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WITHDRAWN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
Active Locations (1)
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Alameda County
Alameda, California, United States