COMPOSEd - Barriers to Effective Co-morbidity Management Post-Stroke
Research type
Research Study
Full title
COMPOSEd – [Exploring the Barriers to Effective CO-morbidity Management POSt-StrokE with a Focus on Hypertension and Diabetes]
IRAS ID
238470
Contact name
Jonathan Hewitt
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 3 months, 27 days
Research summary
COMPOSEd is a study of patients' and healthcare professionals' experiences and opinions of diabetes and blood pressure management after a stroke. The study will use focus groups as the main method of data collection. It will be guided by an approach know as 'grounded theory'. This approach seeks to build and develop themes from the discussions and responses of the participants of the focus groups. Additionally, the researchers will explore with both stoke survivors and healthcare professionals their thoughts on how acceptable certain aspects of new diabetes and blood pressure management techniques currently in development are to them.
The focus groups will be carried out in Aneurin Bevan Health Board (ABUHB) and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. A total of 52 participants will be recruited for the focus groups.
Stroke survivors will be approached by the research team as members of their clinical care team to take part in the study. Primary and secondary health care professionals will be approached through professional networks and as members of special interest groups.
The results of this study will form a peer reviewed journal publication and may inform the direction of future clinical research into co-morbidity management after a stroke.
REC name
London - Harrow Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
17/LO/2122
Date of REC Opinion
23 Jan 2018
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion