Stroke, AcuteTELECAST-CSCNCT04761874
Telestroke at Comprehensive Stroke Center During the COVID-19 Pandemic
A study testing Telestroke in people with Stroke, Acute, run by University of Minnesota at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
TELEstroke to CAre for STroke Patients at a Comprehensive Stroke Center (TELECAST-CSC) during the COVID-19 pandemic is a pre-post study evaluating guideline-based acute ischemic stroke care following the implementation of inpatient telestroke at a comprehensive stroke center during the COVID-19 global pandemic. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Stroke, Acute
- What is being tested?
- Telestroke
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 296 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 1 Dec 2019to 29 Sep 2020
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Age 18 and above
- Patients with the primary diagnosis of ischemic stroke admitted to Fairview Southdale Hospitals
- Evidence of stroke on MRI or CT or clinical diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke by the treating stroke service.
Who cannot join
- Patients less than 18 years old
- Patients who leave the hospital against medical advice
- Patients with goals of care that impact the stroke evaluation (i.e. comfort measures)
- Patients who have an alternative diagnosis
- Patients who opt out of the study
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital
Edina, Minnesota, 55435
About this study
Official title: TELEstroke to CAre for STroke Patients at a Comprehensive Stroke Center During the COVID-19 Pandemic
TELEstroke to CAre for STroke Patients at a Comprehensive Stroke Center (TELECAST-CSC) during the COVID-19 pandemic is a pre-post study evaluating guideline-based acute ischemic stroke care following the implementation of inpatient telestroke at a comprehensive stroke center during the COVID-19 global pandemic. TELECAST-CSC compares two cohorts: the "in-person phase" (December 1, 2019-March 15, 2020), when all inpatient stroke team care was delivered conventionally in-person and the "telestroke phase" (March 16, 2020-June 29, 2020) when all inpatient stroke team care was delivered exclusively via telestroke as part of our healthcare system's pandemic response. We studied the following primarily clinical endpoints: diagnostic stroke evaluation, secondary stroke prevention, health screening and evaluation, stroke education, mortality, and stroke recurrence and readmission rates.
Read the detailed description
The SARS-Cov-2 virus originated in Wuhan China in 2019 and rapidly became a global pandemic. Beyond the pandemic, stroke care is further impacted directly by COVID-19-induced systemic inflammatory response and coagulopathy which leads to increased risk of embolic stroke and intracranial hemorrhage.
In the United States, the highest level of stroke care is provided to the most critically ill stroke patients at comprehensive stroke centers (CSCs). Many CSCs also utilize telestroke to deliver remote stroke care externally to partnering spoke hospitals without local stroke expertise in order to improve time-sensitive, emergent stroke interventions such as thrombolysis and thrombectomy. Conceptually, telestroke may also surmount pandemic-related barriers to stroke care delivery internally at CSCs and workflows incorporating telestroke have been adopted out of necessity. However, the efficacy of remote patient care via telestroke for stroke patients hospitalized at CSCs remains unclear. The aim of the TELECAST-CSC trial was to prospectively evaluate whether inpatient stroke specialist care provided via telestroke was equivalent to stroke care provided in-person during the COVID-19 pandemic.
TELECAST-CSC compares two cohorts: the "in-person phase" (December 1, 2019-March 15, 2020), when all inpatient stroke team care was delivered conventionally in-person and the "telestroke phase" (March 16, 2020-June 29, 2020) when all inpatient stroke team care was delivered exclusively via telestroke as part of our healthcare system's pandemic response. We studied the following primarily clinical endpoints: diagnostic stroke evaluation, secondary stroke prevention, health screening and evaluation, stroke education, and stroke recurrence rates.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Acute
- Being tested
- Telestroke
- Keywords
- Comprehensive stroke center, Ischemic stroke, Telestroke, Telemedicine, Secondary stroke prevention, COVID-19, SAR-Cov-2, pandemic
- Medical subject headings
- Stroke, Ischemic Stroke, COVID-19
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
TelestrokeOther
In the telestroke cohort, acute ischemic stroke patients at a single comprehensive stroke center received their stroke care and management exclusively via telestroke.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| In-Person (Conventional) Stroke Care | No intervention | Ischemic stroke patients admitted to a single academic, comprehensive stroke center from December 1, 2019-March 15, 2020 that were evaluated, managed, and treated by the stroke care team in person. |
| Telestroke Stroke Care | Experimental | Ischemic stroke patients admitted to a single academic, comprehensive stroke center from March 16, 2020-June 29, 2020 that were evaluated, managed, and treated by the stroke care team remotely via telestroke. Receives: Other: Telestroke |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Guideline-Based Inpatient Stroke Care
A 24-item global assessment of fundamental inpatient acute ischemic stroke care informed by 2019 AHA guidelines comprising 4 categories:
Diagnostic evaluation: Neurologist evaluation, head CT or brain MRI, intracranial vascular imaging, cervical vascular imaging, LDL, HgA1C, troponin, EKG, telemetry, echocardiogram, and outpatient prolonged cardiac monitoring.
