Status:
COMPLETED
Effectiveness of a Public Campaign to Increase Stroke Awareness in Reducing Prehospital Delay
Lead Sponsor:
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma
Conditions:
Acute Stroke
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The starting hypothesis is that a multilevel educational campaign, specifically developed for the local community, can increase public stroke awareness and reduce pre-hospital delay. The effectivenes...
Detailed Description
After a baseline 3 month period, the educational campaign will be sequentially launched in the four communities over four 3 month periods, according to a computer-generated list. The comparison will b...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients consecutively admitted to the six participating hospitals for suspected stroke or transitory ischemic attack (TIA), defined as abrupt onset of focal or generalized neurologic deficit of vascular origin.
Exclusion
- No information available on the time of stroke onset.
- No informed consent from patient or caregiver
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
1772 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01881152
Start Date
June 1 2013
End Date
December 1 2014
Last Update
January 14 2015
Active Locations (5)
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1
AUSL Parma
Fidenza, Italy, 43016
2
Ospedale Civile S. Agostino Estense-Baggiovara-AUSL Modena
Modena, Italy
3
University Hospital of Parma
Parma, Italy, 43100
4
Ospedale Guglielmo di Siliceto-AUSL Piacenza
Piacenza, Italy