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. 2018 May 7;2018(5):CD009103. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009103.pub3

Towfighi 2013.

Study name Secondary stroke prevention by Uniting Community and Chronic care model teams Early to End Disparities: the SUCCEED Trial
Methods Parallel RCT
Participants Stroke
Interventions Care manager (nurse practitioner or physician assistant) to implement protocols for secondary prevention; group education sessions on chronic disease self‐management; home visits from a community health worker; participants provided with blood pressure monitors
Outcomes 12 months: SBP, dyslipidaemia, HbA1c, BMI, vascular events, medication adherence
Starting date Start: September 2013
Estimated completion: August 2017
Contact information Barbara G Vickrey, MD, MPH; Amytis Towfighi, MD, Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, Downey, CA, USA, 90242
Notes Status: enrolling participants by invitation only

BMI: body mass index
BP: blood pressure
CVD: cardiovascular disease
DBP: diastolic blood pressure
ECG: electrocardiogram
GP: general practitioner
LDL: low density lipoprotein
RCT: randomised controlled trial
SBP: systolic blood pressure
TIA: transient ischaemic attack