Head Position in Stroke Trial
- Conditions
- Acute Ischaemic and Haemorrhagic Stroke
- Registration Number
- SLCTR/2015/025
- Lead Sponsor
- Professor Craig Anderson
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow up complete
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 700
1. Adults aged >18 years (the age for adults may vary in different countries)
2. Presumed clinical diagnosis of acute stroke (i.e. with a persistent neurological deficit on presentation)
3. Present to hospital, or have an in-hospital event or transfer from another hospital, with an acute stroke.
1. Transient ischemic attack (TIA) (i.e. symptoms fully resolved upon presentation)
2. Definite clinical contraindication or indication to either sitting up or lying flat head positions
3. Significant medical condition that takes priority in care and where adherence to the randomized head position is not possible on another ward/department of the hospital
4. Immediate transfer from the Emergency Department (ED) or admission, to another ward for medical treatment (e.g. for haemodialysis) or surgery (e.g. carotid endarterectomy, haematoma evacuation) where adherence to the randomized head position is not possible.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method A shift (‘improvement’) in death or disability according to the patient’s modified Rankin Scale (mRS) at 90 days. [90 days ]<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. A shift in NIHSS score<br>2. Death<br>3. Length of hospital stay<br>4. The European Quality of Life Scale 5 Dimension (EQ-5D)<br>5. Pneumonia<br> [1. 7 days<br>2. 90 days<br>3. At discharge<br>4. At 90 days<br>5. Occurrence 48 hours or more after admission, which was not incubating at the time of admission<br>]<br>