Nervous System Diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Multicomponent health systems strengthening intervention for organised stroke care
Sponsors
Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adults aged 18 years and above. Admitted to one of the participating tertiary referral hospitals during the implementation period. Clinical diagnosis of stroke according to the World Health Organization definition. Patients enrolled consecutively through the site-based stroke registry. Written informed consent provided by the participant or legally authorised representative, where required by the ethics protocol.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Age below 18 years. Diagnosis not meeting the World Health Organization clinical definition of stroke. Stroke mimic or alternative non-vascular neurological diagnosis. Admission outside the implementation period. Declined participation or consent not obtained, where applicable.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Adherence to predefined evidence-based stroke care performance indicators following implementation of the multicomponent stroke systems strengthening intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| In-hospital mortality among patients admitted with acute stroke.;Healthcare worker knowledge following multidisciplinary stroke training.;Frequency of medical complications during hospital admission (e.g., aspiration pneumonia, sepsis, acute kidney injury). | — |
Countries
United Republic of Tanzania
Contacts
Public ContactSarah Matuja
Neurologist Senior lecturer Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences
Outcome results
None listed