Status:
COMPLETED
Optimizing Hospital-to-home Transitions for Older Adults With Stroke and Multimorbidity
Lead Sponsor:
McMaster University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Conditions:
Stroke
Eligibility:
All Genders
55+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Stroke is the leading cause of death and adult disability in Canada. Sixty percent of these older adults (\> 65 years) will return to their homes after a stroke and will require ongoing rehabilitation...
Detailed Description
The overall purpose of this pragmatic randomized controlled trial (RCT) is to adapt, implement and evaluate a novel person- and family-centred Transitional Care Stroke Intervention (TCSI) for older ad...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- age 55 years or greater
- hospitalized for stroke and receiving in-patient rehabilitation
- diagnosed with at least 2 or more chronic conditions
- will be discharged to the community from in-patient rehabilitation (not hospital or long-term care)
- not planning to move out of the study catchment area in the next 6 months
- referred to outpatient stroke rehabilitation services
- capable of providing informed consent, or have a substitute decision-maker who is capable and able to provide informed consent on his/her behalf
- competent in English, or has an interpreter who is competent in English
Exclusion
- less than 55 years of age
- fewer than two chronic conditions
- planned discharge to hospital or long-term care facility
- cognitively impaired with no substitute decision maker who is capable to provide consent
- not competent in English with no interpreter
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 30 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 5 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
90 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04278794
Start Date
November 30 2020
End Date
December 5 2022
Last Update
March 23 2023
Active Locations (2)
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Hamilton Health Sciences
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8S 4L8
2
Hotel Dieu Shaver
Saint Catherines, Ontario, Canada