Status:
COMPLETED
Home-based Telehealth Stroke Care: A Randomized Trial for Veterans
Lead Sponsor:
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Conditions:
Cerebrovascular Accident
Eligibility:
All Genders
45-90 years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The purpose of the proposed study is to examine a Tele-rehabilitation (TR) intervention that uses tele-health technology to improve outcomes of stroke patients after discharge to home. The primary aim...
Detailed Description
Stroke patients clearly benefit from intensive, coordinated, inpatient care. At the same time, there is considerable interest in ways to reduce hospital lengths of stay. Early discharge rehabilitation...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Have acute ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke within the preceding twenty-four months, defined as "a rapid onset event of vascular origin reflecting a focal disturbance of cerebral function, excluding isolated impairments of higher function and persisting longer than 24 hours";
- age between 45-90;
- discharge to the community;
- cognitively intact (score of 6/10 or greater on the Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire);
- discharge motor Functional Independence Measure (FIM) score of 17-88 (i.e., maximal assistance on no more than 4 motor activities of daily living (ADLs) as the most severe stroke included and modified independence at least 2 motor ADLs as the least severe); able to follow 3-step command; signed VHA Medical Media release form; concurrence by the patient's physician;
- and informed consent
Exclusion
- Unable to provide informed consent
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
48 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00384748
Start Date
November 1 2008
End Date
June 1 2011
Last Update
November 24 2014
Active Locations (3)
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1
Atlanta VA Medical and Rehab Center, Decatur
Decatur, Georgia, United States, 30033
2
Richard Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202-2884
3
VA Medical Center, Durham
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27705