Family-led Rehabilitation After Stroke in India

Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, India1 site in 1 country104 target enrollmentDecember 2011

ConditionsStroke

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Stroke
Sponsor: Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, India
Enrollment: 104
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Change in modified Rankin Score
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 12 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

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.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

December 2011

End Date

March 2013

Last Updated

12 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, India

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

jeyarajpandian

Professor and Head, Department of Neurology

Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, India

Eligibility Criteria

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.