Status:
COMPLETED
Using 5 Minute Videos for Numeracy and Literacy Challenged Stroke Survivors to Improve Outcomes
Lead Sponsor:
Aga Khan University
Conditions:
Stroke
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Two thirds of all strokes happen in developing countries like Pakistan. There is a serious lack of health literacy regarding survival after stroke. We hypothesize that our set of 5 minute videos that ...
Detailed Description
In 80% of patients with stroke, further events may be prevented by altering lifestyle behavioral risk, and increasing adherence to medications to control hypertension, diabetes, lipids. Yet, there exi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adult men and women, \> 18 years of age
- Resident of Karachi and planning to live in Karachi to complete long term follow up
- Able to understand Urdu (language of the videos)
- Admitted with first ever stroke (ischemic or hemorrhagic)
- Modified Rankin score \<3 ( Mild strokes)
- Have at least one vascular risk factor that requires medical intervention
- Consent to participate in the study and follow up, both stroke and caregiver.
- 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
- 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.
- Serious aphasia, visual hemi neglect, short term memory loss, dementia in the caregiver precluding understanding, visualization or retention of the video material.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
310 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02202330
Start Date
January 1 2014
End Date
June 1 2016
Last Update
August 8 2016
Active Locations (1)
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Aga Khan University, Clinical Trial Unit
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, 74800