Intervention to Enable Stroke Survivors in Los Angeles County Hospitals to "Stay Within the Guidelines"
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Neurology |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Neurology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 40 - Any |
| Updated: | 6/7/2018 |
| Start Date: | January 2010 |
| End Date: | September 2013 |
RCT of an Intervention to Enable Stroke Survivors in Los Angeles County Hospitals to "Stay Within the Guidelines" (SUSTAIN)
The purpose of this study is to test a newly developed outpatient care intervention called
SUSTAIN (Systematic Use of Stroke Averting Interventions) for improving delivery of stroke
preventive services at Los Angeles County hospitals and to measure the costs of running such
an intervention.
SUSTAIN (Systematic Use of Stroke Averting Interventions) for improving delivery of stroke
preventive services at Los Angeles County hospitals and to measure the costs of running such
an intervention.
Patients randomized to SUSTAIN will participate in group clinics about stroke, given
self-management tools about stroke, and will be called by nurse practitioners to coordinate
their stroke care. Patients randomized to the control arm will be mailed educational
materials about stroke. Subjects in either arm are eligible to receive their usual source of
care.
self-management tools about stroke, and will be called by nurse practitioners to coordinate
their stroke care. Patients randomized to the control arm will be mailed educational
materials about stroke. Subjects in either arm are eligible to receive their usual source of
care.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients of LAC+USC, Rancho Los Amigos, Olive View-UCLA, or Harbor-UCLA
- Patients who have had an acute transient ischemic attack (TIA) or ischemic stroke or
carotid procedure within the last six months
- English or Spanish speaking
- At least 40 years of age
- Capable of giving informed consent (no proxies will be used to obtain consent)
- Blood pressure not optimally controlled (>120/80, at least 72 hours post-stroke)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Age 39 years or younger
- Hemorrhagic stroke
- Patients with severe global disability which would preclude him/her from participating
in group clinics
- Patients with advanced dementia
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