Paramedic - Norwegian Acute Stroke Prehospital Project

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Mobile Application; Stroke; Paramedic; Triage
• Interventions: Diagnostic Test: eSTROKE model; Other: Control

• Registration Number: NCT04137874
• Lead Sponsor: Oslo University Hospital

Brief Summary

The main aim of the study is to show that patients with suspected acute stroke met by the emergency medical service and assessed using the eSTROKE model including prehospital NIHSS and a mobile application will identify a higher number of patients with stroke, than those who receive conventional prehospital care.

Detailed Description

Primary aims:

In patients with suspected stroke

1. The proportion of patients hospitalized with a suspected acute stroke and discharged with a stroke diagnose is significantly increased using the ParaNASPP model compared with conventional prehospital care

2. Time from onset to hospitalization is significantly reduced with the ParaNASPP model

3. The ParaNASPP model identifies patients eligible for direct transportation for comprehensive stroke center

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-06-03
• Study First Submitted: 2019-10-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-10-23
• Study First Posted: 2019-10-24
• Primary Completion: 2021-07-01
• Status Verified: 2021-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-09-23
• Last Update Posted: 2021-09-24
• Study Completion: 2021-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1300

Inclusion Criteria

• All patients with suspected acute stroke met by emergency medical services (ambulance and rapid response car)

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
eSTROKE	eSTROKE model	-
Control	Control	Conventional prehospital care

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Positive predictive value (PPV) of the ParaNASPP model to identify patients suffering acute stroke.	On discharge from hospital - typically within 7 days.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of patients in hospitalized within the first 4 hours after symptom onset	first 4 hours On admission

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Prehospital services - Oslo University Hospital; 🇳🇴 Oslo, Norway