Targeted Management Intervention for African-American Men With TIA or Stroke (TEAM)

Case Western Reserve University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Stroke; Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)

Treatments: Behavioral: Psychoeducation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT01807793

1R21NR013001-01A1 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

Stroke is the leading cause of disability, third leading cause of death, and one of the most resource-intensive diseases among Americans. African-Americans (AA) have a stroke rate nearly double that of Euro-Americans (EA), and AA who experience a first-ever stroke are younger, have greater stroke disability, more post-stroke complications, and slower recovery compared to EA.

Enrollment: 43 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 22 to 64 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Self-identified AA male
• Between 22 and 64 years of age (> age 21 and < age 65).
• Within 6 months of discharge for Stroke /TIA
• Planned or recent home discharge
• Barthel Index (BI) score of > 60
• Available care partner willing to participate
• Be able to speak and understand English

Exclusion criteria

• Individuals who are unable or unwilling to provide written informed consent

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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43 participants in 2 patient groups

Psychoeducation

Active Comparator group

Description:

Psychoeducation will include attending individual and group sessions.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Psychoeducation

Care as usual

No Intervention group

Description:

Receive care as usual