This study evaluates a program designed to help individuals transition from inpatient rehabilitation to home following an ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke. Half of the participants will receive a stroke education program while the other half will receive an environmental modifications program.
A gap in care exists at the point of transition from inpatient rehabilitation (IR) to home, when survivors encounter new environmental barriers due to the cognitive and sensorimotor sequelae of stroke. Resolving these barriers and improving independence in the community have potential to significantly improve stroke survivors' long-term morbidity. Investigators will conduct a randomized, controlled multi-center trial (RCT) and concurrent implementation evaluation and review of process data to examine therapeutic efficacy, cost-effectiveness and implementation potential of a compensatory intervention (COMPASS) designed to improve daily activity performance and participation outcomes in persons transitioning home from inpatient rehabilitation (IR) following a stroke.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
520
The data from the baseline assessment will be used to develop an environmental modification intervention plan. Environmental modifications will be installed before discharge if possible. Problem areas addressed are participant specific (tailored), but the process to identify and address the target area is systematic. All participants will receive identical intervention components. The standardized components include assessment, identification of problematic activities (and environmental barriers), identification of solutions for each problem, implementation of solution set selected by the participant, training, and active practice of daily activities in one's own home and community.
The control group will experience the same effects of time and attention in the home but no effect on the outcome of interest.
University of Missouri
Columbia, Missouri, United States
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWashington University in St. Louis
St Louis, Missouri, United States
RECRUITINGAdmission to SNF (skilled nursing facility)
Date and days of admission to a skilled nursing facility
Time frame: From enrollment to 12 months post-discharge from inpatient rehabilitation facility
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