A longer-term care strategy to support stroke survivors and their carers (LoTS2Care) – a feasibility study

Overview

2018 Protocol article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29891011 protocol 2018 Protocol article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29996895 protocol for the process evaluation 2021 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33819000/ (added 21/04/2021) 2023 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36922866/ feasibility and acceptability outcomes (added 17/03/2023)

Registry

who.int

Start Date

June 22, 2016

End Date

July 28, 2018

Last Updated

3 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

•Current inclusion criteria as of 05/07/2017:
•Stroke Service Inclusion Criteria:
•1\. Encompasses primary and secondary care over a defined geographical area within the United Kingdom (UK)
•2\. Includes a stroke unit which fulfils the RCP guidelines definition of a stroke unit
•3\. Agree to try and establish a robust mechanism to identify all stroke survivors at four to six months post stroke.
•4\. Have the facilities and capacity to deliver the New Start intervention
•5\. Fully supportive of time required for New Start training, including two face to face away days and online training
•6\. Agreement to be involved via signed model Non\-Commercial Agreement (mNCA) and local management approval
•Stroke survivor inclusion criteria:
•1\. At least four months and not more than six months since confirmed primary diagnosis of new stroke

•Current inclusion criteria:
•Stroke services exclusion criteria:
•1\. Previously participated in the development of the intervention; as part of this programme of research or are intending to implement the New Start intervention within the proposed duration of the study will not be eligible because these sites might be expected to have enhanced skills or knowledge about the New Start intervention
•2\. Stroke services that are currently delivering or planning to deliver a similar supported self\-management intervention
•Stroke survivors exclusion criteria:
•It is unknown whether the Moving Forward intervention can be delivered to Stroke Survivors with other (specific) co\-morbidities. Therefore, no exclusion criteria will be applied and reasons for not receiving care at 6 months post\-stroke will be documented and used to inform eligibility criteria for a definitive trial.
•Carer exclusion criteria:
•Their stroke survivor does not consent for carer involvement.
•Previous exclusion criteria:
•Stroke services exclusion criteria: