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- Clinical Trial NCT03648957
Lifestyle Counselling as Secondary Prevention in Patients With Minor Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack
Lifestyle Counselling as Secondary Prevention in Patients With Minor Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack: A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Study
Study Overview
Status
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Stroke is a significant cause of morbidity, mortality, and loss of independence worldwide. In Denmark 12,000 people have a stroke per year. About one fourth of patients admitted with a stroke have had previous strokes or transient ischemic attack (TIA). The risk of recurrent stroke is highest in the first weeks and decreasing with time.
In the last decades there has been an increased focus on the importance of health behaviour in the public and among patients in relations to prevention of vascular diseases. There is solid scientific evidence of the harmful effects of lifestyle factors, such as smoking, physical inactivity, and alcohol overuse.
Hypertension is one of the leading risk factors for vascular diseases, including stroke and TIA. Lowering of the blood pressure is therefore an essential part of stroke treatment. Smoking cessation, physical activity, and adherence to antihypertensive and antithrombotic medication is highly recommended in patients with minor stroke and TIA.
There is still a lack of knowledge about how to support patients in making suitable choices to prevent recurrence and progression of their disease. Previous research has shown varying results and it is therefore difficult to point out any specific intervention or element of interventions which would be feasible to implement in clinical practice.
The hypothesis of the study is that early client-centred patient counselling with repeated follow-up sessions after discharge can reduce the blood pressure through smoking cessation, physical activity, and improved adherence to preventive medication in patients with minor stroke and transient ischemic attacks compared to simple encouragement to lifestyle change.
The overall purpose of our research is to develop effective and clinically feasible interventions to prevent recurrent strokes in patients with minor stroke and transient ischemic attacks, and identify unmet needs in the newly discharged patients and their relatives.
The PhD study will comprise of 1) a randomized feasibility trial (n=40) aiming to test a combined behavioural and clinical intervention with follow-up sessions post-discharge with 3-4 weeks intervals in 12 weeks on reducing blood pressure in patients with minor stroke and transient ischemic attack 2) a qualitative study to explore the patients attitudes and experiences towards medicine adherence, lifestyle changes, social support, and self-efficacy.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Hillerød, Denmark, 3400
- Department of neurology, Nordsjællands Hospital
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female, age ≥ 18 years old
- Hospitalized patients with TIA (ICD-10 G45.9) or stroke (ICD-10 I61, I63, I64) with a Scandinavian Stroke Scale of 45-58. Diagnosis must by confirmed by a neurologist
- Discharge to their own home
- Able to give a valid written consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Severe barriers to communication
- Not able to use a telephone
- Severe disability prior to the stroke (WHO Performance Status >2; mobilised less than 50 % of the day)
- Requiring specialized rehabilitation
- Active abuse of alcohol or narcotics
- Severe psychiatric illness (affective disease, dementia, schizophrenia, anxiety)
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
- Allocation: RANDOMIZED
- Interventional Model: PARALLEL
- Masking: NONE
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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EXPERIMENTAL: Behavioral intervention
Usual stroke service care plus additional lifestyle counselling focusing on smoking cessation, physical activity, and adherence to preventive medication.
Regular follow-up sessions (3-4 weeks intervals).
Physical activity is monitors by an activity tracker.
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First behavioral counselling session will be conducted before discharge and follow-up session will be offered with 3-4 weeks intervals either by telephone or in the outpatient clinic.
Participants are encouraged to wear a activity tracker to monitor their physical activity
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ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Usual care
Usual stroke service care; including computed tomography brain scan, neurological evaluation, and relevant cardiological/vascular evaluation (48-72 hour telemetry, echocardiography, carotic ultrasound imaging).
At discharge all patients will receive written and verbal encouragement to a healthy lifestyle.
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Usual stroke care discharge session; including written and verbal encouragement to a healthy lifestyle.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Systolic blood pressure
Time Frame: At baseline (0 weeks) and end of intervention (12 weeks)
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Change in resting systolic blood pressure from baseline to three months follow-up
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At baseline (0 weeks) and end of intervention (12 weeks)
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Recruitment rate
Time Frame: 12 weeks
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Proportion of eligible patients included in the study
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12 weeks
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Adherence rate
Time Frame: From baseline (0 weeks) until the end of intervention (12 weeks)
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Proportion of included participants adhering to and completing the study protocol
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From baseline (0 weeks) until the end of intervention (12 weeks)
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Other Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Tobacco smoking (Daily/weekly/rarely/has quit smoking/never smoked)
Time Frame: At baseline (0 weeks) and end of intervention (12 weeks)
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Number of participants currently smoking tobacco (self-reported)
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At baseline (0 weeks) and end of intervention (12 weeks)
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Physical activity (Self-reported time used on light/moderate/strenuous activity or exercise per week)
Time Frame: From baseline (0 weeks) until the end of intervention (12 weeks)
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Time used per week on physical activity (self-reported)
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From baseline (0 weeks) until the end of intervention (12 weeks)
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Adherence to preventive medication
Time Frame: Previous seven days until the end of the intervention (12 weeks)
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Proportion of taken/missed doses of preventive medication within the last seven days; antithrombotic, anticoagulants, antihypertensiva & lipid-lowering drugs (self-reported)
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Previous seven days until the end of the intervention (12 weeks)
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Waist/hip ratio
Time Frame: At baseline (0 weeks) and end of intervention (12 weeks)
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Ratio between waist- and hip circumference (cm)
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At baseline (0 weeks) and end of intervention (12 weeks)
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Body mass index
Time Frame: At baseline (0 weeks) and end of intervention (12 weeks)
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Body weight relative to height
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At baseline (0 weeks) and end of intervention (12 weeks)
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Fatigue (Fatigue Assessment Scale)
Time Frame: At the end of the intervention (12 weeks)
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10 item questionnaire with 5-level likert scales assessing health related fatigue and the impact of fatigue on everyday activity
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At the end of the intervention (12 weeks)
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Self-reported health
Time Frame: At baseline (0 weeks) and end of intervention (12 weeks)
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Two item questionnaire
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At baseline (0 weeks) and end of intervention (12 weeks)
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Incidence of vascular events
Time Frame: 52 weeks
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Incidence of new stroke, TIA, ischemic heart disease, or all-cause death (combined)
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52 weeks
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Study Director: Thomas Christensen, MD, Department of neurology, Nordsjællands Hospital
Publications and helpful links
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (ACTUAL)
Primary Completion (ACTUAL)
Study Completion (ACTUAL)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (ACTUAL)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- H-17040484
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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