Specialist pre-hospital redirection for ischaemic stroke thrombectomy (SPEEDY)

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Suspected and confirmed acute stroke; Circulatory System; Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction

• Registration Number: ISRCTN77453332
• Lead Sponsor: ewcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-08-12
• Last Update Posted: 22 August 2022
• Study Completion: 2026-07-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80000

Inclusion Criteria

1. An ambulance practitioner from a randomised station/team attended the incident
2. Conveyance was to either a local stroke hospital which refers patients to the participating specialist regional hospital, or directly to the participating specialist regional hospital
3. Acute stroke was suspected by the attending ambulance practitioner (i.e. Face, Arm, Speech Test (FAST) positive or any observed new focal neurological symptoms which indicated acute stroke according to the ambulance practitioner’s clinical judgement) OR acute stroke was diagnosed following arrival at a participating hospital irrespective of ambulance practitioner initial judgement of symptom cause

Exclusion Criteria

Does not meet the inclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified