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NCT Number: NCT06332989

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

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

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Key information

Conditions

Stroke, Acute Brain Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Cerebrovascular Disorders Nervous System Diseases Pre-hospital Triage Stroke Stroke Code Stroke Treatment Vascular Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Leiden University medical center

Leiden, Netherlands

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Nyika D Kruyt, MD. PhD

CONTACT

[email protected]

0031-715262139

About this study

this is a multicenter multiregional cohort study including about 3000 stroke code patients. In all patients an application will be filled out before hospital arrival including items that enable us to reconstruct all previously published stroke scales.

Data from the application will be related to in hospital data of the same patient. In order to do this we will use a trusted third party for data coupling.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • patients for whom a stroke code is activated

Exclusion criteria

< 18 years

Treatment and study plan

stroke-APP

Other

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

Primary outcomes

  1. final diagnosis

    Time frame: discharge or after 3 months

    Diangosis by treating physician

  2. treated with reperfusion therapy

    Time frame: first 24 hours after admission

    treatment with IV thrombolysis; endovascular therapy or surgery

  3. additional investigations

    Time frame: on admission

    CT scans performed

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Leiden University Medical Center

Other

Collaborators

  • Alrijne Ziekenhuis Leiderdorp
  • Groene Hart Ziekenhuis
  • HagaZiekenhuis
  • Medical Center Haaglanden
  • Regionale Ambulance Voorziening Hollands Midden
  • Reinier de Graaf Groep

Registry information

Official study title

Comparison of Prehospital Stroke Screening Scales in the Ambulance Setting; a Multiregional, Multicenter Observational Cohort Study

Acronym: STROKE-APP

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2027
First posted
Mar 27, 2024
Registry last updated
Mar 27, 2024

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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