Medical Literacy in TIA (Transient Ischemic Attack) Patients

NCT07040761 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: 69HCL25_00912025-A00239-40
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 100
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

There are around 30,000 TIAs (transient ischemic attacks) per year in France. This pathology can be the warning sign of a stroke, responsible for significant morbidity and mortality at the population level. An important part of patient care is to teach them to recognize the symptoms suggestive of a stroke as well as the contributing factors, thus improving the medical literacy of patients. The results of studies that have assessed medical literacy in France and Europe converge towards a rather low level. Some studies have focused on stroke literacy in France. They show good knowledge of risk factors and the attitude to adopt in the event of a stroke, but recognition of symptoms remains problematic. There is very little literature concerning knowledge of TIA in the general population and there are no studies concerning literacy in a population having presented with TIA. The aim of this study is to evaluate the knowledge of patients who have presented with a TIA (and therefore at high cardiovascular risk) about this disease (risk factors, symptoms, severity, attitude to adopt in the event of symptoms), after their visit to the emergency room. The investigators make the hypothesis that knowledge of TIA and its consequences will be rather low in this population of patient, even after a medical contact at the emergency room.

Conditions

Transient Ischemic Attack

Keywords

Transient ischemic attack; Medical literacy; Emergency department

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Quality of responses to the medical literacy questionnaire specific to TIAs

  The questionnaire contains 18 questions, open or closed. Each question will be analysed separately and the results will be expressed as a percentage of correct answer (in the case of a closed question mainly) or by specifying the different answers provided by the patients (in the case of an open question mainly)

  Day 1 at inclusion

Study Arms (1)

TIA

TIA patients diagnosed in the emergency department and sent to neurology day hospital for evaluation

Other: Two medical questionnaires

Interventions

Two medical questionnaires OTHER

Medical questionnaires delivered by hand and completed the same day

TIA

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

Patients from the Lyon region who consulted an emergency department with a final diagnosis of TIA, and sent to the neurology day hospital of Pierre Wertheimer neurological hospital

You may qualify if:

• Adult men and women ≥18 years old
• Patient referred to neurology day hospital at the Pierre Wertheimer neurological hospital after first care in the emergency department
• Patient having been informed and having expressed his non-opposition
• Patient affiliate to a social security scheme

You may not qualify if:

• Patient unable to complete the questionnaire
• History of stroke/TIA
• Patient who do not understand the French language
• Patient under legal protection, guardianship, curatorship, under judicial protection-

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hospices Civils de Lyon: lead

Study Sites (1)

Pierre Wertheimer hospital

Bron, France

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Ischemic Attack, Transient; Emergencies

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Brain Ischemia; Cerebrovascular Disorders; Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Vascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases; Disease Attributes; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Mathis Labeylie, DR

  Hospices Civils de Lyon

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 18, 2025
• First Posted: June 27, 2025
• Study Start: June 30, 2025
• Primary Completion: December 5, 2025
• Study Completion: December 5, 2025
• Last Updated: December 19, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

FR (1)