Large Trial of Acute Stroke Nursing coming to the UK: Your chance to find out more and participate

         

 What is the Best Position in Which to Nurse an Acute Stroke Patient?

Lying flat is common in developing countries and current stroke guidelines recommendation of 30^◦ head  elevation but this is not evidence based. Currently there is insufficient evidence to recommend a specific head position in patients with acute stroke. HeadPoST has been designed to resolve this uncertainty and provide reliable evidence of different head positions in order to establish policy recommendations as to the ideal position of the patient’s head in the acute phase of ischaemic stroke and intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH). HeadPoST is an international multicentre, cluster randomised trial which aims to establish reliably the balance of potential benefits and risks of lying flat (0° head position) as compared with sitting up (≥30°head position) in patients with acute stroke. This is an opportunity to be involved in contributing to the evidence base for stroke nursing through the evaluation of a simple nursing intervention. HeadPoST has received funding from the MRC in Australia and we are currently exploring further funding to support wide participation in the study by UK Centres.  If you are interested in finding out more about this exciting study that will have a real impact on the nursing care that we deliver then please come along and see us.  We have two information days scheduled and there is no charge for attendance, they are: 

29^th November 2013 (10.00-14.00) – University of Central Lancashire
4^th December 2013 (15.40-16.20) – Queens Suite Harrogate International Centre, North Yorkshire (scheduled as part of the 2013 UK Stroke Forum)



If you would like further information on these days or would like to register an interest in participating in the study the please contact:Clinical Practice Research Unit, School of Health, University of Central LancashireTel: (Office) 01772 895140/5542Email: cpruenquiries@uclan.ac.uk