Compass 3: A Novel Transition Program to Reduce Disability After a Stroke
Status: Recruiting
Location: See all (2) locations...
Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
This study evaluates a program designed to help individuals transition from inpatient rehabilitation to home following an ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke. Half of the participants will receive a stroke education program while the other half will receive an environmental modifications program.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 55
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Aged ≥55 years at the time of screening
• Acute stroke diagnosis (IS or ICH) verified by the stroke team or medical record
• Independent in activities of daily living (ADLs) prior to stroke (premorbid Modified Rankin Scale score ≤2)
• Plan to discharge to home from an IR
• Capable of giving informed consent which includes compliance with the requirements and duration of participation as listed in the Informed Consent Form (ICF).
Locations
United States
Missouri
University of Missouri
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Columbia
Washington University in St. Louis
RECRUITING
St Louis
Contact Information
Primary
Susan Stark, PhD
sstark@wustl.edu
(314)935-2551
Backup
Brianna Holden, OTR/L
barkocyb@wustl.edu
(314)935-2501
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-09-29
Estimated Completion Date: 2030-03
Participants
Target number of participants: 468
Treatments
Experimental: COMPASS intervention
COMPASS is a complex intervention that combines 2 evidence-based treatment strategies at a new point of care (transition from inpatient rehabilitation). The objective of home visits by an occupational therapy (OT) practitioner is to remediate barriers in the home and community that influence daily activities and community participation.
Sham_comparator: Education Program
A research team member will deliver the program in accordance with Evidence-Based Educational Guidelines for Stroke Survivors after Discharge Home. Topics may include stroke symptoms, risk factors and preventing stroke recurrence.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Washington University School of Medicine
Collaborators: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)