Follow-up Pilot Study After a First Stroke

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Stroke
• Interventions: Other: As the general practitioner wants to do; Other: Information, further rehabilitation, additional drugs to prevent recurrent stroke

• Registration Number: NCT00976001
• Lead Sponsor: Skaraborg Hospital

Brief Summary

This is a randomized follow-up study after discharge from a stroke unit after a first stroke. The patients are randomized either to follow-up at a special out-patient stroke unit or with their general practitioners. The hypothesis is that follow-up with specialists is superior to follow-up with general practitioners. Endpoints are mortality, recurrent stroke and handicap measured with different scales.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2003-03
• Primary Completion: 2008-02
• Study Completion: 2008-02
• Status Verified: 2009-09
• Study First Submitted: 2009-09-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-09-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2009-09-11
• Study First Posted: 2009-09-14
• Last Update Posted: 2009-09-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 163

Inclusion Criteria

• first stroke (ischemic or hemorrhagic)
• age below 85 years
• living at home before the stroke

Exclusion Criteria

• modified Rankin scale 5 points
• other severe disease
• expected survival less than one year
• severe dementia
• drug or alcohol abuse

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Follow-up with the general practitioner	As the general practitioner wants to do	-
Follow-up at an out-patient stroke unit	Information, further rehabilitation, additional drugs to prevent recurrent stroke	Information, measurement of handicap, further rehabilitation efforts, drug therapy for secondary prevention of stroke.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Total mortality	3.5 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Recurrent stroke	3.5 years

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Stroke unit, Department of Medicine, Lidkoeping hospital; 🇸🇪 Lidkoping, Sweden