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临床试验/ISRCTN49208824
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Training Caregivers after Stroke (TRACS): a cluster randomised controlled trial of a structured training programme for caregivers of in-patients after stroke

niversity of Leeds (UK)0 个研究点目标入组 900 人开始时间: 2007年4月30日最近更新:
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不适用
状态
已完成
发起方
入组人数
900

研究概览

简要总结

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研究设计

研究类型
Interventional

入排标准

入选标准

  • Current inclusion criteria as of 19/03/2008:
  • Stroke Rehabilitation Units:
  • A stroke rehabilitation unit will be defined according to the definition provided by the Royal College of Physicians of London for the National Sentinel Stroke Audit 2004 by the presence of 4/5 of the following criteria:
  • 1. Consultant physician with responsibility for stroke
  • 2. Formal links with patient and caregiver organisations
  • 3. Multidisciplinary meetings at least weekly to plan patient care
  • 4. Provision of information to patients about stroke
  • 5. Continuing education programmes for staff
  • 1. Patient has a confirmed primary diagnosis of new stroke
  • 2. Is medically stable
  • 3. Is likely to return home but with residual disability
  • 4. Have a caregiver available, defined as the main person, other than health, social or voluntary care provider, helping with activities of daily living and/or advocating on behalf of the patient
  • 5. Written informed consent/caregiver assent and caregiver consent will be obtained prior to any trial specific procedures
  • 1. Caregiver is willing and able to provide support after discharge
  • 2. Fulfils the trial definition of a caregiver
  • Previous inclusion criteria:
  • Stroke Rehabilitation Units:
  • A stroke rehabilitation unit will be defined according to the definition provided by the Royal College of Physicians of London for the National Sentinel Stroke Audit 2004 by the presence of 4/5 of the following criteria:
  • 1. Consultant physician with responsibility for stroke
  • 2. Formal links with patient and caregiver organisations
  • 3. Multidisciplinary meetings at least weekly to plan patient care
  • 4. Provision of information to patients about stroke
  • 5. Continuing education programmes for staff
  • An additional criterion will be that the majority of patients on the unit will have a diagnosis of stroke.
  • Patients with the following characteristics are eligible for this trial:
  • 1. Have a confirmed primary diagnosis of new stroke
  • 2. Are medically stable (defined as sitting out of bed for at least four hours per day)
  • 3. Are likely to return home but with residual disability (defined as a modified Rankin score of >=3)
  • 4. Have a caregiver available, defined as the main person, other than health, social, or voluntary care provider, helping with activities of daily living and advocating on behalf of the patient, who has no notable disability (defined as a modified Rankin score of 0-2) and who is willing and able to provide support after discharge
  • 5. Written informed patient consent/relative assent and caregiver consent will be obtained prior to any trial specific procedures

排除标准

  • Current exclusion criteria as of 19/03/2008:
  • 1. If discharge is planned within one week of admission to the stroke rehabilitation unit (insufficient time to instigate the intervention)
  • 2. If the patient is in need of palliative care
  • 3. If the patient or caregiver were registered to the trial on a previous admission
  • Previous exclusion criteria:
  • 1. If discharge is planned within 96 hours of admission to the stroke rehabilitation unit (insufficient time to instigate the LSCTC)
  • 2. If the patient has a concurrent illness requiring, or likely to require, palliative care
  • 3. If the patient or caregiver was registered to the trial on a previous admission

研究者

发起方
niversity of Leeds (UK)

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