Secondary prevention after first stroke
Completed
- Conditions
- StrokeCirculatory SystemStroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN35701810
- Lead Sponsor
- The Wellcome Trust (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
1. All stroke patients (no age limit, either sex)
2. Registered at the practice for at least three years at the trial start date
3. First diagnosis of stroke recorded in the 24 month period before the trial start date
4. Medical code for stroke is entered during the consultation
5. Patient's electronic medical record includes previous stroke medical codes
Exclusion Criteria
No eligible patients will be excluded from the analysis, to avoid bias.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Difference in mean systolic blood pressure (BP) between intervention and control groups at 12 months adjusted for pre-intervention mean systolic BP
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Measured at 12 months follow-up:<br>1. Mean diastolic blood pressure<br>2. Mean cholesterol concentration<br>3. Proportion of patients whose eligibility for anticoagulants/antiplatelet drugs is defined<br>4. Proportion of eligible patients that receive anticoagulant/antiplatelet drugs<br>5. Prescription adherence with prescribed medicines<br>6. Occurrence and hospitalisation with vascular events including transient ischaemic attack (TIA)/stroke, myocardial infarction, new-onset angina and mortality