Secondary prevention: antiplatelet, dual antiplatelet, anticoagulation, statin, anti-hypertensives, diabetes management, symptomatic carotid revascularization. .
Health screening and evaluation: swallow evaluation, cognitive assessment, rehabilitation evaluation Stroke evaluation: tobacco cessation counseling, exercise/ lifestyle counseling, signs of stroke.
Each subject will be assessed for completion of these metrics.
When a metric is not applicable for a specific patient, it will not be included in the analysis of guideline-based inpatient stroke care (e.g. tobacco cessation in a non-smoker).
Measured: Inpatient hospitalization defined as the patient's admission through their discharge date (on average < 1 week)
Secondary outcomes (2)
Stroke Recurrence
The composite rate of recurrent TIA, ischemic stroke, or hemorrhagic stroke 30 and 90 days post-discharge
Measured: 30 and 90 days post-hospital discharge
Readmission Rate
Rates of 30 and 90 day readmission
Measured: 30 and 90 days post-hospital discharge
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted21 Feb 2021
- Study start1 Dec 2019
- Primary completion29 Jun 2020
- Study completion29 Sep 2020
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (14)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Stroke, AcuteStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by University of MinnesotaThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- This is a pre-post interventional study following inpatient telestroke intervention for longitudinal treatment of acute ischemic stroke patients at a comprehensive stroke center. The pre-treatment group is the conventional "in-person"cohort. The post-treatment group is the "telestroke" cohort. The groups were non-randomly allocated. All acute ischemic stroke patients admitted during phase 1 were include in the "in-person" cohort and all acute ischemic stroke patients admitted during phase 2 were included in the "telestroke cohort".
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 296 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Minnesota
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Christopher Streib, MD, Principal investigator, The University of Minnesota
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04761874
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- TC0002
- Acronym
- TELECAST-CSC
- Status last verified
- Apr 2021
- First submitted
- 15 Feb 2021
- Last updated
- 22 Apr 2021
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided
Publications
Jauch EC, Saver JL, Adams HP Jr, Bruno A, Connors JJ, Demaerschalk BM, Khatri P, McMullan PW Jr, Qureshi AI, Rosenfield K, Scott PA, Summers DR, Wang DZ, Wintermark M, Yonas H; American Heart Association Stroke Council; Council on Cardiovascular Nursing; Council on Peripheral Vascular Disease; Council on Clinical Cardiology. Guidelines for the early management of patients with acute ischemic stroke: a guideline for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke. 2013 Mar;44(3):870-947. doi: 10.1161/STR.0b013e318284056a. Epub 2013 Jan 31.
PubMed 23370205Powers WJ, Derdeyn CP, Biller J, Coffey CS, Hoh BL, Jauch EC, Johnston KC, Johnston SC, Khalessi AA, Kidwell CS, Meschia JF, Ovbiagele B, Yavagal DR; American Heart Association Stroke Council. 2015 American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Focused Update of the 2013 Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke Regarding Endovascular Treatment: A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke. 2015 Oct;46(10):3020-35. doi: 10.1161/STR.0000000000000074. Epub 2015 Jun 29.
PubMed 26123479Kernan WN, Ovbiagele B, Black HR, Bravata DM, Chimowitz MI, Ezekowitz MD, Fang MC, Fisher M, Furie KL, Heck DV, Johnston SC, Kasner SE, Kittner SJ, Mitchell PH, Rich MW, Richardson D, Schwamm LH, Wilson JA; American Heart Association Stroke Council, Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing, Council on Clinical Cardiology, and Council on Peripheral Vascular Disease. Guidelines for the prevention of stroke in patients with stroke and transient ischemic attack: a guideline for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke. 2014 Jul;45(7):2160-236. doi: 10.1161/STR.0000000000000024. Epub 2014 May 1.
