Getting clinical evidence into practice for the management and prevention of stroke

Completed

• Conditions: Cerebrovascular disease; Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA); Circulatory System; Transient cerebral ischaemic attacks and related syndromes

• Registration Number: ISRCTN09442466
• Lead Sponsor: HS R&D Regional Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2004-01-23
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 0

Inclusion Criteria

Patients from 3 primary care trusts

Exclusion Criteria

Does not match inclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
umber and appropriateness of referrals to TIA and anticoagulant clinics. These will be measured from patient information recorded at the referral clinics.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes in risk factors (smoking status, BMI, blood pressure) and interventions (proportion of patients taking antiplatelet agents, anticoagulants, anti-hypertensives and statins) recorded in primary care records. These will be estimated from a review of general practice records 6 months after referral.