Stroke Unit in the Philippines: Is it Effective

• Conditions: Acute Stroke

• Registration Number: NCT03000959
• Lead Sponsor: Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center

Brief Summary

This study aims to assess the effectiveness of Stroke Unit in the Philippines by comparing the functional outcome between those patient admitted in the general neurology wards and stroke units using modified Rankin Scale

Detailed Description

This study aims to look into functionality of patient admitted in the stroke unit in the Philippines

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-04
• Status Verified: 2016-12
• Study First Submitted: 2016-12-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-12-19
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-12-19
• Study First Posted: 2016-12-22
• Last Update Posted: 2016-12-22
• Primary Completion: 2017-03
• Study Completion: 2017-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 922

Inclusion Criteria

• All consecutive patients admitted in participating SUs starting June 2016 during acute stroke (within 7 days from onset), either hemorrhagic or ischemic stroke confirmed by CT-Scan or MRI, will be included

Exclusion Criteria

• Patient who had previous of stroke and secondary cause of intracerebral hemorrhage such as trauma, arteriovenous malformation and aneurysm are not included in the study. Those who transferred from other institutions will be excluded. And also, patients who are below 18 years old are excluded in the study

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mortality Rate	3 Months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Functional outcome in modified rankin scale	3 and 6 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center; 🇵🇭 Mano, Philippines