Personalized Patient and Caregiver Education After Stroke (MyStroke)

University of Pennsylvania

Status

Completed

Conditions

Stroke

Stroke, Acute

Stroke, Ischemic

Treatments

Behavioral: Standard of care discharge education

Behavioral: Customized education

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05118503

833723

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a randomized pilot trial to evaluate the impact of a customizable stroke education app (vs standard of care discharge education) on patient satisfaction and education retention. The impact of the intervention will be assessed 7, 30, and 90 days post-discharge.

Enrollment

120 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Admitted for ischemic stroke
At least 18 years old
Patient or caregiver has access to a smart phone, tablet or computer
Being discharged to either home or acute rehab

Exclusion criteria

Patient or caregivers unable or unwilling to access the customized app with a smartphone, tablet, or computer
Being discharged to a skilled nursing facility
moderate-to-severe aphasia at the time of enrollment (as per NIHSS scoring) if patient is being enrolled without a caregiver

Trial design

Primary purpose

Supportive Care

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Triple Blind

120 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Customized education app

Active Comparator group

Description:

A customized URL-based platform will present brief education videos addressing a patients stroke etiology, risk factors, stroke prevention medications, and post-stroke lifestyle issues. This URL will be made available to the patient and caregiver.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Customized education

Standard of care discharge education

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Standard discharge education is performed by the bedside nurse at the time of hospital discharge.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Standard of care discharge education