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ISRCTN
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ISRCTN57684399
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ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
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Public title
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Pharmacist-led home based clinical medication review in stroke
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Scientific title
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A randomised exploratory trial of a pharmacist-led home based clinical medication review in people after stroke
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Acronym
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N/A
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Serial number at source
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7874
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Study hypothesis
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Feasibility study of home based pharmacist-led clinical medication review using an evidence based pharmaceutical care plan at 1 month and 3 months after discharge from hospital. Follow up at 6 months.
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Lay summary
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Ethics approval
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Lothian Local Research Ethics Committee 03 approved on the 11th June 2009 (ref: 09/S1103/21)
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Study design
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Single centre randomised interventional process of care trial
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Countries of recruitment
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United Kingdom
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Disease/condition/study domain
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Topic: Stroke Research Network; Subtopic: Primary Care; Disease: Community study
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Participants - inclusion criteria
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1. Patients with stroke due for discharge home from acute, rehabilitation or out-patient neurovascular clinic settings
2. Male and female, aged 53 - 92 years
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Participants - exclusion criteria
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1. Discharge to long-term care
2. Terminal serious illness
3. Severe confusion such that the patient does not have capacity to understand or give informed consent
4. Unable to nominate a community pharmacy
5. Severe dysphasia
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Anticipated start date
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21/07/2009
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Anticipated end date
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06/11/2009
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Status of trial
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Completed |
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Patient information material
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Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
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Target number of participants
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Planned sample size: 60; UK sample size: 60
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Interventions
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Pharmacist home-based clinical medication review in people after stroke versus usual care. The pharmacist visits the intervention group at home and uses the pharmaceutical care plan as a structured approach to identify pharmaceutical problems, resolves the problems and communicates with relevant healthcare professionals. Visits are undertaken at 1 month and 3 months after discharge from hospital. All patients are followed up at 6 months with blood pressure measurements being undertaken by independent researchers.
Study entry: single randomisation only
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Primary outcome measure(s)
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Recruitment rate - eligibility and participation. Measured 6 months after recruitment (due for completion May 2010).
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Secondary outcome measure(s)
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At 6 months:
1. EUROQoL
2. Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire
3. Self-reported adherence
4. Medication adherence
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Sources of funding
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Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Executive Health Department (UK)
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Trial website
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Publications
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Contact name
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Ms
Moira
Kinnear
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Address
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Crewe Road South
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City/town
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Edinburgh
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Zip/Postcode
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EH4 2XU
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Country
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United Kingdom
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Sponsor
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NHS Lothian (UK)
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Address
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Queens Medical Research Institute
47 Little France Crescent
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City/town
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Edinburgh
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Zip/Postcode
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EH16 4TJ
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Country
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United Kingdom
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Sponsor website:
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http://www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk/
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Date applied
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12/05/2010
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Last edited
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13/05/2010
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Date ISRCTN assigned
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12/05/2010
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