ATTEND-Family-led Rehabilitation After Stroke in India
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Stroke
- Interventions
- Other: Control armOther: Physiotherapy
- Registration Number
- NCT02123875
- Lead Sponsor
- Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, India
- Brief Summary
ATTEND Trial is based on early supported discharge- home based stroke rehabilitation model which proves to offer several advantages in low and mid income countries. The objectives of the pilot stude were to determine that with a randomized blinded outcome assessor, controlled trial, family- led caregiver- delivered home based rehabilitation is better than usual care for those with disabling stroke in India and the feasibility of this model.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 104
Inclusion Criteria
- Adults (>18 years)
- Recent (<1 month) acute ischaemic/haemorrhagic/ undifferentiated stroke
- Residual disability (requiring help from another person for everyday activities)
- Expected to survive to discharge from hospital with a reasonable expectation of six month survival
- Able (or by proxy) to provide informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
- Unable to identify a suitable family - nominated caregiver for training and subsequent delivery of care
- Those unwilling/unable to adhere to follow up.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Control arm Control arm Routine hospital based physiotherapy Physiotherapy intervention arm Physiotherapy Caregiver delivered, home based physiotherapy
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in modified Rankin Score 3rd and 6th month
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Christian Medical College and Hospital
🇮🇳Ludhiana, Punjab, India