Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Dr Paul Roderick
ORCID ID
Contact details
Institute of Public Health Medicine
University of Southampton
Level B
South Academic Block
Southampton General Hospital
Tremona Road
Southampton
SO16 6YD
United Kingdom
+44 (0)2380 796 532
pjr@soton.ac.uk
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N/A
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
1. To evaluate the outcomes of a new domiciliary rehabilitation service for stroke patients and their carers in comparison with the usual care provided in geriatric day hospitals.
2. To estimate the costs of the different approaches and to thereby determine the relative cost-effectiveness of the two models.
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Other
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Condition
Cerebrovascular disease
Intervention
1. Domiciliary rehabilitation
2. Care from geriatric day hospitals
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
Assessments at baseline 3, 6 and 12 months post entry to study.
1. Patient functional status and quality of life:
1.1. Barthel index
1.2. Rivermead mobility index
1.3. Philadelphia Geriatric Morale Scale
1.4. Frenchay Activities Index
1.5. SF36
2. Carer outcomes:
2.1. Carer strain index
2.2. SF36
2.3.GHQ
3. Resource use
3.1. NHS:
3.1.1. rehabilitation
3.1.2. inpatient/outpatient
3.1.3. GP
3.1.4. district nurse
3.1.5. speech therapy
3.2. Social services:
3.2.1. home help
3.2.2. meal on wheels
3.2.3. day centre
4. Costs of domiciliary rehabilitation, day hospital visit including transport
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/04/1995
Overall trial end date
31/12/1997
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Stroke patients age 55+ who required rehabilitation post discharge
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Senior
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
140 (added 15/01/10; see publication)
Participant exclusion criteria
Terminal illness, need for day hospital care for social or medical reasons
Recruitment start date
01/04/1995
Recruitment end date
31/12/1997
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Institute of Public Health Medicine
Southampton
SO16 6YD
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
NHS R&D Regional Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
Sponsor details
The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7307 2622
dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
NHS Executive South West (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list
2001 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11509308
Publication citations
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Results
Roderick P, Low J, Day R, Peasgood T, Mullee MA, Turnbull JC, Villar T, Raftery J, Stroke rehabilitation after hospital discharge: a randomized trial comparing domiciliary and day-hospital care., Age Ageing, 2001, 30, 4, 303-310.