Clinical Trials

Inclusion criteria: 

• Patients admitted to either Mayo Clinic Hospital-St Marys Campus or Mayo Clinic Hospital-Methodist Campus for primary ischemic stroke who are between 18 and 65 years of age.
• Patients admitted with primary diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke will be identified from administrative databases and screened for eligibility.
• Prior to discharge, patients will be invited to participate in the study and if they consent, baseline data will be collected prior to hospital discharge.
• Follow-up data will be collected via phone or in person at 6 months post-stroke, depending on patient preference.

Exclusion criteria: 

• Patients with stroke that is not ischemic (e.g. subarachnoid hemorrhage; intracerebral hemorrhagic stroke) and stroke that is not the primary reason for admission will be excluded.
• Patients unable to provide consent and those with past history of cognitive impairment will be excluded as proxy completion of symptom intensity and burden is not appropriate.
• Patients who discharge to skilled nursing facility will be excluded as their follow up needs and support systems are likely different than those who return to community living.
• Patients who discharge to hospice care will be excluded.
• Patients unable to understand or speak English will be excluded.