PubMed 24788967Demaerschalk BM, Berg J, Chong BW, Gross H, Nystrom K, Adeoye O, Schwamm L, Wechsler L, Whitchurch S. American Telemedicine Association: Telestroke Guidelines. Telemed J E Health. 2017 May;23(5):376-389. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2017.0006. Epub 2017 Apr 6.
PubMed 28384077Alberts MJ, Wechsler LR, Jensen ME, Latchaw RE, Crocco TJ, George MG, Baranski J, Bass RR, Ruff RL, Huang J, Mancini B, Gregory T, Gress D, Emr M, Warren M, Walker MD. Formation and function of acute stroke-ready hospitals within a stroke system of care recommendations from the brain attack coalition. Stroke. 2013 Dec;44(12):3382-93. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.113.002285. Epub 2013 Nov 12.
PubMed 24222046Wechsler LR, Demaerschalk BM, Schwamm LH, Adeoye OM, Audebert HJ, Fanale CV, Hess DC, Majersik JJ, Nystrom KV, Reeves MJ, Rosamond WD, Switzer JA; American Heart Association Stroke Council; Council on Epidemiology and Prevention; Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research. Telemedicine Quality and Outcomes in Stroke: A Scientific Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke. 2017 Jan;48(1):e3-e25. doi: 10.1161/STR.0000000000000114. Epub 2016 Nov 3.
PubMed 27811332Kepplinger J, Barlinn K, Deckert S, Scheibe M, Bodechtel U, Schmitt J. Safety and efficacy of thrombolysis in telestroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Neurology. 2016 Sep 27;87(13):1344-51. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000003148. Epub 2016 Aug 26.
PubMed 27566746Muller-Barna P, Hubert GJ, Boy S, Bogdahn U, Wiedmann S, Heuschmann PU, Audebert HJ. TeleStroke units serving as a model of care in rural areas: 10-year experience of the TeleMedical project for integrative stroke care. Stroke. 2014 Sep;45(9):2739-44. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.114.006141.
PubMed 25147327Tarnutzer AA, Lee SH, Robinson KA, Wang Z, Edlow JA, Newman-Toker DE. ED misdiagnosis of cerebrovascular events in the era of modern neuroimaging: A meta-analysis. Neurology. 2017 Apr 11;88(15):1468-1477. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000003814. Epub 2017 Mar 29.
PubMed 28356464Ovbiagele B, Schwamm LH, Smith EE, Hernandez AF, Olson DM, Pan W, Fonarow GC, Saver JL. Recent nationwide trends in discharge statin treatment of hospitalized patients with stroke. Stroke. 2010 Jul;41(7):1508-13. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.573618. Epub 2010 May 27.
PubMed 20508182Powers WJ, Rabinstein AA, Ackerson T, Adeoye OM, Bambakidis NC, Becker K, Biller J, Brown M, Demaerschalk BM, Hoh B, Jauch EC, Kidwell CS, Leslie-Mazwi TM, Ovbiagele B, Scott PA, Sheth KN, Southerland AM, Summers DV, Tirschwell DL; American Heart Association Stroke Council. 2018 Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke. 2018 Mar;49(3):e46-e110. doi: 10.1161/STR.0000000000000158. Epub 2018 Jan 24.
PubMed 29367334Lavallee PC, Meseguer E, Abboud H, Cabrejo L, Olivot JM, Simon O, Mazighi M, Nifle C, Niclot P, Lapergue B, Klein IF, Brochet E, Steg PG, Leseche G, Labreuche J, Touboul PJ, Amarenco P. A transient ischaemic attack clinic with round-the-clock access (SOS-TIA): feasibility and effects. Lancet Neurol. 2007 Nov;6(11):953-60. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(07)70248-X.
