Ambulance transport direct to the stroke unit instead of transport to an emergency department
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- StrokeStroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarctionCirculatory System
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN12104897
- Lead Sponsor
- Hallands sjukhus Halmstad
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 2112
Inclusion Criteria
1. Patients with a suspected stroke >18 years old and acute onset of a neurological deficit, such as a sudden problem speaking or sudden weakness in the face, arm, or leg
2. Low priority (yellow or green) according to the Rapid Emergency Triage and Treatment System (RETTS)
3. Monday through Friday between 08.00 h and 16.00 h
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients who met the criteria for stroke alerts and candidates for i.v. thrombolysis, symptoms for <4 h
2. Plasma glucose of >25 mmol/l
3. Wound damage that needs to be saturated
4. Seizures associated with the disease
5. Diarrhoea or vomiting in the last 48 h
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Independent in activities of daily living (ADL), mobility, going to the toilet and dressing was measured using patient reported outcome measurements before and three months after the stroke and collected from the Swedish Stroke Registry.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Time in minutes was measured from arrival to admission to stroke unit<br> 2. Time in minutes was measured from arrival to neurologist assessment at stroke unit<br> 3. Time in minutes was measured from arrival to start of computed tomography<br> 4. The number of patients assessed by physical/occupational therapist within 24 h of admission<br> 5. Length of hospital stay was measured in days from arrival to discharge from hospital<br>