Methods	RCT Concealment of allocation: DONE Follow-up of patients: 7 to 10 days and 3 months Blinded assessment of outcomes: NOT DONE Baseline measurement: DONE Reliable primary outcome measure: DONE Protection against contamination: DONE
Participants	Location: UK Patients recovering from a stroke Median age: 73 Treatment = 46 Control = 46
Interventions	Hospital at home (early discharge) Type of service: community based stroke team that provided an inreach service to 3 local acute hospitals, visiting patients prior to discharge. Multi-disciplinary team of occupational therapist, physiotherpist, speech and language therapist, social worker. Nursing provided by the primary care team. GP had clinical responsibility, with support from a consultant working in stroke medicine. The stroke team used a key worker approach and patients held a copy of their record which they or their carer could add to. Review meetings involved patients and carers in their homes. Care available 24 hours a day if required Control group: in-patient hospital care
Outcomes	Quality of life Functional status Psychological well being Carer well-being Re-admission rate Place of discharge
Notes
Risk of bias
Bias	Authors’ judgement	Support for judgement
Allocation concealment (selection bias)	Low risk	A - Adequate