NCT01909271

Brief Summary

The overarching goal of the proposed intervention is to reduce stroke disparities by overcoming pre-hospital barriers related to emergency stroke treatment and facilitating the appropriate response to acute stroke using a novel culturally-tailored and sustainable approach developed by an experienced transdisciplinary team. Building on our previous work, in which the investigators have identified barriers to increasing stroke literacy and behavioral intent to call 911, the investigators will develop and evaluate the effectiveness of a novel, culturally tailored intervention using storytelling (narrative persuasion) in the form of two professionally produced 12-minute films (in English and Spanish), in minority populations in New York City (NYC). Behavioral intent to call 911 will be assessed immediately after viewing the film, 6 months later, and one year later.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
290

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable stroke

Timeline
Completed

Started Apr 2014

Longer than P75 for not_applicable stroke

Geographic Reach
1 country

2 active sites

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

July 22, 2013

Completed
4 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

July 26, 2013

Completed
9 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

April 16, 2014

Completed
3.1 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 8, 2017

Completed
2.5 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2019

Completed
Last Updated

July 15, 2020

Status Verified

July 1, 2020

Enrollment Period

3.1 years

First QC Date

July 22, 2013

Last Update Submit

July 13, 2020

Conditions

Keywords

StrokeCommunity Health EducationMinority Healthhealthcare disparities

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Score on Stroke Action Test

    The Stroke Action Test (STAT) contains 21 items that name or describe stroke symptoms from all 5 groups of warning signs and 7 items that are nonstroke symptoms. For each item, the respondent selects 1 of 4 options: call 911, call doctor, wait 1 hour, or wait 1 day. For scoring purposes, each correct response receives 1 point; incorrect responses receive 0 points. The total score is reported as percent of correct responses. Scores range from 0% to 100% with a higher score indicating a better outcome.

    Within one hour of stroke education intervention.

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • Score on Stroke Action Test

    Within six months of stroke education intervention.

  • Score on Stroke Action Test

    Within one year of stroke education intervention.

Other Outcomes (1)

  • Time to emergency room after suffering a stroke

    Up to 3.5 years post-intervention

Study Arms (2)

Intervention Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will receive education through a novel program called Stroke Education Film Viewing.

Behavioral: Stroke Education Film Viewing

Usual Care Group

OTHER

Participants will receive education through Stroke Education Pamphlet Exposure.

Other: Stroke Education Pamphlet Exposure

Interventions

A novel, culturally tailored intervention using storytelling (narrative persuasion) in the form of two professionally produced 12-min films (in English and Spanish), in minority populations in New York City.

Intervention Group

"Usual Care": Stroke Education pamphlet and brochure distribution.

Usual Care Group

Eligibility Criteria

Age34 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • No prior history of stroke;
  • High risk (defined as a history of one or more stroke risk factor (hypertension (HTN), diabetes, tobacco, abdominal obesity, heart disease, high cholesterol);
  • Over age 34 years at onset of intervention (we have selected this age cut off due to the large increase in stroke incidence among minority groups at age 34 );
  • Self-identified as Black or Hispanic; and
  • Member of a church congregation who lives in a household with a telephone.

You may not qualify if:

  • Participant is unable to give consent;
  • A modified Rankin score \> 4 at baseline;
  • history of dementia; and
  • terminal illness, or other medical illness resulting in mortality \< 1 year.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (2)

Columbia University Medical Center, Neurological Institute

New York, New York, 10032, United States

Location

Columbia University Medical Center

New York, New York, 10032, United States

Location

Related Publications (2)

  • Williams O, Teresi J, Eimicke JP, Abel-Bey A, Hassankhani M, Valdez L, Gomez Chan L, Kong J, Ramirez M, Ravenell J, Ogedegbe G, Noble JM. Effect of Stroke Education Pamphlets vs a 12-Minute Culturally Tailored Stroke Film on Stroke Preparedness Among Black and Hispanic Churchgoers: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Neurol. 2019 Oct 1;76(10):1211-1218. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2019.1741.

  • Ravenell J, Leighton-Herrmann E, Abel-Bey A, DeSorbo A, Teresi J, Valdez L, Gordillo M, Gerin W, Hecht M, Ramirez M, Noble J, Cohn E, Jean-Louis G, Spruill T, Waddy S, Ogedegbe G, Williams O. Tailored approaches to stroke health education (TASHE): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2015 Apr 19;16:176. doi: 10.1186/s13063-015-0703-4.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

StrokeHealth Education

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Cerebrovascular DisordersBrain DiseasesCentral Nervous System DiseasesNervous System DiseasesVascular DiseasesCardiovascular DiseasesAdherence InterventionsMedication AdherencePatient CompliancePatient Acceptance of Health CareTreatment Adherence and ComplianceHealth BehaviorBehavior

Study Officials

  • Olajide. A Williams, MD, MS

    Columbia University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Chief of Staff of Neurology Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 22, 2013

First Posted

July 26, 2013

Study Start

April 16, 2014

Primary Completion

June 8, 2017

Study Completion

December 1, 2019

Last Updated

July 15, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-07

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations