Sunnaas International Network´s Stroke Study (SINs)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01732679 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: November 26, 2012
Last Update Posted
: April 25, 2017
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment |
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Cerebral Stroke | Other: rehabilitation |
The descriptive study is two folded:
1) Description of the rehabilitation centers and the content the respective clinic presents as specialized rehabilitation.
A description of the expected change this input will result in in form of patients change in ADL and life satisfaction, with repeated measurements:
2a) reports of change in activities of daily living from baseline, to one fixed time (18-22 days in rehab),at discharge (which will vary),6 and 12 months post discharge (relatively fixed time) .
2b) reports of possible change in life satisfaction at baseline, discharge, 6 and 12 months after discharge.
Since the times for admission is expected to vary, which will be described under 1),we also want to measure if and how this difference might influence results. Therefore a fixed measure is inserted between admission and discharge. we have added a "relatively" fixed date at 6 months post stroke in order to see if change of function from specialized rehabilitation will differ in a longitudinal perspective, and if possible to see if the difference in time to admission (time from debut till admission in specialized rehabilitation)might influence results.
3) description of psycho- social factors at 6 and 12 months post discharge
Study Type : | Observational |
Actual Enrollment : | 230 participants |
Observational Model: | Cohort |
Time Perspective: | Prospective |
Official Title: | A Prospective Multicenter Study of Stroke Rehabilitation in Seven Countries: Norway, China, USA, Russia, Israel, Palestine, and Sweden. |
Study Start Date : | September 2012 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | December 2014 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | October 2016 |
Group/Cohort | Intervention/treatment |
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stroke patients
specialized rehabilitation in a multidisciplinary team, Sunnaas International Network
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Other: rehabilitation
Description of specialized rehabilitation and Influence on activities, life satisfaction, psycho social aspects 6 and 12 months post discharge
Other Name: multidisciplinary specialised rehabilitation
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- activities of daily living [ Time Frame: patients will be followed 6 months from baseline testing ]Changes in Activities of daily living are monitored as an indirect evaluation of how the specialized rehabilitation may influence patients' outcomes.
- The Life Satisfaction checklist (LiSat-11) [ Time Frame: patients will be followed 6 months from baseline testing ]LiSat-11 consists of patients estimations of satisfaction with life as a whole as well as satisfaction in ten specific domains: vocation, economy, leisure, contacts, sexual life, activities of daily living (ADL), family life, partner relationship, somatic health, psychological health
- National Institutes of health stroke scale (NIHSS) [ Time Frame: patients will be tested baseline and at discharge ]
NIHSS is a clinical stroke assessment tool to evaluate and document neurological status in acute stroke patients.
The timeframe for discharge will vary with the different clinics since this is one of the differences expected.
Length of stay is one of the outcomes
- Modified Rankin Scale [ Time Frame: patients will be followed 6 months from baseline testing ]it is an evaluation of the degree of disability or dependence in the daily activities of people who have suffered a stroke
- Description of the psycho- social situation [ Time Frame: 6 months after discharge ]A semi - structured interview, with focus on the psycho-social situation 6 months after rehabilitation, will be performed. Questions will focus on the work-, financial situation, what sort of follow-up services, recreational- and social activities are available, and what is considered the major change of life after stroke.
- description of institution [ Time Frame: baseline ]a questionaire where the participants are required to describe the services available, methods used in rehabilitation, intensity of training, procedures for intake and discharge
- registration data [ Time Frame: baseline ]questionnaire regarding demographic data; age, gender, civil status, comorbidity, medication

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- primary diagnosis of stroke, in need of specialized comprehensive rehabilitation, voluntary participation
Exclusion Criteria:
- sub-arachnoid hæmorrhage, tumor or other severe medical condition in combination with stroke that will influence outcomes

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01732679
United States, New York | |
Rusk Institute | |
New York, New York, United States | |
China, Sichuan | |
Sichuan 81 rehabilitation center | |
Chengdu, Sichuan, China | |
China | |
China Research rehabilitation center | |
Beijing, China | |
Israel | |
Sheba medical center | |
Tel Aviv, Israel | |
Norway | |
Sunnaas rehabilitation Hospital | |
Nesoddtangen, Norway | |
Palestinian Territory, occupied | |
Betlehem arab society rehabilitation | |
Betlehem, Palestine, Palestinian Territory, occupied | |
El Wafa rehabilitation center | |
Gaza, Palestinian Territory, occupied | |
Russian Federation | |
Petrozavodsk | |
Petrozavodsk, Russian Federation | |
Sweden | |
Sahlgrenska university hospital | |
Gothenburgh, Sweden |
Study Director: | Johan K Stanghelle, PhD, MD | Sunnaas rehabilitation hospital, University of Oslo |
Responsible Party: | Birgitta Langhammer, Associate professor/ project manager, Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01732679 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
SINs stroke study |
First Posted: | November 26, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | April 25, 2017 |
Last Verified: | April 2017 |
Keywords provided by Birgitta Langhammer, Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital:
stroke, rehabilitation, multidisciplinary, description |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Stroke Cerebrovascular Disorders Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases |
Nervous System Diseases Vascular Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases |