Stroke Education Intervention Trial - Pilot (AVAIL II)

Duke University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Ischemic Stroke; Intracranial Hemorrhage; Transient Ischemic Attack

Treatments: Behavioral: stroke education

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01115660

5U18HS016964 (U.S. AHRQ Grant/Contract)

Pro00019690

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objectives of the trial of a medication-coach program for patients with stroke or transient ischemic attack are to pilot test the study design, the intervention components and the data collection forms and refine them for a larger trial whose goal will be to improve long-term adherence to stroke prevention medications.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 19+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center (WFUBMC) over age 18
• Diagnosed with acute ischemic stroke, transient ischemic attack or intracranial hemorrhage
• provide consent to participate

Exclusion criteria

• discharged to nursing home, acute rehabilitation center, inpatient hospice, or other acute hospital
• homeless
• non-English speakers
• patient and proxy unable to participate in telephone conversation

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

stroke education

Experimental group

Description:

Patients in this arm receive a telephone call by a medication coach who reviews their condition and importance of adherence to medication regimen.

Treatment:

Behavioral: stroke education

control arm

No Intervention group

Description:

Subjects in this arm received instruction at hospital discharge and a 3-month follow-up call to collect study data.