Stroke
Conditions
Brief summary
ATTEND Trial is based on early supported discharge- home based stroke rehabilitation model which proves to offer several advantages in low and mid income countries. The objectives of the pilot stude were to determine that with a randomized blinded outcome assessor, controlled trial, family- led caregiver- delivered home based rehabilitation is better than usual care for those with disabling stroke in India and the feasibility of this model.
Interventions
OTHERPhysiotherapy
OTHERControl arm
Routine hospital based physiotherapy
Sponsors
The George Institute for Global Health, Australia
Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, India
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Adults (\>18 years) * Recent (\<1 month) acute ischaemic/haemorrhagic/ undifferentiated stroke * Residual disability (requiring help from another person for everyday activities) * Expected to survive to discharge from hospital with a reasonable expectation of six month survival * Able (or by proxy) to provide informed consent
Exclusion criteria
* Unable to identify a suitable family - nominated caregiver for training and subsequent delivery of care * Those unwilling/unable to adhere to follow up.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in modified Rankin Score | 3rd and 6th month |
Countries
India
Outcome results
None listed