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
Sponsors and collaborators
The George Institute
Lead sponsor
World Heart Federation
Collaborator