Secondary preventive, nurse-based, telephone follow-up for risk factor control after stroke or transient ischemic attack

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Stroke; Circulatory System; Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction

• Registration Number: ISRCTN23868518
• Lead Sponsor: Jamtland County Council (Sweden)

Brief Summary

1. 2013 protocol in: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23289919 2. 2015 results in: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26466804 3. 2016 results in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27129980 4. 2018 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30241499 5. 2019 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30646948

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-06-19
• Study Completion: 2016-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 11 February 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1000

Inclusion Criteria

1. All patients living in the county of Jämtland, Sweden, and hospitalised with a diagnosis of stroke (ischemic or hemorrhagic) or transient ischemic attack (TIA) will be assessed for inclusion
1.1. Östersund Hospital is the only hospital in the county and all patients, terminal care excluded, with symptoms of a suspected stroke or TIA are referred for diagnostic evaluation. A routine for identification of all patients in the hospital with a possible stroke has been established in previous studies.
2. All patients with a physical and mental capacity to communicate by telephone

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with severe disease
2. Aphasia
3. Dementia
4. Deafness
5. Participation in another trial

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol<br> 2. Sitting systolic and diastolic blood pressure<br> An adjusted analysis to account for differences in important baseline variables, if any, will be performed. Outcomes are measured after 12, 24 and 36 months of follow-up.<br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. The proportion of patients reaching the target for:<br> 1.1. Total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol<br> 1.2. Sitting systolic and diastolic blood pressure<br> 1.3. Standing systolic and diastolic blood pressure<br> 1.4. Smoking rates<br> 1.5. Change in body mass index and physical activity<br> Blood pressures are measured standardised as described above. Smoking (yes/no) and physical activity (duration and intensity/week) are self reported. Subanalyses according to age and gender are planned.<br>