Can a quick rehab visit cut stroke hospital stays?
NCT ID NCT06011720
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether having a rehabilitation doctor see stroke patients early in their hospital stay can shorten how long they stay and reduce the chance of coming back. Researchers are tracking 3,000 stroke patients to see if this coordinated care approach improves recovery and follow-up after discharge.
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 could lead to shorter hospital stays and fewer readmissions for stroke patients by improving coordination between medical and rehabilitation teams.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so results may not prove cause and effect. The findings may also not apply to hospitals outside the study system.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 3,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2019
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
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
Stroke patients hospitalized within Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital system for Ischemic Stroke or Intracerebral Hemorrhage within the two time frames, July 1st 2015 - June 30th 2017 and January 1st 2018 - December 31st 2019.
- 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: * Stroke patients hospitalized within Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital system for Ischemic Stroke or Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Exclusion Criteria: * Those not in the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital system. * Those with a Subarachnoid Hemorrhage or Transient Ischemic Attack (\< 24 hours).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Rutgers-RWJMS Department of Neurology
New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901, United States
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