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Evaluating the Effect of Nurse-Led Stroke Transitional Care in Tanzania
Led by Shandong University · Updated on 2026-01-06
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
34 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this observational study is to assess the effects of nurse-led stroke transitional care in stroke survivors, caregivers and healthcare providers who participate in nurse-led stroke transitional care program to improve discharge preparedness, disease self-management and quality of life among stroke survivors. The main question it aims to answer is: does nurse-led stroke transitional care program improve discharge preparedness, disease self-management and quality of life among stroke survivors? Participants are currently participating in nurse-led stroke transitional care program as part of their medical care. Stroke survivors and their caregivers will be followed for six months period to assess their transitional care quality and clinical outcome measures.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Evaluating the Effect of Nurse-Led Stroke Transitional Care in Tanzania
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Clinical nurses and physicians with six months of working experience in stroke care
- Clinical nurses and physicians with a minimum of diploma in their professions
- Stroke survivors aged 18 years and above
- Stroke survivors admitted in stroke units
- Stroke survivors with primary diagnosis of stroke confirmed by brain CT/MRI
- Stroke survivors who undergo usual discharge process
- Stroke survivors living with their family caregivers
- Stroke survivors who have mobile phones
- Stroke survivors who can read and write
- Stroke survivors who are able to communicate
- Stroke survivors with National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) less than 6
- Stroke survivors with Modified Barthel Index (MBI) greater than 9
- Stroke survivors with Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) less than 5
- Stroke survivors with Montreal Cognitive Assessment Test (MoCA) greater than 14
- Stroke survivors expected to stay in the ward for 3-5 days
- Stroke survivors expected to survive for 3 months
- Family caregivers with mobile phones
- Family caregivers who can read and write
- Family caregivers who are able to communicate
- Family caregivers who live with the patient after stroke
You will not qualify if you...
- Healthcare providers who will be on leave during the study period
- Stroke survivors with previous stroke who are not admitted in stroke units
- Stroke survivors discharged against medical advice
- Stroke survivors with end-stage organ failure
- Stroke survivors who have no family caregivers
- Stroke survivors who cannot read or write
- Stroke survivors who do not have mobile phones
- Family caregivers without accessible mobile phones
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
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Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 65001
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Research Team
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Nyagwaswa Michael, Masters
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
1
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