The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of Virtually Assisted Home Rehabilitation After Acute STroke (VAST) + post-acute stroke usual care (PASUC) compared to PASUC alone and examine how social determinants of health (SDOH) influence access to and utilization of PASUC rehabilitation.
Hospital admission with primary ICD-10 discharge diagnosis of Acute Ischemic Stroke (AIS) or Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ICH)
Post-stroke functional deficits warranting PASUC rehabilitation
Clinically stable and appropriate for discharge per acute care facility
Completion of a rehabilitation evaluation within the acute setting
Clinically unstable medical condition
Poorly controlled severe mental illness
Planned discharge to a long-term care facility (LTACH)
Inability to complete follow-up (psychiatric hospitalization, hospice, incarceration, homelessness)
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Lead sponsor
Lone Star Stroke Consortium
Collaborator