ATTEND-Family-led Rehabilitation After Stroke in India

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Stroke Brain Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Cerebrovascular Disorders Nervous System Diseases Vascular Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Christian Medical College and Hospital

Ludhiana, Punjab, 141008, India

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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.

Treatment and study plan

Physiotherapy

Other

Control Arm

Other

Routine hospital based physiotherapy

Primary outcomes

Change in modified Rankin Score

Time frame: 3rd and 6th month

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, India

Other

Collaborators

The George Institute for Global Health, Australia

Registry information

Official study title

Family-led Rehabilitation After Stroke in India

Acronym: ATTEND

Important dates

Study start: 2011
Primary completion: 2013
Study completion: 2013
First posted: Apr 28, 2014
Registry last updated: Apr 28, 2014

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