PubMed 17928270Rothwell PM, Giles MF, Chandratheva A, Marquardt L, Geraghty O, Redgrave JN, Lovelock CE, Binney LE, Bull LM, Cuthbertson FC, Welch SJ, Bosch S, Alexander FC, Silver LE, Gutnikov SA, Mehta Z; Early use of Existing Preventive Strategies for Stroke (EXPRESS) study. Effect of urgent treatment of transient ischaemic attack and minor stroke on early recurrent stroke (EXPRESS study): a prospective population-based sequential comparison. Lancet. 2007 Oct 20;370(9596):1432-42. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61448-2.
PubMed 17928046Powers WJ, Rabinstein AA, Ackerson T, Adeoye OM, Bambakidis NC, Becker K, Biller J, Brown M, Demaerschalk BM, Hoh B, Jauch EC, Kidwell CS, Leslie-Mazwi TM, Ovbiagele B, Scott PA, Sheth KN, Southerland AM, Summers DV, Tirschwell DL. Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: 2019 Update to the 2018 Guidelines for the Early Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke. 2019 Dec;50(12):e344-e418. doi: 10.1161/STR.0000000000000211. Epub 2019 Oct 30.
PubMed 31662037
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 22 Apr 2021. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- TELEstroke to CAre for STroke Patients at a Comprehensive Stroke Center During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04761874
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- TELECAST-CSC / TC0002
- Conditions
- Stroke, Acute
- Keywords
- Comprehensive stroke center, Ischemic stroke, Telestroke, Telemedicine, Secondary stroke prevention, COVID-19, SAR-Cov-2, pandemic
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 296 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University of MinnesotaUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Dec 2019 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 29 Jun 2020 (actual)
- Study completion
- 29 Sep 2020 (actual)
- First posted
- 21 Feb 2021 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
TELEstroke to CAre for STroke Patients at a Comprehensive Stroke Center (TELECAST-CSC) during the COVID-19 pandemic is a pre-post study evaluating guideline-based acute ischemic stroke care following the implementation of inpatient telestroke at a comprehensive stroke center during the COVID-19 global pandemic. TELECAST-CSC compares two cohorts: the "in-person phase" (December 1, 2019-March 15, 2020), when all inpatient stroke team care was delivered conventionally in-person and the "telestroke phase" (March 16, 2020-June 29, 2020) when all inpatient stroke team care was delivered exclusively via telestroke as part of our healthcare system's pandemic response. We studied the following primarily clinical endpoints: diagnostic stroke evaluation, secondary stroke prevention, health screening and evaluation, stroke education, mortality, and stroke recurrence and readmission rates.
Detailed description
The SARS-Cov-2 virus originated in Wuhan China in 2019 and rapidly became a global pandemic. Beyond the pandemic, stroke care is further impacted directly by COVID-19-induced systemic inflammatory response and coagulopathy which leads to increased risk of embolic stroke and intracranial hemorrhage.
In the United States, the highest level of stroke care is provided to the most critically ill stroke patients at comprehensive stroke centers (CSCs). Many CSCs also utilize telestroke to deliver remote stroke care externally to partnering spoke hospitals without local stroke expertise in order to improve time-sensitive, emergent stroke interventions such as thrombolysis and thrombectomy. Conceptually, telestroke may also surmount pandemic-related barriers to stroke care delivery internally at CSCs and workflows incorporating telestroke have been adopted out of necessity. However, the efficacy of remote patient care via telestroke for stroke patients hospitalized at CSCs remains unclear. The aim of the TELECAST-CSC trial was to prospectively evaluate whether inpatient stroke specialist care provided via telestroke was equivalent to stroke care provided in-person during the COVID-19 pandemic.
TELECAST-CSC compares two cohorts: the "in-person phase" (December 1, 2019-March 15, 2020), when all inpatient stroke team care was delivered conventionally in-person and the "telestroke phase" (March 16, 2020-June 29, 2020) when all inpatient stroke team care was delivered exclusively via telestroke as part of our healthcare system's pandemic response. We studied the following primarily clinical endpoints: diagnostic stroke evaluation, secondary stroke prevention, health screening and evaluation, stroke education, and stroke recurrence rates.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- This is a pre-post interventional study following inpatient telestroke intervention for longitudinal treatment of acute ischemic stroke patients at a comprehensive stroke center. The pre-treatment group is the conventional "in-person"cohort. The post-treatment group is the "telestroke" cohort. The groups were non-randomly allocated. All acute ischemic stroke patients admitted during phase 1 were include in the "in-person" cohort and all acute ischemic stroke patients admitted during phase 2 were included in the "telestroke cohort".
