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This trial has been rated according to reported aspects of its internal validity and interpretability. To make decisions about the application of the trial to clinical practice it is necessary to obtain and read the full article.

Stroke unit treatment. Long-term effects.
B. Indredavik, S. Slordahl, F. Bakke, R. Rokseth and L. Haheim (1997)

Journal Title: Stroke; a Journal of Cerebral Circulation
Volume 28; Issue 10 (Oct); Pages 1861-6

Method: Randomised controlled trial
Internal Validity Score: 5/8		Statistical Reporting Score: 2/2
• Random allocation: Yes		• Between-group comparisons: Yes
• Concealed allocation: No		• Point estimates and variability: Yes
• Baseline comparability: Yes
• Blind assessors: Yes
• Blind subjects: No
• Blind therapists: No
• Adequate follow-up: Yes
• Intention-to-treat analysis: Yes

Eligibility Criteria Specified: Yes

Rating Status: This rating has been confirmed.

Abstract Summary

Intervention:	Stroke unit
Comparison:	General medical ward
Population:	Stroke. 5 years post stroke. N=77 (from the original 220).
Main outcomes:	Measured 5 years after the stroke: Proportion of patients at home, proportion of patients in an institution, mortality, and functional state
Main results:	After 5 years, 38 (34.5%) of the patients in the Stroke unit (SU) and 20 (18.2%) of the patients in the general wards (GMW) were at home (p = .006). Sixty-five (59.1%) from the SU and 78 (70.9%) from the GMW had died (p = .041), while 7 (6.4%) and 12 (10.9%), respectively, were in an institution (p = NS). Functional state was significantly better for patients treated in the Stroke unit.

This abstract can be viewed at: stroke.ahajournals.org/content/28/10/1861.abstract

This abstract summary has been prepared by the OTseeker team and may not fully represent the original abstract. It is recommended that readers obtain the original abstract or report to confirm the content.

Abstracts and full text from this journal may be available from the Stroke website: stroke.ahajournals.org

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