Stop Stroke: The South London Secondary Prevention Programme

Completed

• Conditions: Stroke; Circulatory System

• Registration Number: ISRCTN10730637
• Lead Sponsor: King's College London (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2005-09-07
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 450

Inclusion Criteria

All patients with a diagnosis of first-in-a-lifetime stroke living in Lambeth and Southwark.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients must be alive six weeks post stroke, identified by the study team within six months of stroke and registered with a general practitioner.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Prevalence of uncontrolled key modifiable risk factors for stroke (hypertension, smoking, aspirin adherence) measured at one year post stroke.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Prevalence of other uncontrolled risk factors for stroke (cholesterol, diabetes, atrial fibrillation, obesity, heavy drinking); stroke recurrence rate.