Limited benefit from interventions for improving modifiable risk factor control in the secondary prevention of stroke

Educational and behavioural interventions show no clear differences on any of the review outcomes, which include mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure, mean body mass index, achievement of HbA1c target, lipid profile, mean HbA1c level, medication adherence or recurrent cardiovascular events. There is moderate‐quality evidence that organisational interventions result in improved BP control, in particular an improvement in achieving target BP. However, there were no significant changes in mean systolic BP and mean diastolic BP. There were no significant changes in the remaining review outcomes. Interventions targeted patients or clinicians, or both (aimed at education or changing behaviour, or both); and organisations (eg, changing the way services are provided).