Freburger Lab

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NIH R01 · 2024

Access to and effectiveness of community-based rehabilitation after stroke

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The Comprehensive Post-Acute Stroke Services (COMPASS) Study, implemented across the stroke belt of North Carolina (NC), is a pragmatic trial of comprehensive transitional care for stroke. Forty hospitals were randomized to deliver the transitional care model (COMPASS-TC) or usual care. COMPASS-TC supports education, secondary prevention, rehabilitation and recovery following stroke. A key component of the model is the Movement Matters Activity Program. It is an evidence-based rehabilitation program to maximize survivor health, recovery, and function in the home and community. The COMPASS Study and its Vanguard site have collected data on over 11,000 NC patients…

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