Rodgers, H, Shaw, L, Cant, R et al. (9 more authors) (2015) Evaluating an extended rehabilitation service for stroke patients (EXTRAS): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 16 (1). 205. ISSN 1745-6215
Abstract
Background: Development of longer term stroke rehabilitation services is limited by lack of evidence of effectiveness for specific interventions and service models. We describe the protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial which is evaluating an extended stroke rehabilitation service. The extended service commences when routine 'organised stroke care' (stroke unit and early supported discharge (ESD)) ends. Methods/design: This study is a multicentre randomised controlled trial with health economic and process evaluations. It is set within NHS stroke services which provide ESD. Participants are adults who have experienced a new stroke (and carer if appropriate), discharged from hospital under the care of an ESD team. Discussion: The provision of longer term support for stroke survivors is currently limited. The results from this trial will inform future stroke service planning and configuration. Trial registration: This trial was registered with ISRCTN (identifier: ISRCTN45203373) on 9 August 2012.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015 Crown copyright; licensee BioMed Central. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated. |
Keywords: | Stroke; Rehabilitation; Early supported discharge; Community services; Health economics; Randomised controlled trial |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Leeds Institute of Health Sciences (Leeds) > Academic Unit of Elderly Care and Rehabilitation (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 19 Aug 2015 09:20 |
Last Modified: | 26 Feb 2019 09:24 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-0704-3 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | BioMed Central |
Identification Number: | 10.1186/s13063-015-0704-3 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:88931 |