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Register:	ISRCTN
Last refreshed on:	11 June 2018
Main ID:	ISRCTN25954820
Date of registration:	23/01/2004
Prospective Registration:	No
Primary sponsor:	Record Provided by the NHS R&D 'Time-Limited' National Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
Public title:	Evaluation of the impact of carer information and support on patients, carers and service utilisation following hospital discharge stroke
Scientific title:	Evaluation of the impact of carer information and support on patients, carers and service utilisation following hospital discharge stroke
Date of first enrolment:	01/04/1997
Target sample size:	0
Recruitment status:	Completed
URL:	http://isrctn.com/ISRCTN25954820
Study type:	Interventional
Study design:	Randomised controlled trial (Other)
Phase:	Not Specified

Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom

Contacts

Name:	Lalit Kalra
Address:	Department of Health Care for the Elderly Guy's and St Thomas' School of Medicine King's Denmark Hill Campus Bessemer Road SE5 9PJ London United Kingdom
Telephone:	+44 (0)20 7346 3195
Email:	lalit.kalra@kcl.ac.uk
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The study will include stroke survivors of any age with the following characteristics:
1. Independent for personal activities of daily living (ADL) prior to stroke. (Pre-morbid Barthel Index>15).
2. Discharge home is the planned outcome.
3. Residual disability defined as the need for supervision or physical assistance for transfers, mobility or personal activities of daily living.
4. Presence of a carer at home.
5. Requirement of social or health services support package following discharge for continuing care needs.
6. Patient and carer consent to participation in the study.
Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

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Gender: Not Specified

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Cardiovascular diseases: Cerebrovascular disease
Circulatory System
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction

Intervention(s)

1. Formal training of carers in basic rehabilitation techniques and early support from a voluntary carer organisation which will continue after discharge.
2. Control interventions will comprise informal instruction on disability to carers and information on carer services but no pre-arranged carer support after discharge.

Primary Outcome(s)

1. Social and health services resource use
2. Mortality
3. Institutionalisation
4. Admission/re-admission to hospitals
5. Mobility (final and change over time)
6. Barthel ADL score (final and change over time)
7. Patient and career quality of life measures (SF-36)
8. Carer stress
9. Patient/carer satisfaction
10. Acceptability of intervention

Secondary Outcome(s)

Not provided at time of registration

Secondary ID(s)

PSI F-4

Source(s) of Monetary Support

NHS Primary and Secondary Care Interface National Research and Development Programme (UK)

Secondary Sponsor(s)

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Results

Results available:	Yes
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Date Completed:	01/12/2001
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