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Early Supported Discharge After Stroke in Bergen

NCT00771771 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 306

Last updated 2014-02-25

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the benefit of early supported discharge (ESD) in rehabilitation of stroke patients in two different outpatient modalities.

In a collaborating study, changes in physical function as well as the patients' own perception of physical function, pain and fatigue will be studied. In further collaborating studies, health economics and organizational issues will also be evaluated.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Early supported discharge with day unit rehabilitation

Treatment by physiotherapist and occupational therapist up to 4 hours a day for up to 5 weeks in a day unit

OTHER

Early supported discharge with home rehabilitation

Treatment by physiotherapist and occupational therapist up to 4 hours a day for up to 5 weeks in the patient's home

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Bergen

    collaborator OTHER

  • Municipality of Bergen, Norway

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Kavli Research Centre for Ageing and Dementia

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Haukeland University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jan S. Skouen, PhD · Haukeland University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-12-31
Primary Completion
2012-06-30
Completion
2013-12-31

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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Diseases

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