current experiments evaluate existing effective assessments and treatments and extend them with the implementation of a novel package based off of commonly utilized discrete trial training behavioral techniques in behavior analysis. This treatment protocol was shown to have high inter observer reliability scores throughout the use of this assessment, as well as a high correlation with a commonly used language assessment in Experiment 1. Experiment 2 examined the positive effects of this treatment curriculum guide following skills training. Experiment 3 evaluated the validity of the programs that examined higher order learning from Skinner's (1957) analysis of verbal behavior. The results suggest that this assessment and training protocol has significant potential in efficiently training students with and without disabilities. Implications of these finding are discussed in terms of future progress of translational research in applied settings. Furthermore, the present set of experiments contributes largely to the dissemination of emerging research and practice in behavior analysis.

The present study evaluated preference for choice and its effect on motivation during response acquisition of receptive identification targets in children diagnosed with autism. Prior to the study a multiple stimulus without replacement preference assessment was conducted in order to determine the highly preferred stimulus. Choice was evaluated during a high-preferred, free-choice, and control condition for each participant. During the high-preferred condition, participants were only able to work for the high-preferred stimulus identified during the MSWO. During free choice, participants could choose among the five items presented in the MSWO, and during control each participant was unable to exchange his or her tokens for reinforcement. Choice was also evaluated during a concurrent-chain arrangement, where each participant was able to choose the condition he or she wanted to work under. The results showed that two out of the three participants did not show differentiation during the acquisition phase; however, during the concurrent-chain phase, all three participants demonstrated a stronger preference for free choice.

Previous research has demonstrated that individuals with a dual diagnosis often engage in challenging behavior as a means to fulfil their needs and wants. Functional behavioral assessments (FBA) are a way of evaluating these behaviors and creating effective interventions to reduce them and increase socially appropriate alternative behaviors. The present study assessed the convergent validity for three types of FBAs, including the Questions About Behavioral Function (QABF) questionnaire, trial-based functional analysis, and traditional functional analysis, for three adults with a dual diagnosis within a day program setting. Results found correspondence between two forms of assessments, the trial-based functional analysis and traditional functional analysis, for one out of the three subjects. Due to a lack of engagement in the targeted behavior for the other two subjects, results were inconclusive. Results of the QABF did not match those of the functional analyses for any of the subjects, suggesting that the assessment should be used with caution. The trial-based functional analysis may be a viable tool for assessing function for the challenging behavior of adults with a dual diagnosis, although it should not be used as a replacement for the traditional functional analysis.

Na literatura não existe consenso em relação à quantidade de dentina cariada que deve ser removida durante o preparo cavitário. Desta forma, este estudo teve como objetivo comparar os microorganismos remanescentes após a remoção total de tecido cariado e selamento e a remoção parcial de tecido cariado e selamento. Molares permanentes com lesões de cárie primárias ativas localizadas no terço médio da dentina e apresentando polpa vital foram divididos aleatoriamente em dois grupos: grupo teste - remoção parcial de tecido cariado (n=18), ou grupo de controle - remoção total de tecido cariado (tratamento restaurador convencional) (n=18). Os desfechos analisados foram a quantificação microbiana e a freqüência de isolamento microbiano. Amostras de dentina foram obtidas com duas brocas de baixa rotação estéreis n º 4, após a remoção da cárie e após 3 meses de proteção com cimento de hidróxido de cálcio e selamento das cavidades com cimento de ionômero de vidro. As amostras foram armazenadas em um recipiente estéril contendo 1,2 ml de RTF e submetidas a diluições decimais. Análises microbiológicas foram realizadas para Streptococcus spp., estreptococos do grupo mutans, Lactobacillus spp. e contagem total de anaeróbios.Antes do selamento, uma maior contagem de microrganismos foi detectada no grupo teste, em comparação ao grupo controle. No grupo de teste, uma redução significativa foi encontrada, após o selamento, na contagem de anaeróbios totais, Streptococcus spp. e Lactobacillus spp. Após 3 meses de selamento, não foi detectada diferença no crescimento microbiano entre os grupos para qualquer um dos microrganismos estudados. Portanto, a semelhança observada entre a infecção microbiana após a escavação convencional e remoção parcial de tecido cariado sugere que não há necessidade de realizar a remoção total do tecido cariado baseada em critérios clínicos convencionais de dureza. / In the literature there is no consensus on the amount of carious dentin to be removed during the cavity preparation. Thus, this study aimed to compare the remaining microorganisms after complete caries removal and sealing to partial caries removal and sealing. Permanent molars with active primary carious lesions located in the middle third of dentin and vital pulp were randomly divided into two groups of 18: test group - partial caries removal, or control group – complete caries removal (conventional restorative treatment). The outcomes analyzed were microbial quantification and frequency of microbial isolation. Dentin samples were obtained with two sterile n° 4 round burs after caries removal and after 3 months of protection with calcium hydroxide cement and sealing of the cavities with glass ionomer cement. The samples were stored in a sterile container with 1.2 ml of RTF and submitted to decimal dilutions. Microbiological analyses were performed to the Streptococcus spp., Mutans streptococci, Lactobacillus spp. and total anaerobes counts. Before sealing, a higher microorganism counts were detected in the test group compared to the control group. In the test group, significant reduction was found after sealing in the total anaerobes count, Streptococcus spp. and Lactobacillus spp. After 3 months of sealing, no difference was detected in microbial growth between groups for any of the microorganisms studied. Therefore, the observed similarity between the microbial infection after conventional excavation and partial caries removal suggests that there is no need to perform complete caries removal based on conventional clinical criteria of hardness.

