Essential Acute Stroke Care in Low Resource Settings: a Pilot studY

ConditionAcute Stroke
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorThe George Institute

About this trial

An investigator-initiated, evaluator-blinded, prospective, multi centre, before-and-after, effectiveness-implementation hybrid design study to assess the feasibility of essential acute stroke care in a low resource setting

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Adults (age ≥18 years)

A clinical or imaging-based diagnosis of acute stroke (ischemic or haemorrhagic) within 72 hours of stroke symptom onset

Provision of written informed consent

Subjects in observational, natural history and/or epidemiological studies not involving an intervention are eligible.

Disqualifiers

Patients who have undergone intravenous thrombolysis or mechanical thrombectomy

Patients who are planned for transfer to the intensive care unit

Subarachnoid haemorrhage

Participation in an interventional medical investigation or clinical trial currently or within the past 3 months.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Acute stroke care Intervention arm

Treatment groups

300 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

The George Institute

Lead sponsor

World Heart Federation

Collaborator