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Last refreshed on: 15 August 2016
Main ID:  NCT02202330
Date of registration: 24/07/2014
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Aga Khan University
Public title: Using 5 Minute Videos for Numeracy and Literacy Challenged Stroke Survivors to Improve Outcomes
Scientific title: Translating Knowledge for Action Against Stroke - Using 5 Minute Videos for Numeracy and Literacy Challenged Stroke Survivors and Caregivers to Improve Outcomes
Date of first enrolment: January 2014
Target sample size: 310
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02202330
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Supportive Care  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Pakistan
Contacts
Name:     Dr Ayeesha K Kamal, MBBS
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Affiliation:  Aga Khan University
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Adult men and women, > 18 years of age

2. Resident of Karachi and planning to live in Karachi to complete long term follow up

3. Able to understand Urdu (language of the videos)

4. Admitted with first ever stroke (ischemic or hemorrhagic)

5. Modified Rankin score <3 ( Mild strokes)

6. Have at least one vascular risk factor that requires medical intervention

7. Consent to participate in the study and follow up, both stroke and caregiver.

8. Have a stable surrogate caregiver at home who is responsible for appointments,
follow-ups, overall care, e.g., wife, daughters, daughter- in- law, etc.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Serious aphasia, visual hemi neglect, short term memory loss in the patient
precluding understanding, visualization or retention of the video material, despite
overall "a small stroke", this would be a cognitively critical stroke.

2. Serious aphasia, visual hemi neglect, short term memory loss, dementia in the
caregiver precluding understanding, visualization or retention of the video material.

3. Iatrogenic stroke, stroke due to non-atherosclerotic vascular disease and rare causes
e.g. moya moya, carotid dissections, gunshot to neck, post Coronary Artery Bypass
surgery etc.

4. Serious concurrent medical illnesses, like cancer, renal failure, acute liver disease
in past 6 months (that precludes use of statins), chronic liver disease, that exclude
the use of stroke preventive medications, or require non standardized therapy.

5. Any use of off label, non-guideline medications, due to patient unique comorbid
conditions that interfere with medication compliance to antihypertensive, statins,
antiplatelet agents and diabetes control.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Stroke
Intervention(s)
Other: Video Arm
Primary Outcome(s)
Increase in Adherence and Control of Stroke Risk Factors [Time Frame: 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Increase in Knowledge and Decrease in Complications [Time Frame: 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months]
Secondary ID(s)
URC132001MED
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
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