Quality Assessment in Acute Stroke Care
- Conditions
- Acute Ischemic Stroke
- Registration Number
- NCT00574262
- Lead Sponsor
- University Hospital Muenster
- Brief Summary
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the quality of care on a 16 bed stroke unit by using a new developed clinical pathway.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 400
Inclusion Criteria
- admission to the stroke unit of the university hospital in Muenster, Germany
- acute ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack
Exclusion Criteria
- intracerebral haemorrhage
- neurological symptoms due to other pathology than acute ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack
- intraarterial thrombolysis
- necessity of artificial ventilation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method frequency of patients monitored according to the specific german procedure standard (OPS-code 8-981) (preset target 90 - 95 %) duration of stay on stroke unit
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method frequency of stroke been classified according to the TOAST criteria (preset target 55 - 65 %) duration of stay on stroke unit frequency of initiated or improved antithrombotic secondary prevention (preset target 90 - 95 %) duration of stay on stroke unit frequency of initiated or improved statin therapy (preset target 40 - 50 %) duration of stay on stroke unit frequency of totally completed clinical diagnostics regarding the etiology of the stroke (preset target 60 -70 %) duration of stay on stroke unit frequency of initiated or improved antihypertension therapy and reduction of systolic and diastolic blood pressure by more than 10 mmHg (preset target 60 - 70 %) duration of stay on stroke unit frequency of a reduction on the NIH-SS by at least two points (preset target 50 - 60 %) duration of stay on stroke unit
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Muenster
🇩🇪Muenster, Germany