North Taiwan Stroke Center for Prevention and Treatment

Cerebrovascular Accident Clinical Trial

Official title:

North Taiwan Stroke Center for Prevention and Treatment

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00172484
• Other study ID #: 9361700808
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• First received: September 12, 2005
• Last updated: November 15, 2012
• Start date: January 2005
• Est. completion date: December 2005

Study information

• Verified date: November 2012
• Source: National Taiwan University Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Taiwan: Department of Health
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The Northern Taiwan Stroke Center for Prevention and Treatment Project is a single medical center, 3-year, multipurpose study. The aims of this study are (1) to set up a multidisciplinary stroke team in a well-designed stroke center for stroke care; (2) to establish a systemic stroke prevention / education protocol based on people's awareness of stroke; and (3) to create a better stroke rehabilitation protocol and pathway.there are three components in rehabilitation projects. First, we want to identify potential factors related to functional outcome in patients with stroke before and after stroke center. Second, we want to compare the functional outcome in patients who admit to the stroke center as to those admitted to the general ward. Third, we want to investigate the effect of electrical stimulation on upper limb function in patient with acute stroke.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 250
• Est. completion date: December 2005
• Est. primary completion date: December 2005
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• acute stroke

• age > 18 y/o

• consult rehabilitation

• client or agent can sign a letter of consent

Exclusion Criteria(for rehabilitation protocol):

• contraindication of electrical stimulation(pacemaker implant, severe arrhythmia, malignant cancer, wound on stimulation site)

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject)

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cerebrovascular Accident
• Stroke

Intervention

Procedure:
• education program
A well-designed questionnaire concerning about awareness of stroke symptoms, knowledge, and management was done in adults of stroke victims' family members and general population.
• nursing program
To establish a systemic stroke prevention, education protocol
• rehabilitation program
From a sample of 648 stroke patients who were referred to rehabilitation between November 2002 and October 2002, 345 charts were successfully reviewed. Besides, 126 subjects were randomly selected and successfully contacted for telephone follow-up; and data from 87 subjects of telephone survey were included for statistical analysis. Comparison of functional status between early rehabilitation and ordinary scheduled rehabilitation for acute stroke patients was done from admission to 3 months after stroke onset. The efficacy of early application of electric stimulation for the upper paralyzed extremity was performed.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Taiwan	Stroke Intensive Care Unit	Taipei

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National Taiwan University Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Taiwan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Bureau Of Health Promotion,Department of Health , R.O.C.		2003/08/29;2004/02/02;2004/08/26;2004/12/03;2005/06/12;2005/11/22	Yes