Prehospital Minutes Count During a Stroke.

Stroke, Acute Clinical Trial

Official title:

Prehospital Minutes Count During a Stroke. Factors Associated With Prehospital Delays With Data From Various Regions in Norway and One Region in Switzerland

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04373993
• Other study ID #: 2016/1729 REK
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Start date: June 1, 2018
• Est. completion date: June 30, 2025

Study information

• Verified date: March 2024
• Source: Nordlandssykehuset HF
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The ultimate objective is to improve the efficacy of prehospital procedures for patients suffering an acute stroke. Increased precision in prehospital selection and a more efficient transport chain will lead to an even more rapid start of treatment and thus benefit patients. The research project has two parts: one part collecting data from medical reports and one study with qualitative in-depth interviews. The project will gather data from various parts of Norway and from a University hospital in Switzerland for comparison between regions and countries. Data will be retrieved through intrahospital and prehospital medical records from various parts of Norway (Nordland Hospital, Akershus University Hospital and Helgeland Hospital) and from Basel University hospital in Switzerland. Knowledge of factors associated with delays will be compared for regions in the north and south of Norway, as well as abroad. The information obtained will be analysed to identify components in the chain that may be improved as concerns time saving.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 1100
• Est. completion date: June 30, 2025
• Est. primary completion date: December 1, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Final diagnosis of stroke at discharge from hospital

Exclusion Criteria:

• Hospital admission later than one week from stroke onset

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Stroke
• Stroke, Acute

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Norway	Maria Carlsson	Bodø

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Nordlandssykehuset HF	University Hospital, Akershus

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Norway, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Time delay from ictus to hospital arrival	Delay from first symptoms of stroke until arrival at hospital	Within 4 hours