Stroke Triage Optimization by Ambulance Paramedics in the Pre-hospital Setting

NCT06332989 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: N22.129
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 3,000
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

There are everal scales designed to help ambulance paramedics to identify a patient with a stroke and activate a stroke code. These scales were never tested in the field in a large unselected patient sample. We aim to perform an in-the field head tot head comparison of all published stroke scales designed to be used by ambulance paramedics

Conditions

Stroke, Acute; Pre-hospital Triage; Stroke Treatment; Stroke Code

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• final diagnosis

  Diangosis by treating physician

  discharge or after 3 months

• treated with reperfusion therapy

  treatment with IV thrombolysis; endovascular therapy or surgery

  first 24 hours after admission

• additional investigations

  CT scans performed

  on admission

Interventions

stroke-APP OTHER

Ambulane paramedics will use an online application to fill in several observations on scen

Eligibility Criteria

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

Study Population

All patients for whom a stroke code was activated.

You may qualify if:

• patients for whom a stroke code is activated

You may not qualify if:

• \< 18 years

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Leiden University Medical Center: lead
• Alrijne Ziekenhuis Leiderdorp: collaborator
• Groene Hart Ziekenhuis: collaborator
• Medical Center Haaglanden: collaborator
• HagaZiekenhuis: collaborator
• Reinier de Graaf Groep: collaborator
• Regionale Ambulance Voorziening Hollands Midden: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Leiden University medical center

Leiden, Netherlands

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Stroke

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: M, PhD

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 20, 2024
• First Posted: March 27, 2024
• Study Start: February 1, 2024
• Primary Completion (Estimated): February 1, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): February 1, 2027
• Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-03

Locations

NL (1)