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Trial reportThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2019

Rehabilitation of patients after transient ischaemic attack or minor stroke: pilot feasibility randomised trial of a home-based prevention programme.

Neil Heron, Frank Kee, Jonathan Mant, Margaret E Cupples, Michael Donnelly

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Do self-management interventions improve self-efficacy and health-related quality of life after stroke? A systematic review.International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society · 2025
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  3. Interventions for reducing sedentary behaviour in people with stroke.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Neil HeronDepartment of Primary Care, Keele University, Keele; Centre for Public Health, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast.
Frank KeeQueen's University Belfast, Belfast.
Jonathan MantPrimary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge.
Margaret E CupplesDepartment of General Practice and Primary Care; Centre for Public Health.
Michael DonnellyCentre for Public Health, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast; UKCRC Centre of Excellence for Public Health Research, Belfast.

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/K023241/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAlthough the importance of secondary prevention after transient ischaemic attack (TIA) or minor stroke is recognised, research is sparse regarding novel, effective ways in which to intervene in a primary care context.

aimTo pilot a randomised controlled trial (RCT) of a novel home-based prevention programme ( DESIGN AND

settingPilot RCT, home-based, undertaken in Northern Ireland between May 2017 and March 2018.

methodPatients within 4 weeks of a first TIA or 'minor' stroke received study information from clinicians in four hospitals. Participants were randomly allocated to one of three groups: standard care (control group) (

resultsOver a 32-week period, 28.2% of clinic attendees (125/443) were eligible; 35.2% of whom (44/125) consented to research contact; 90.9% of these patients (40/44) participated, of whom 97.5% (39/40) completed the study. After 12 weeks, stroke risk factors [cardiovascular risk factors, including blood pressure and measures of physical activity] improved in both intervention groups. The research methods and the programme were acceptable to patients and health professionals, who commented that the programme 'filled a gap' in current post-TIA management.

conclusionFindings indicate that implementation of this novel cardiac rehabilitation programme, and of a trial to evaluate its effectiveness, is feasible, with potential for clinically important benefits and improved secondary prevention after TIA or 'minor' stroke.

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Healthy LifestyleRisk Reduction BehaviorSelf CareAdultAftercareAgedAged, 80 and overExerciseFeasibility StudiesFemaleFocus GroupsGeneral PracticeHumansIschemic Attack, TransientMaleManuals as Topiccardiac rehabilitationpilot studysecondary preventionstroketransient ischaemic attack

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PMID31501165
PMCPMC6733604

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