Comparing telephone versus mail survey methods with stroke survivors, on response rate, time to response, and completeness.

A randomised trial with stroke survivors to compare telephone to mail survey methods on response rate, time to response and completeness of survey responses.

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12610000337077

Enrollment

559

Registered

2010-04-28

Start date

2009-07-01

Completion date

2012-06-30

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

A prospective randomized trial of the method of follow-up: cases registered in a national registry who were 3-months post-stroke receive the survey by mail or telephone. Data included collection of stroke and re-hospitalisation rates, and health-related quality of life. Response rates, time to response, and completeness of data were compared. Factors potentially associated with the outcome were explored.

Interventions

Survey administered by mail. Survey includes questions about readmission, subsequent strokes, and the EQ5D (used to measure the health-related quality of life dimensions of mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression). The survey takes approximately 10 minutes to complete. The Survey is sent with a Reply Paid Envelope; survey must be returned within 2 weeks of receiving it. If not received after this, the survey is re-delivered (maximum of 3 surveys mailed).

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Educational / counselling / training

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

0 to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Registered case in the Australian Stroke Clinical Registry

Exclusion criteria

Nil

Outcome results