Quality of Life and Rehabilitation Pathway in Northern Norway and Denmark.

NCT02369055 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: SFP1174-14
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 369
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to analyze and describe rehabilitation pathways of stroke patients in a region of North Norway and Central Denmark Region in relation to how patients perceive quality of life, health and functioning one year post stroke. The study will consist of 1) Translate, cross-cultural adapt and validate a stroke-specific health-related questionnaire 2) Describe the level of quality of life and rehabilitation pathway in the two countries 3) In-depth interviews of a smaller group of patients for a more complex understanding The study is part of a larger prospective observational multicenter-study of two patient cohorts with stroke.

Conditions

Stroke; Quality of Life

Keywords

Rehabilitation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Health-Related Quality of Life

  The Stroke-Specific Quality of Life (SS-QOL) scale

  one year

Study Arms (2)

Stroke survivors in North Norway

Patients with ischemic or heamorrhagic stroke admitted to stroke units in UNN Tromso, Narvik or Harstad (Norway), and living in the defined geographic area of these 3 hospitals.

Stroke survivors in Denmark

Patients with ischemic og heamorrhagic stroke admitted to a stroke unit in Aarhus University Hospital and living in the municipalities of Randars or Favrskov in Central Denmark Region

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All patients with stroke

You may qualify if:

• All patients admitted to the hospitals; UNN Tromso,Harstad, Narvik (Norway) and Aarhus (Denmark).

You may not qualify if:

• Unverified stroke and residence outside of the studyregion.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Hospital of North Norway: lead

Study Sites (1)

Universitetet i Tromsø, Norges Arktiske Universitet, Det helsevitenskapelige fakultet, Institutt for helse og omsorgsfag

Tromsø, 9037, Norway

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Stroke

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Cerebrovascular Disorders; Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Vascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases

Study Officials

• Audny Anke, PhD

  Division of Rehabilitation Services, University Hospital of North

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Target Duration: 12 Months
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 13, 2015
• First Posted: February 23, 2015
• Study Start: March 15, 2014
• Primary Completion: January 31, 2017
• Study Completion: October 25, 2019
• Last Updated: December 4, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-11

Locations

NO (1)