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| In-Person (Conventional) Stroke Care | No intervention | –Ischemic stroke patients admitted to a single academic, comprehensive stroke center from December 1, 2019-March 15, 2020 that were evaluated, managed, and treated by the stroke care team in person. |
| Telestroke Stroke Care | Experimental | Other: TelestrokeIschemic stroke patients admitted to a single academic, comprehensive stroke center from March 16, 2020-June 29, 2020 that were evaluated, managed, and treated by the stroke care team remotely via telestroke. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Age 18 and above
- Patients with the primary diagnosis of ischemic stroke admitted to Fairview Southdale Hospitals
- Evidence of stroke on MRI or CT or clinical diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke by the treating stroke service.
Key exclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Patients less than 18 years old
- Patients who leave the hospital against medical advice
- Patients with goals of care that impact the stroke evaluation (i.e. comfort measures)
- Patients who have an alternative diagnosis
- Patients who opt out of the study
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| TelestrokeIn the telestroke cohort, acute ischemic stroke patients at a single comprehensive stroke center received their stroke care and management exclusively via telestroke. | Other | Telestroke Stroke Care |
Primary outcome
Guideline-Based Inpatient Stroke Care
Time frame: Inpatient hospitalization defined as the patient's admission through their discharge date (on average < 1 week)
A 24-item global assessment of fundamental inpatient acute ischemic stroke care informed by 2019 AHA guidelines comprising 4 categories: Diagnostic evaluation: Neurologist evaluation, head CT or brain MRI, intracranial vascular imaging, cervical vascular imaging, LDL, HgA1C, troponin, EKG, telemetry, echocardiogram, and outpatient prolonged cardiac monitoring. Secondary prevention: antiplatelet, dual antiplatelet, anticoagulation, statin, anti-hypertensives, diabetes management, symptomatic carotid revascularization. . Health screening and evaluation: swallow evaluation, cognitive assessment, rehabilitation evaluation Stroke evaluation: tobacco cessation counseling, exercise/ lifestyle counseling, signs of stroke. Each subject will be assessed for completion of these metrics. When a metric is not applicable for a specific patient, it will not be included in the analysis of guideline-based inpatient stroke care (e.g. tobacco cessation in a non-smoker).
2 secondary outcomes
Stroke Recurrence
Time frame: 30 and 90 days post-hospital discharge
Readmission Rate
Time frame: 30 and 90 days post-hospital discharge
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 22 Apr 2021.
- Background: PubMed 23370205Jauch EC, Saver JL, Adams HP Jr, Bruno A, Connors JJ, Demaerschalk BM, Khatri P, McMullan PW Jr, Qureshi AI, Rosenfield K, Scott PA, Summers DR, Wang DZ, Wintermark M, Yonas H; American Heart Association Stroke Council; Council on Cardiovascular Nursing; Council on Peripheral Vascular Disease; Council on Clinical Cardiology. Guidelines for the early management of patients with acute ischemic stroke: a guideline for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke. 2013 Mar;44(3):870-947. doi: 10.1161/STR.0b013e318284056a. Epub 2013 Jan 31.
- Background: PubMed 26123479Powers WJ, Derdeyn CP, Biller J, Coffey CS, Hoh BL, Jauch EC, Johnston KC, Johnston SC, Khalessi AA, Kidwell CS, Meschia JF, Ovbiagele B, Yavagal DR; American Heart Association Stroke Council. 2015 American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Focused Update of the 2013 Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke Regarding Endovascular Treatment: A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke. 2015 Oct;46(10):3020-35. doi: 10.1161/STR.0000000000000074. Epub 2015 Jun 29.
- Background: PubMed 24788967Kernan WN, Ovbiagele B, Black HR, Bravata DM, Chimowitz MI, Ezekowitz MD, Fang MC, Fisher M, Furie KL, Heck DV, Johnston SC, Kasner SE, Kittner SJ, Mitchell PH, Rich MW, Richardson D, Schwamm LH, Wilson JA; American Heart Association Stroke Council, Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing, Council on Clinical Cardiology, and Council on Peripheral Vascular Disease. Guidelines for the prevention of stroke in patients with stroke and transient ischemic attack: a guideline for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke. 2014 Jul;45(7):2160-236. doi: 10.1161/STR.0000000000000024. Epub 2014 May 1.
