Point-of-Care Cluster Randomized Trial in Stroke Secondary Prevention Using Electronic Health Records [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions—
Large pragmatic intervention studies may be implemented at low cost by using electronic health records. The intervention used in this trial was not found to be effective, and further research is needed to develop more effective intervention strategies.

Clinical Trial Registration—
URL: http://www.controlled-trials.com. Current Controlled Trials identifier: ISRCTN35701810.

Source: Stroke - June 23, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Dregan, A., van Staa, T. P., McDermott, L., McCann, G., Ashworth, M., Charlton, J., Wolfe, C. D. A., Rudd, A., Yardley, L., Gulliford, M. C., Meredith, Kerry, Murray, Mant, Robson, Haywood, Pursani Tags: Other Stroke Treatment - Medical Clinical Sciences Source Type: research