O curso longitudinal do transtorno bipolar é altamente variável, mas um subconjunto de pacientes parece apresentar uma evolução progressiva associada a alterações cerebrais e comprometimento funcional. Em nosso primeiro artigo, discutimos a teoria da neuroprogressão no transtorno bipolar. Este conceito considera a resposta ao estresse que ocorre nos episódios de humor e déficits no funcionamento e cognição, bem como alterações neuroanatômicas nos estágios tardios da doença. Discutimos também refratariedade ao tratamento que pode ocorrer em alguns casos de transtorno bipolar. Foi executada uma busca na base de dados PubMed para artigos publicados em qualquer idioma até 04 de junho de 2016. Foram encontrados 315 resumos e 87 estudos foram incluídos em nossa revisão. Somos da opinião de que o uso de estratégias farmacológicas específicas e remediação funcional pode ser potencialmente útil em pacientes bipolares em estágios tardios. Novas abordagens analíticas que utilizam dados multimodais têm o potencial para ajudar na identificação de assinaturas de subgrupos de pacientes que irão desenvolver um curso neuroprogressivo. Com base em nossa hipótese de neuroprogressão, decidimos realizar um ensaio clínico randomizado com o antidepressivo tianeptina como tratamento adjuvante para o transtorno bipolar, a fim de melhorar o comprometimento funcional, desfechos clínicos e aumentar os níveis do Brain-Derived Neurothrofic Factor (BDNF). Tianeptina é um fármaco seguro, que atua sobre o sistema glutamatérgico e tem um efeito antidepressivo. Esse estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a eficácia e tolerabilidade da tianeptina como tratamento adjuvante para a depressão bipolar. Foi realizado um ensaio clínico duplo-cego randomizado de manutenção controlado por placebo com tianeptina 37,5 mg/dia. Os participantes (n = 161) tinham uma pontuação na Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating ≥12 no início do ensaio. Após oito semanas de tratamento com tianeptina na fase aberta, aqueles que responderam a tianeptina foram randomizados para o placebo ou tianeptina adjuvante. Os participantes foram recrutados na rede pública de saúde. Tempo para qualquer intervenção foi o desfecho primário do estudo. Mudanças nos sintomas de humor, funcionamento, ritmos biológicos, qualidade de vida, taxas de virada maníaca e níveis séricos de BDNF foram considerados como desfechos secundários. Houve uma diminuição importante nos sintomas depressivos, assim como melhoras no funcionamento, qualidade de vida e pontuações no ritmo biológico durante a fase aberta de tratamento com tianeptina por oito semanas. Durante as 24 semanas do ensaio duplo-cego randomizado e controlado por placebo, não houve diferença em relação ao desfecho primário: tempo para qualquer intervenção. Além disso, não houve diferenças significativas entre os grupos em relação aos sintomas de humor, funcionamento e níveis de BDNF. Tianeptina foi bem tolerada e não foi associada a virada maníaca em comparação com o placebo. Estes achados sugerem que tianeptina é um medicamento seguro e pode ser eficaz no tratamento da depressão bipolar aguda. No entanto, tianeptina não mostrou efeitos benéficos na fase de manutenção. Este é o primeiro ensaio clínico duplo-cego randomizado de manutenção e de longo prazo com antidepressivo no transtorno bipolar. / The longitudinal course of bipolar disorder is highly variable, and a subset of patients seems to present a progressive course associated with brain changes and functional impairment. In our first article, we discussed the theory of neuroprogression in bipolar disorder. This concept considers the systemic stress response that occurs within mood episodes and late-stage deficits in functioning and cognition as well as neuroanatomic changes. We also discuss treatment refractoriness that may take place in some cases of bipolar disorder. We searched PubMed for articles published in any language up to June 4th, 2016. We found 315 abstracts and included 87 studies in our review. We are of the opinion that the use of specific pharmacological strategies and functional remediation may be potentially useful in bipolar patients at late-stages. New analytic approaches using multimodal data hold the potential to help in identifying signatures of subgroups of patients who will develop a neuroprogressive course. Based on our hypothesis of neuroprogression, we decided to perform a randomized clinical trial with tianeptine as adjunctive treatment for bipolar disorder in order to improve functional impairment and increase serum Brain-Derived Neurothrophic Factor BDNF levels. Tianeptine is a safe medication that acts on the glutamatergic system and has an antidepressant effect. The present study aimed at assessing the efficacy and tolerability