Status:
COMPLETED
Improved Stroke Outcome at 6 Months
Lead Sponsor:
Kantonsspital Baden
Collaborating Sponsors:
RehaClinic Zurzach
Conditions:
Stroke
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
The investigators implemented a structured chain of acute stroke care with early integrated rehabilitation. The mortality at 6 months was lower (12%) compared to 23% in the International Stroke Trial ...
Detailed Description
Background/Aim of the study: To further reduce the 6 months stroke morbidity and mortality in a high volume stroke hospital and to compare the results with national and international data. Methods: 2...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- An acute cerebrovascular event (ischemic stroke or intra-cerebral bleeding (ICB)) with the signs and symptoms of an acute stroke according to the World Health Organisation definition of acute stroke within the last 12 hours without the need or possibility of a neurosurgical intervention;
- No thrombolytic therapy within the first 3 hours (in order to allow the correct comparison with the Swiss cohort of the IST trial)
- The informed consent of the patient or, if not possible, of the next of kindred
- Living at home before the event
- Lack of participation in another trial
Exclusion
- Transient ischemic attack (TIA) resp. full recovery within 24 hours after the event
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2002
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
End Date :
January 1 2005
Estimated Enrollment :
200 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00122798
Start Date
January 1 2002
End Date
January 1 2005
Last Update
June 27 2006
Active Locations (1)
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Kantonsspital Baden
Baden, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland, 5404