Advancing Telestroke Care: A Prospective Observational Study
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Stroke
- Sponsor
- National Stroke Association, United States
- Enrollment
- 508
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- IV tPA administration
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 12 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This study will promote the development and economic sustainability of telemedicine for acute stroke treatment.
Detailed Description
The goal of this study is to promote the development and economic sustainability of telemedicine for acute stroke treatment. The study's objectives are 1) to determine if the use of telemedicine consultations for stroke patients will improve their care per guidelines compared to stroke patients treated by control hospitals; and 2) to determine if the care per guidelines provided via telemedicine consultations for stroke patients will be similar or equivalent to care per guidelines provided to stroke patients treated at hub hospitals. The Advancing Telestroke Care study will establish treatment and outcomes in three distinct study cohorts: hub telemedicine hospital, spoke telemedicine hospital and non-telemedicine control hospital.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Age greater than or equal to 18 years old
- •Acute ischemic stroke within 12 hours of stroke onset
Exclusion Criteria
- •Life expectancy less than 90 days
- •Patient unwilling to participate in study
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
IV tPA administration
Time Frame: Day 7/Discharge
Correctness of decisions regarding IV tPA administration in acute stroke
Secondary Outcomes
- Multiple Study Assessments(Day 7 and/or Day 30 and/or Day 90 and/or at discharge)