Status:
COMPLETED
Prehospital Management of Stroke Patients by Emergency Medical Services
Lead Sponsor:
Emergency Medical Services, Capital Region, Denmark
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Copenhagen
Bispebjerg Hospital
Conditions:
Stroke
Eligibility:
All Genders
Brief Summary
Annually 12.000 people i Denmark suffer from a stroke. Treatment for ischemic stroke is available, but only 12% of stroke patients receive it. The treatment is only available within a time frame of 4...
Detailed Description
Background: Approximately 12.000 strokes occur in Denmark annually. The only evidence based pharmacological treatment of ischemic stroke is thrombolysis within a time-window of 4.5 hours from symptom...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Part 1.
- All patients are included if registered in Danish Stroke Registry with an ICD-10 code of stroke (haemorrhagic and ischemic - I61 and I63-64.9), in the National Patient Registry with an ICD-10 code of TIA (Transient Ischemic Attack - G45.9) or in the Emergency Medical Services-database with a dispatch code of suspected stroke (A.26.03, A.26.04) from the 2-year period 01-01-2012 - 12-31-2013.
Exclusion
- Patients are excluded if the Danish personal identification number is not available in either database. If the patient has been directly referred to the hospital by their general practitioner without the use of a EMS transport, or they have presented themselves in the emergency room, they will not be registered in the EMS database.
- Part 2.
- Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with suspected stroke where the EMS has been in contact with fast track stroke service at the stroke centre are included.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2014
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
2653 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02191514
Start Date
July 1 2014
End Date
May 1 2015
Last Update
January 5 2016
Active Locations (1)
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EMS Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Ballerup, Denmark, 2750