of tianeptine as an adjunctive treatment for bipolar depression. We performed an enriched maintenance multi-center double-blind randomized controlled trial of tianeptine 37•5mg/day. Participants (n = 161) had a Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Score ≥12 at trial entry. After eight weeks of open-label tianeptine treatment, those who responded to tianeptine were randomized to adjunctive tianeptine or placebo in addition to usual treatment. Participants were recruited from public health services and through advertisement. Time to any intervention was the primary endpoint of the study. Changes in mood symptoms, functioning, biological rhythms, quality of life, rates of mania switch and serum BDNF assessments were considered as secondary outcomes. There was a robust decrease in depressive symptoms along with improvements in functioning, quality of life and biological rhythms scores during the eight-week open-label tianeptine treatment phase. During the subsequent 24-week double-blind controlled phase, there was no difference regarding the primary outcome: time to intervention. In addition, there were no significant differences between groups in mood symptoms, functioning and BDNF levels. Tianeptine was well tolerated and not associated with mania switch as compared to placebo. These findings suggest that tianeptine is a safe medication and may be effective in the treatment of acute bipolar depression. However, tianeptine did not show beneficial effects in the maintenance phase. This is the first long-term randomized, double-blind maintenance trial of antidepressant augmentation in bipolar disorder.

Objetivo: O objetivo deste ensaio clínico duplo-cego randomizado e cruzado foi avaliar se a presença de álcool nas formulações de clorexidina e de óleos essenciais é capaz de influenciar significativamente a quantidade bacteriana em saliva, assim como verificar o impacto da presença do álcool sobre a percepção gustativa. Materiais e métodos: 20 indivíduos, 17 mulheres e 3 homens, com idades variando entre 18 a 38 anos, em bom estado de saúde, foram randomizados para bochechar de forma cruzada, as seguintes substâncias: gluconato de clorexidina com álcool, gluconato de clorexidina sem álcool, óleos essenciais com álcool e óleos essenciais sem álcool. Amostras de saliva estimulada foram colhidas antes e depois de cada bochecho e preparadas em meio de cultura viável para um amplo espectro de bactérias. Os resultados obtidos foram expressos em percentual de redução de UFC/ml de saliva. Uma escala visual analógica (EVA) foi usada para avaliar a percepção gustativa após cada bochecho Resultados: Não foram observadas diferenças significativas sobre o percentual de redução de bactérias salivares em relação às soluções de clorexidina (p = 0,55), ou de óleos essenciais (p = 0,85). Já a preferência gustativa em relação aos óleos essenciais foi fortemente afetada pela presença de álcool (p= 0,0001), o que não ocorreu na comparação entre as soluções de clorexidina (p=0,052). Conclusão: a presença do álcool não interfere na eficácia antimicrobiana de colutórios a base de clorexidina ou óleos essenciais. A presença de álcool nos óleos essências é avaliada de forma mais negativa em termos de percepção gustativ. / Objective: The objective of this randomized, double-blind crossover clinical trial was to evaluate the presence of alcohol in chlorhexidine and essential oils formulations is able to significantly influence the bacterial quantity in saliva, as well as to check the impact of the presence of alcohol on taste perception. Methods: 20 subjects, 17 women and three men, aged between 18 and 38 years old, in good health, were randomized to rinse crosswise, the following substances: chlorhexidine gluconate with alcohol, chlorhexidine gluconate without alcohol, essential oils with alcohol and essential oils without alcohol. Stimulated saliva samples were collected before and after each rinse and prepared in the midst of viable culture for a broad spectrum of bacteria. The results were expressed as percent reduction of CFU/ml saliva. A visual analogue scale (VAS) was used to evaluate the taste perception after each rinse Results: No statistically significant differences were observed in bacterial reduction between the Chlorhexidine (p = 0.55), as well as for the essential oils (p = 0.85) formulations. However, the taste preference in relation to essential oils was strongly affected by the presence of alcohol (p = 0.0001), which did not occur in the comparison between the chlorhexidine solutions (p = 0.052). Conclusion: The presence of alcohol does not interfere in the antimicrobial efficacy of chlorhexidine or essential oils. The presence of alcohol in the essences oils is evaluated more negatively in terms of taste perception.

