An Observational Study of Stroke Patients.

• Conditions: Quality of Care; Hyperglycemia; Hypertension; Troponin; Cerebrovascular Disorders

• Registration Number: NCT03259737
• Lead Sponsor: Ellen Bøhmer

Brief Summary

The intention is to study presumed changes in daily practice, probably due to New Guidelines concerning stroke patients. The impression is more frequent measurements of blood pressure, serum glucose, troponin and supplementary computer tomography or magnetic resonance imaging.

Detailed Description

There is in general a focus on misuse of health resources. An increasing amount of guidelines is produced to reduce the variation in treatment of patients with the same diagnosis. Many recommendations are weak but seems though to have considerable impact on in hospital care. The issues to be studied are all grounded on weak clinical evidence. A pilot study confirmed the suspicion of very frequent measurements of blood pressure, glucose, troponin and frequent supplementary CT and MRI. The intention is to study these issues in a larger population including an evaluation of utility of the different examinations and evaluations.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-08-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-08-21
• Study First Posted: 2017-08-24
• Study Start: 2018-05-01
• Primary Completion: 2018-11-15
• Status Verified: 2020-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 2021-01-05
• Study Completion: 2022-12-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients with a diagnosis of stroke according to ICD 10th revision (code I61 I63 and I64)
• Hospitalized between January 1 and December 31, 2015

Exclusion Criteria

• Previous hospitalization with a diagnosis of stroke in 2015.
• Foreigners and patients from other regions of Norway.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The number of blood sugar measurements	72 hours after admission to hospital	Number
Number of supplementary computer tomography and magnetic resonance imaging of the brain.	3 months	Number

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Troponin measurement,	72 hours	frequency and level of max value
Number of blood pressure measurement	72 hours	Number
Transfer to tertiary center	72 hours	Number

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Ellen Bøhmer; 🇳🇴 Lillehammer, Norway

Innlandet Hospital Trust Lillehammer; 🇳🇴 Lillehammer, Norway