RCT of an Intervention to Enable Stroke Survivors in Los Angeles County Hospitals to "Stay Within the Guidelines" (SUSTAIN)

University of California, Los Angeles5 sites in 1 country410 target enrollmentJanuary 2010

ConditionsStroke

Overview

Phase: N/A
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Stroke
Sponsor: University of California, Los Angeles
Enrollment: 410
Locations: 5
Primary Endpoint: Blood Pressure
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 7 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to test a newly developed outpatient care intervention called SUSTAIN (Systematic Use of Stroke Averting Interventions) for improving delivery of stroke preventive services at Los Angeles County hospitals and to measure the costs of running such an intervention.

Detailed Description

Patients randomized to SUSTAIN will participate in group clinics about stroke, given self-management tools about stroke, and will be called by nurse practitioners to coordinate their stroke care. Patients randomized to the control arm will be mailed educational materials about stroke. Subjects in either arm are eligible to receive their usual source of care.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

January 2010

End Date

September 2013

Last Updated

7 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

University of California, Los Angeles

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Barbara Vickrey, MD, MPH

Principal Investigator

University of California, Los Angeles

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Patients of LAC+USC, Rancho Los Amigos, Olive View-UCLA, or Harbor-UCLA
•Patients who have had an acute transient ischemic attack (TIA) or ischemic stroke or carotid procedure within the last six months
•English or Spanish speaking
•At least 40 years of age
•Capable of giving informed consent (no proxies will be used to obtain consent)
•Blood pressure not optimally controlled (\>120/80, at least 72 hours post-stroke)

Exclusion Criteria

•Age 39 years or younger
•Hemorrhagic stroke
•Patients with severe global disability which would preclude him/her from participating in group clinics
•Patients with advanced dementia

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Blood Pressure

Time Frame: 12 months

Blood pressure at 12 months will be the primary outcome. Blood pressure will also be measured at baseline and at the 3-month mark to track blood pressure during the entire participation period.