Gothenburg very early supported discharge study (GOTVED) NCT01622205: a block randomized trial with superiority design of very early supported discharge for patients with stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Stroke is the disease with the highest costs for hospital care and also after discharge. Early supported discharge (ESD) has shown to be efficient and safe and the best results with well-organised discharge teams and patients with less severe strokes. The aim is to investigate if very early supported discharge (VESD) for stroke patients in need for on-going individualised rehabilitation at home is useful for the patient and cost effective.

Methods/design

A randomized controlled trial comparing VESD with ordinary discharge.

Inclusion criteria

confirmed stroke, >18 years of age, living within 30 min from the stroke unit, on day 2 0-16 points on the National institute of health stroke scale (NIHSS) and 50-100 points on the Barthel Index (BI), with BI 100 then

SUBMITTER: Sunnerhagen KS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3694454 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature