MyStroke for Stroke Survivors and Caregivers

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity of Pennsylvania

About this trial

The goal of this multicenter randomized trial is to evaluate the impact of a personalized video-based stroke education platform on patient-centered and health system-centered outcomes. The main questions this study aims to address are:

1. Does a personalized, video-based educational platform improve stroke knowledge? 2. Does a personalized, video-based educational platform reduce post-discharge health system utilization? 3. Do different strategies of nudging improve engagement with educational material after hospital discharge?

In order to determine the effect of this personalized stroke education strategy, researchers will compare subjects who receive standard stroke education with those who receive the personalized stroke education platform in addition to standard standard education. Patient knowledge will be assessed 90-days after discharge. Study participants will include both stroke patients and caregivers, who will:

1. Receive standard education during the stroke hospitalization 2. Complete a survey on the day of hospital discharge to assess their baseline knowledge. 3. Half of the subjects will be randomly assigned to also receive access to the personalized stroke education platform on the day of discharge. 4. All subjects will complete two follow-up study visits (7 and 90 days after discharge) in order to complete surveys.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

At least 18 years old

Admitted to hospital with clinical diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke (imaging confirmation not required)

Stroke symptom onset within 30 days of enrollment

Being discharged to either home or an acute rehabilitation facility

Disqualifiers

Severe aphasia (score of ≥2 on NIHSS item 9)

Ischemic stroke that is attributed to a surgical procedure

Resides in a skilled nursing facility prior to admission

Being discharged to skilled nursing facility or long-term acute care facility

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • MyStroke

    Behavioral

    MyStroke is a video-based educational platform that curates brief educational videos to inform patients and caregivers about key aspects of their stroke. Upon registering a user, information regarding the patient's stroke etiology, relevant stroke risk factors, and stroke prevention medications are used to populate educational content that is relevant to the individual. Users receive automated nudges to revisit MyStroke after hospital discharge on day 1, 3, 5, 7, and weekly thereafter.

Treatment groups

690 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Standard stroke educationNo intervention 0 interventions
Group B: MyStroke + standard stroke educationExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

The Stroke Patient Education Retention (SPER) survey

Total score from the 5-question SPER (scale 0-10; higher score reflects better knowledge)

Time frame
90 days

Secondary outcomes

1

Patient satisfaction with stroke education

5-point Likert-scale (Q: I am satisfied with the quality of my stroke education; Answers range from strongly disagree to strongly agree)

Time frame
90 days
2

Stroke etiology awareness

The proportion of patients who correctly identify their stroke etiology (multiple choice)

Time frame
90 days
3

Stroke risk factor awareness

The proportion of patients who correctly identify at least one of their vascular risk factors (select all that apply)

Time frame
90 days
4

Antithrombotic medication awareness

The proportion of patients who correctly identify all prescribed antithrombotic medications (free response)

Time frame
90 days

Other outcomes

1

The Stroke Patient Education Retention (SPER) survey (7 days)

Total score from the 5-question SPER (scale 0-10; higher score reflects better knowledge)

Time frame
7 days
2

Patient satisfaction with stroke education (7 days)

5-point Likert-scale (Q: I am satisfied with the quality of my stroke education; Answers range from strongly disagree to strongly agree)

Time frame
7 days
3

Stroke etiology awareness (7 days)

The proportion of patients who correctly identify their stroke etiology (multiple choice)

Time frame
7 days
4

Stroke risk factor awareness (7 days)

The proportion of patients who correctly identify at least one of their vascular risk factors (select all that apply)

Time frame
7 days

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