Implementing a complex rehabilitation intervention in a stroke trial: a qualitative process evaluation of AVERT

Julie A Luker; Louise E Craig; Leanne Bennett; Fiona Ellery; Peter Langhorne; Olivia Wu; Julie Bernhardt

Journal article

Implementing a complex rehabilitation intervention in a stroke trial: a qualitative process evaluation of AVERT

Julie A Luker, Louise E Craig, Leanne Bennett, Fiona Ellery, Peter Langhorne, Olivia Wu, Julie Bernhardt

BMC MEDICAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY | BIOMED CENTRAL LTD | Published : 2016

DOI: 10.1186/s12874-016-0156-9

University of Melbourne Researchers

Julie Luker Author Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health

Julie Bernhardt Author Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health

Related Projects (1)

Avert: A Large, International, Randomised Controlled Trial Testing Efficacy And Cost Effectiveness Of Early And Frequent Mobilisation After Stroke

AVERT is a large, international clinical trial that tests whether introducing early and frequent exercise helps reduce the unacceptably high..

Grants

Awarded by National Institute for Health Research

Awarded by Stroke Association

Awarded by Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland

Funding Acknowledgements

The AVERT trial received funding from Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), Singapore Health, Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland, Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke, UK Stroke Association, UK National Institute of Health Research. JL was supported by an NHMRC research fellowship. Louise Craig was funded during her PhD by a Stroke Association (UK) training fellowship. The funding bodies had no role in the design of the study or the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data.