Phone-based Intervention under Nurse Guidance after Stroke (PINGS): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypertension is the premier modifiable risk factor for recurrent stroke. In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where the stroke burden is escalating, little is known about the role of behavioral interventions in enhancing blood pressure (BP) control after stroke. Our objective is to test whether an m-Health technology-enabled, nurse-led, multilevel integrated approach is effective in improving BP control among Ghanaian stroke patients within 1 month of symptom onset compared with standard of care.

Methods

This two-arm cluster randomized controlled feasibility pilot trial will involve 60 recent-stroke survivors. Using a computer-generated sequence, patients will be randomly allocated into four clusters of 15 patients each per physician: two clusters in the intervention arm a

SUBMITTER: Sarfo FS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5011977 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature