Phone-Based Intervention under Nurse Guidance after Stroke (PINGS II) Study: Protocol for a Phase III Randomized Clinical Trial

Hypertension (HTN) is the leading modifiable risk factor for both incident and recurrent strokes.1 The control of HTN achieved in High-Income Countries has led to a significant diminution in the burden and mortality from strokes2 –8 unlike the scenario in many Low-and-Middle Income Countries (LMICs).9,10 In particular, sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has the highest estimated effect size of HTN for stroke causation worldwide.11 HTN is often uncontrolled in a significant proportion of the adult population in SSA.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - June 5, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Fred Stephen Sarfo, Albert Akpalu, Ansumana Bockarie, Lambert Appiah, Samuel Blay Nguah, Nana Kwame Ayisi-Boateng, Sheila Adamu, Christiana Neizer, Agnes Arthur, Richard Nyamekye, Kwabena Agyenim-Boateng, Raelle Tagge, Nathaniel Adusei-Mensah, Michael Amp Source Type: research