Volunteer Facilitated Discharge Assistance and Supports at Home (DASH) for People With Stroke
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
AgeNot listed
SponsorBruyère Health Research Institute.
About this trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a home visit by a trained volunteer can improve stroke recovery after a stroke survivor is discharged home from the hospital. The main questions it aims to answer are:
1. After 3 months of being discharged from the hospital, does this additional volunteer support at home improve coping skills for stroke survivors? 2. Does the effects of the volunteer support last over 3 to 6 months after being discharged home?
Researchers will compare between a group who will receive the volunteer support and a group who will not to see if the additional support can improve stroke recovery.
Participants will:
* Either receive volunteer support over an 8-week time period OR receive no additional volunteer support * Continue with their usual care plan and receive educational resources from the research team during the study * Complete online surveys during study enrollment, at 3 months, and at 6 months after hospital discharge
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Confirmed diagnosis of stroke
Either undergoing or recently completed in-patient rehabilitation within the last 3 weeks
Lived at home pre-stroke
Discharged directly home (to own residence or that of a family member)
Disqualifiers
Discharged to additional hospital inpatient care, nursing home, or other long-term care
Inability to communicate in English
Inability to provide informed consent due to cognitive deficits
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Discharge Assistance and Supports at Home (DASH)
Treatment groups
840 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Bruyère Health Research Institute.
Lead sponsor
March of Dimes, Canada
Collaborator
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov