Methods	RCT Concealment of allocation: NOT CLEAR Blinded assessment of outcomes: NOT DONE Follow-up of patients: 6 months Baseline measurement: DONE Reliable primary outcome measure: DONE Protection against contamination: DONE
Participants	Location: Thailand Recovering from a stroke Mean age: 59 years Treatment = 52 Control = 50
Interventions	Type of service: community based early discharge service, run by Red Cross volunteers; family members were trained to give injections under nurse guidance while the patient was in hospital, and encouraged to participate in physical and occupational therapy so they could help with home rehabilitation Control group: in-patient hospital care
Outcomes	Mortality Functional status Satisfaction
Notes
Risk of bias
Bias	Authors’ judgement	Support for judgement
Allocation concealment (selection bias)	Unclear risk	B - Unclear