Can nurse support after stroke improve recovery? new study in tanzania aims to find out
NCT ID NCT07319312
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a nurse-led transitional care program helps stroke survivors and their caregivers after leaving the hospital. About 130 stroke survivors, their caregivers, and healthcare workers in Tanzania will take part. The program includes face-to-face sessions and phone calls to improve discharge readiness, self-management, and quality of life over six months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could improve how stroke patients transition from hospital to home, leading to better self-care and quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study with only 130 participants, so results may not apply broadly. It measures outcomes like self-efficacy and quality of life, not survival or cure.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 130 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The study will include nurses, doctors, stroke survivors and caregivers who are directly involved in hospital-to-home transition.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion criteria * Clinical nurses and physicians with six months of working experience in stroke care * Clinical nurses and physicians with a minimum of diploma in their professions. * Stroke survivors with 18 years old and above * Stroke survivors admitted in the stroke units * Stroke survivors with primary diagnosis of stroke confirmed by brain CT/MRI * Stroke survivors who undergo usual discharge process * Stroke survivors who live with their family caregivers * Stroke survivors who have mobile phones * Stroke survivors who can read and write * Stroke survivors who are able to communicate * Stroke survivors with National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) \< 6 * Stroke survivors with Modified Barthel Index (MBI) \> 9 * Stroke survivors with Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) \< 5 * Stroke survivors with Montreal Cognitive Assessment Test (MoCA) \> 14 * Stroke survivors who are expected to stay in the ward for 3-5 days, * Stroke survivors who are expected to survive for 3 months * Family caregivers with mobile phones * Family caregivers who can read and write * Family caregivers who are able to communicate * Family caregivers who live with the patient after stroke Exclusion criteria * Healthcare providers who will be on leave during the study period. * Stroke survivors with previous stroke who are not admitted in stroke units * Stroke survivors who are discharged against medical advice * Stroke survivors who have end-stage organ failure * Stroke survivors who have family caregivers * Stroke survivors who can't read/write * Stroke survivors who have no mobile phones. * Family caregivers without mobile phone that is accessible
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
RECRUITINGDar es Salaam, 65001, Tanzania
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