Methods	RCT Concealment of allocation: DONE Blinded assessment of outcomes: NOT DONE (just at baseline) Follow-up of patients: 12 months Baseline measurement: DONE Reliable primary outcome measure: DONE Protection against contamination: DONE
Participants	Location: UK (Belfast) Recovering from a stroke Median age: treatment = 68; control = 71 Treatment = 54 Control = 59
Interventions	Early discharge community based Type of service: average of 2.5 home visits a week for 3 months, each visit lasting 45 minutes. Multidisciplinary meetings held to discuss the assessment of patients and progress towards rehabilitation goals, which were set by relatives, patient and therapist. Patients discharged to home following home assessment and placement of aids and equipment. Physiotherapist, occupational therapist, nurses, speech therapist Control group: in-patient hospital care
Outcomes	Mortality Readmission Functional status Quality of life Satisfaction Carer burden Length of stay Cost
Notes
Risk of bias
Bias	Authors’ judgement	Support for judgement
Allocation concealment (selection bias)	Low risk	A - Adequate