Stroke is the leading cause of disability, third leading cause of death, and one of the most resource-intensive diseases among Americans. African-Americans (AA) have a stroke rate nearly double that of Euro-Americans (EA), and AA who experience a first-ever stroke are younger, have greater stroke disability, more post-stroke complications, and slower recovery compared to EA.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
43
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Medication adherence
The primary outcome will be change in medication treatment adherence with stroke risk reduction pharmacotherapies as measured by the Tablets Routines Questionnaire (TRQ)
Time frame: Screening/baseline, 3 months, 6 months
Biological and health behaviors parameters
Secondary outcomes are changes in biologic parameters of stroke risk (blood pressure, HbA1c, BMI, cholesterol and triglycerides) and in health behaviors (diet, exercise, smoking, substance use) using standardized instruments
Time frame: Baseline, 3 months, 6 months
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