Methods	RCT Concealment of allocation: DONE Blinded assessment of outcomes: NOT DONE Follow-up of patients: 1, 3 months Baseline measurement: DONE Reliable primary outcome measure: DONE Protection against contamination: DONE
Participants	Location: Canada Patients recovering from a stroke Mean age: treatment = 70.3 (12.7); control = 69.6 (12.7) Treatment = 58 Control = 56
Interventions	Early discharge hospital outreach Type of service: multi-disciplinary team: physiotherapist, occupational therapist, dedicated nurses, speech therapist Control group: in-patient hospital care
Outcomes	Mortality Functional status Quality of life Length of stay
Notes
Risk of bias
Bias	Authors’ judgement	Support for judgement
Allocation concealment (selection bias)	Low risk	A - Adequate