Introdução: a influência das desordens temporomandibulares (DTM) relacionadas às alterações posturais ainda não são consenso, mas acredita-se que os desequilíbrios de um sistema podem influenciar o outro. Várias técnicas vêm sendo utilizadas para tratar as DTMs e seus problemas associados, no entanto há uma escassez na literatura de estudos que avaliem os efeitos de tratamentos globais, como o Pilates, em indivíduos com DTM. Objetivo: o objetivo deste estudo foi verificar os efeitos do método Pilates no nível de dor orofacial, na limitação funcional, na atividade eletromiográfica dos músculos mastigatórios e na postura da cabeça, coluna cervical e cintura escapular de mulheres jovens submetidas a um treinamento de Pilates. Métodos: foi realizado um ensaio clínico randomizado com avaliadores cegos. Esse estudo foi registrado no clinicalTrials sob o ID: NCT 02292355 de 6 de novembro de 2014. Foram avaliadas 40 mulheres divididas de forma aleatória em dois grupos, grupo controle (GC), que recebeu o tratamento convencional com placas estabilizadoras e grupo intervenção (GI), que além do tratamento convencional foi submetido a sessões de Pilates. Ambos os grupos foram formados por mulheres de 18 a 35 anos com DTM e dor. O tempo de seguimento da intervenção foi de 15 semanas. No inicio e no final das 15 semanas todos os indivíduos foram avaliados para a verificação da presença de DTM, por meio do critério diagnóstico RDC/TMD. Foi realizada também nestes dois momentos a avaliação da limitação funcional, por meio do instrumento MIFQ, a verificação da presença de dor, avaliada com a EVA, assim como a avaliação eletromiográfica dos músculos mastigatórios e também da postura corporal, essa por meio da fotogrametria. Resultados: Houve um efeito significativo do tempo sobre os níveis de dor, F=(1,37)=15,496; p<0,001; η2=0,295. Foi observada uma melhora da dor de 38,47% no grupo intervenção. A limitação funcional diminuiu significativamente no grupo intervenção (z = -2,873; p = 0,001; r = -0,64). Não houve alteração na classificação da desordem avaliada por meio do RDC/TMD. Não houve efeito ao longo do tempo na maioria das variáveis posturais e eletromiográficas. Somente simetria dos olhos na face, obliquidade das clavículas, nível de ativação do masseter esquerdo durante o período inativo da mastigação e coeficiente anteroposterior apresentaram efeito significativo do tempo. A diferença apresentada nessas variáveis ocorreu nos dois grupos, indicando que o tempo afetou da mesma forma cada um dos grupos. Conclusão: Os resultados do presente ensaio clínico nos permitem recomendar o uso do Método Pilates como mais um recurso terapêutico conservador, o qual reduziu a dor na região da face em mulheres com DTM, além de melhorar a limitação funcional. / Introduction: The influence of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) related to postural changes is not yet a consensus, but it is believed that imbalances in one system can influence the other. Several techniques have been used to treat TMDs and their associated problems, however there is a shortage in the literature of studies that evaluate the effects of global treatments such as Pilates in individuals with TMD. The objective of this study was to evaluate the changes in pain level, TMD severity, EMG activity of masticatory muscles and posture of young women submitted to Pilates training. Methods: A randomized clinical trial was conducted with blind evaluators. This study was registered in the clinicalTrials under the ID: NCT 02292355 of November 6, 2014. We evaluated 40 women randomly divided into two groups, the control group (CG), who received conventional treatment with stabilizing plates, and the intervention group (IG), which in addition to the conventional treatment was submitted to Pilates sessions. Both groups were formed by women aged 18 to 35 years with TMD and pain. The follow-up time of the intervention was 15 weeks. At the beginning and at the end of the 15 weeks all subjects were assessed for presence of TMD, TMD severity, presence of pain, EMG assessment of masticatory muscles and body posture. Results: There was a significant effect of time on pain levels, F = (1.37) = 15.496; p <0.001; η2 = 0.295. An improvement of pain of 38.47% was observed in the intervention group. The functional limitation decreased significantly in the intervention group (z = -2.873, p = 0.001, r = -0.64). There was no change in the classification of the disorder assessed by RDC / TMD. There was no effect over time in most of the postural and eletroniographic variables. Only eyes symmetry on the face, obliquity of the clavicles, level of activation of the left masseter during the inactive chewing period and anteroposterior coefficient showed a significant effect of time. The difference presented in these variables occurred in both groups, indicating that time affected each group in the same way. Conclusion: The results of the present clinical trial allow us to recommend the use of the Pilates Method as a more conservative therapeutic resource, which reduced pain in the face region in women with TMD, in addition to improving functional limitation.

