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Study to evaluate long-term stroke prevention adherence

Published in Physician Law Weekly, June 28th, 2006

The American Stroke Association in collaboration with Duke Clinical Research Institute has launched a groundbreaking study, Adherence Evaluation After Ischemic Stroke Longitudinal Registry (AVAIL), to evaluate patient adherence to stroke prevention strategies.

Enrollment of 3,000 acute stroke patients for the study will begin in early summer. Patient adherence to recommended stroke treatments will be studied over the year following hospital discharge as well as long-term patient outcomes and functional recovery. AVAIL will help physicians understand factors associated with adherence and lead to improvement of long- term care of stroke patients.

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