Advancing Telestroke Care: A Prospective Observational Study

NCT01226862 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: NSA Telestroke
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 508
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study will promote the development and economic sustainability of telemedicine for acute stroke treatment.

Conditions

Stroke

Keywords

Stroke; Telemedicine; Telestroke

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• IV tPA administration

  Correctness of decisions regarding IV tPA administration in acute stroke

  Day 7/Discharge

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Multiple Study Assessments

  Day 7 and/or Day 30 and/or Day 90 and/or at discharge

Study Arms (3)

Hub Hospital

Hub Hospital Cohort: Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Centers where patients are treated using hospital-based stroke teams and pathways; these hospital personnel also provide telemedicine consultation to satellite hospitals.

Spoke Hospital

Spoke Hospital Cohort: non-stroke center certified sites, where patients are treated at an in-network telestroke community hospital using telemedicine technology with consultation provided by physicians from a hub hospital.

Control Hospital

Control Hospital Cohort: non-stroke center certified sites with no telemedicine services.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

600 subjects meeting inclusion and exclusion criteria will be enrolled consecutively over approximately 12 months and followed for 90 days post-stroke.

You may qualify if:

• Age greater than or equal to 18 years old
• Acute ischemic stroke within 12 hours of stroke onset

You may not qualify if:

• Life expectancy less than 90 days
• Patient unwilling to participate in study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Stroke Association, United States: lead
• University of Southern California: collaborator
• Mayo Clinic: collaborator
• Swedish Medical Center: collaborator
• University of Utah: collaborator
• California Pacific Medical Center: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Stroke

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Cerebrovascular Disorders; Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Vascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases

Study Officials

• Gene Sung, MD, MPH

  University of Southern California, Los Angeles

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 20, 2010
• First Posted: October 22, 2010
• Study Start: December 1, 2010
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2013
• Study Completion: December 1, 2013
• Last Updated: December 5, 2013

Record last verified: 2013-12

Locations

US (1)