C3FIT will randomly assign approximately 22 US hospital sites to continue Joint Commission-certified Comprehensive/Primary (CSC/PSC) design or to the novel Integrated Stroke Practice Unit (ISPU) design for stroke care. C3FIT's ISPU uses team-based, enhanced collaboration (called Stroke Central) and follows patients from presentation at the Emergency Department (ED) through 12-months post-discharge (called Stroke Mobile). Approximately 100 patients will be recruited in each site. Stroke Mobile includes a nurse and lay health educator team who visit patients and caregivers at home or at a rehabilitation or skilled nursing facility to assess function and quality of life using telehealth technology to facilitate access to multiple providers. Results from C3FIT will provide high quality scientific evidence to determine the best stroke care design that ensures positive health for patients and caregivers.
- 22 sites
- 1200 patients
- Cluster-randomized trial
- 2020 startup and 2025 completion
- Funded by the PCORI
- ClinicalTrials.Gov website: https://classic.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04000971