Status:

WITHDRAWN

Comparative Evaluation of Stroke Triage Algorithms for Emergency Medical Dispatchers

Lead Sponsor:

University of California, San Francisco

Conditions:

Stroke

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

This study will compare the diagnostic accuracy of Card 28 stroke protocol to Card 28 and Cincinnati Stroke Scale, when used by emergency medical dispatchers to interrogate a 911 call suggestive of st...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • All 911 calls transferred by local Public Service Answering Points (PSAPs) to the County Communication center of Santa Clara County where the emergency medical dispatchers complete the interrogation using MPDS protocols.
  • All 911 calls received directly at the County Communication center of Santa Clara County where emergency medical dispatchers complete the interrogation using the MPDS protocols.
  • All 911 calls received from subjects (patient) aged \> 18 years or second party calls (by-stander or family who are in close proximity to the patient and can administer the tool) by subjects \> 18 years of age.

Exclusion

  • All calls that require immediate response (ECHO level determinant for life threatening conditions) and emergency medical dispatchers cannot complete Card 28
  • Calls answered by emergency medical dispatchers who have not completed training on the use of Cincinnati Stroke Scale.
  • Calls originating from the cities of Palo Alto, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, and San Jose that are not interrogated by the County Communication Center for Santa Clara County.
  • 911 calls with no available outcomes in the final discharge database.
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Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2010

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01202318

Start Date

May 1 2010

End Date

June 1 2012

Last Update

June 15 2012

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Alameda County

Alameda, California, United States