Living With Stroke - Sustainable Utilization of Healthcare Services

The proposed study will generate a national mapping of healthcare utilization patterns in people post-stroke in the chronic phase living in the community; examine the associations between individual-level characteristics, health outcomes and healthcare utilization; and will describe patients' perspectives on their needs for health services and their experiences of using them. The study will use mixed-methods methodology (quantitative and qualitative) and will proceed in three parts. In part 1, data will be extracted retrospectively from electronic medical records of of Clalit Health Services, covering all patients with a stroke diagnosis. In part 2, a sub-sample of 240 patients will be asked to answer standardized questionnaires. In part 3, a sub-sample of 20 participants will participate in in-depth, semi-structured interviews.

NCT Number	NCT06096831
Lead Sponsor	University of Haifa Collaborators: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Clalit Health Services, Carmel Medical Center
Conditions	Stroke, Cerebrovascular Disorders, Cerebrovascular Accident, Healthcare Utilization
Enrollment	240 participants
Start Date	2023-11-15
Primary Completion	2026-03 (estimated)
Study Completion	2026-12 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2025-12-16