Stroke Unit in the Philippines: Is it Effective

Stroke Unit in the Philippines: Is it Effective?

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03000959

Enrollment

922

Registered

2016-12-22

Start date

2016-04-30

Completion date

2017-06-30

Last updated

2016-12-22

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Conditions

Acute Stroke

Brief summary

This study aims to assess the effectiveness of Stroke Unit in the Philippines by comparing the functional outcome between those patient admitted in the general neurology wards and stroke units using modified Rankin Scale

Detailed description

This study aims to look into functionality of patient admitted in the stroke unit in the Philippines

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* All consecutive patients admitted in participating SUs starting June 2016 during acute stroke (within 7 days from onset), either hemorrhagic or ischemic stroke confirmed by CT-Scan or MRI, will be included

Exclusion criteria

* Patient who had previous of stroke and secondary cause of intracerebral hemorrhage such as trauma, arteriovenous malformation and aneurysm are not included in the study. Those who transferred from other institutions will be excluded. And also, patients who are below 18 years old are excluded in the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Mortality Rate	3 Months

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Functional outcome in modified rankin scale	3 and 6 months

Countries

Philippines

Outcome results