- Background: PubMed 28384077Demaerschalk BM, Berg J, Chong BW, Gross H, Nystrom K, Adeoye O, Schwamm L, Wechsler L, Whitchurch S. American Telemedicine Association: Telestroke Guidelines. Telemed J E Health. 2017 May;23(5):376-389. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2017.0006. Epub 2017 Apr 6.
- Background: PubMed 24222046Alberts MJ, Wechsler LR, Jensen ME, Latchaw RE, Crocco TJ, George MG, Baranski J, Bass RR, Ruff RL, Huang J, Mancini B, Gregory T, Gress D, Emr M, Warren M, Walker MD. Formation and function of acute stroke-ready hospitals within a stroke system of care recommendations from the brain attack coalition. Stroke. 2013 Dec;44(12):3382-93. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.113.002285. Epub 2013 Nov 12.
- Background: PubMed 27811332Wechsler LR, Demaerschalk BM, Schwamm LH, Adeoye OM, Audebert HJ, Fanale CV, Hess DC, Majersik JJ, Nystrom KV, Reeves MJ, Rosamond WD, Switzer JA; American Heart Association Stroke Council; Council on Epidemiology and Prevention; Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research. Telemedicine Quality and Outcomes in Stroke: A Scientific Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke. 2017 Jan;48(1):e3-e25. doi: 10.1161/STR.0000000000000114. Epub 2016 Nov 3.
- Background: PubMed 27566746Kepplinger J, Barlinn K, Deckert S, Scheibe M, Bodechtel U, Schmitt J. Safety and efficacy of thrombolysis in telestroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Neurology. 2016 Sep 27;87(13):1344-51. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000003148. Epub 2016 Aug 26.
- Background: PubMed 25147327Muller-Barna P, Hubert GJ, Boy S, Bogdahn U, Wiedmann S, Heuschmann PU, Audebert HJ. TeleStroke units serving as a model of care in rural areas: 10-year experience of the TeleMedical project for integrative stroke care. Stroke. 2014 Sep;45(9):2739-44. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.114.006141.
- Background: PubMed 28356464Tarnutzer AA, Lee SH, Robinson KA, Wang Z, Edlow JA, Newman-Toker DE. ED misdiagnosis of cerebrovascular events in the era of modern neuroimaging: A meta-analysis. Neurology. 2017 Apr 11;88(15):1468-1477. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000003814. Epub 2017 Mar 29.
- Background: PubMed 20508182Ovbiagele B, Schwamm LH, Smith EE, Hernandez AF, Olson DM, Pan W, Fonarow GC, Saver JL. Recent nationwide trends in discharge statin treatment of hospitalized patients with stroke. Stroke. 2010 Jul;41(7):1508-13. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.573618. Epub 2010 May 27.
- Background: PubMed 29367334Powers WJ, Rabinstein AA, Ackerson T, Adeoye OM, Bambakidis NC, Becker K, Biller J, Brown M, Demaerschalk BM, Hoh B, Jauch EC, Kidwell CS, Leslie-Mazwi TM, Ovbiagele B, Scott PA, Sheth KN, Southerland AM, Summers DV, Tirschwell DL; American Heart Association Stroke Council. 2018 Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke. 2018 Mar;49(3):e46-e110. doi: 10.1161/STR.0000000000000158. Epub 2018 Jan 24.
- Background: PubMed 17928270Lavallee PC, Meseguer E, Abboud H, Cabrejo L, Olivot JM, Simon O, Mazighi M, Nifle C, Niclot P, Lapergue B, Klein IF, Brochet E, Steg PG, Leseche G, Labreuche J, Touboul PJ, Amarenco P. A transient ischaemic attack clinic with round-the-clock access (SOS-TIA): feasibility and effects. Lancet Neurol. 2007 Nov;6(11):953-60. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(07)70248-X.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Christopher Streib, MD principal investigator
The University of Minnesota
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Telestroke in people with Stroke, Acute, run by University of Minnesota at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 22 Apr 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Guideline-Based Inpatient Stroke Care (time frame: Inpatient hospitalization defined as the patient's admission through their discharge date (on average < 1 week)). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04761874, which also lists 14 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 22 Apr 2021.