Introdução: Frente à dependência funcional de idosos após um acidente vascular cerebral (AVC), os cuidadores familiares enfrentam a falta de conhecimento e de habilidades para realizarem os cuidados necessários no domicílio, o que tende a influenciar sua sobrecarga. Objetivos: Comparar o efeito de intervenção educativa no domicílio na sobrecarga de cuidadores familiares de idosos após AVC, com orientações usuais de cuidado no período de um mês. Métodos: Ensaio clínico randomizado (ECR), denominado Nursing Home Care Intervention Post Stroke (SHARE). O grupo intervenção (GI) recebeu o acompanhamento sistemático de enfermeiras por meio de três visitas domiciliares (VDs) no período de um mês, para preparo dos cuidadores na realização das atividades de vida diária (AVD) do idoso, suporte emocional e orientações para utilização dos serviços de saúde. O grupo controle (GC) contou com as orientações usuais de cuidado dos serviços de saúde. O desfecho primário foi a sobrecarga do cuidador, e os desfechos secundários foram a capacidade funcional e as reinternações hospitalares dos idosos, avaliados em sete dias e 60 dias após a alta. As análises foram realizadas por intenção de tratar e foi utilizado o programa SPSS 21.0. Para análise do efeito da intervenção nos desfechos foram utilizados os testes t-student pareado, com intervalo de confiança de 95% e t independente. Para verificação do efeito de interação foi realizada análise de variância (ANOVA) para medidas repetidas. / Introduction: Faced with the functional dependence of the elderly after a stroke, family caregivers face the lack of knowledge and skills to perform the necessary health care at home, which tends to negatively influence their overload. Objectives: Compare the effect of home educational intervention (SHARE), on the overload of family caregivers of the elderly with stroke when compared to usual care in one month. Methods: Randomized clinical trial denominated Nursing Home Care Intervention Post Stroke (SHARE). The intervention group (GI) receive a systematic follow-up of nurses through three home visits (VDs) during one month, to prepare the family caregivers in performing daily life activities of the elderly, emotional support and orientations for the use of health services. The control group (CG) did not receive the VDs and had the usual care of the health services. The primary outcome was a caregiver burden, and the secondary outcomes were functional capacity and hospital readmissions of the elderly, evaluete at 7 days and 60 days after discharge. The analyzes were performed by intention to treat and the SPSS 21.0 program was used. For the analysis of the effect of the intervention on the results we used the t-student paired tests, with 95% confidence interval and independent t. For analysis of the interaction effect, analysis of variance (ANOVA) was performed for repeated measures. A significant value was considered p <0.05. For the control of confounding factors, multivariate analyzes were used. The study was approved by the Research Committee of the Hospital de Clínicas of Porto Alegre (nº 160181). Results: From May 2016 to September 2017, 48 elderly and their family caregivers were randomized, 24 for the intervention group (GI) and 24 for the CG. Among the elderly, 54.1% were female, and 95.8% had ischemic stroke. Of the caregivers, 87.5% were women, mean of 53.3 ± 12.9 years. There was no statistically significant difference between the groups regarding burden (0.43 GI vs 0.78 GC, p = 0.717), functional capacity (16 GI vs 18.7 GC, p = 0.999) and hospital readmissions (17% GI vs. 8.3% GC, p = 0.854). Conclusion: The SHARE intervention seems to have not influenced in the outcomes. Other intervention compositions are suggested and evaluation of other outcomes. Clinical Trial Registration: NCT02807012.