Effect of a Quality Improvement Intervention on Adherence to Therapies for Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial -

Effect of a Quality Improvement Intervention on Adherence to Therapies for Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial
Information type: Randomised controlled trials
Source: JAMA Neurology
Specialities: Stroke
Summary
RCT (36 hospitals in South America; n=1624) found that a multifaceted quality improvement intervention did not result in significant increase in composite adherence score for evidence-based therapies in patients with acute ischaemic stroke and TIA compared with routine care.
UKMi comment
The intervention consisted of case management, reminders, a roadmap and checklist for the therapeutic plan, educational materials, and periodic audit and feedback reports to each intervention cluster.
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