ATTEND-Family-led Rehabilitation After Stroke in India

Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, India104 enrolled

Overview

ATTEND Trial is based on early supported discharge- home based stroke rehabilitation model which proves to offer several advantages in low and mid income countries. The objectives of the pilot stude were to determine that with a randomized blinded outcome assessor, controlled trial, family- led caregiver- delivered home based rehabilitation is better than usual care for those with disabling stroke in India and the feasibility of this model.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

104

Conditions

Stroke

Interventions

PhysiotherapyOTHER

Control armOTHER

Routine hospital based physiotherapy

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Adults (\>18 years) * Recent (\<1 month) acute ischaemic/haemorrhagic/ undifferentiated stroke * Residual disability (requiring help from another person for everyday activities) * Expected to survive to discharge from hospital with a reasonable expectation of six month survival * Able (or by proxy) to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to identify a suitable family - nominated caregiver for training and subsequent delivery of care * Those unwilling/unable to adhere to follow up.

Locations (1)

Christian Medical College and Hospital

Ludhiana, Punjab, India

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in modified Rankin Score

Time frame: 3rd and 6th month

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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