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| Extrastiftelsen | OTHER |
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To counteract long term sequelae from stroke, ultrarapid diagnosis and treatment, high quality multidiciplinary in-hospital care and optimal long term rehabilitation is required. In this study, the investigators are moving the essential first diagnosis and treatment out into the community close to where the patient live, thus shortening the all important time from debut of symptoms to thrombolytic treatment improving the prognosis of stroke patients.
Stroke is an acute, potentially mutilating disease. To counteract long term sequelae three factors are essential: Ultrarapid diagnosis and treatment, high quality multidiciplinary in-hospital care and optimal long term rehabilitation. Initial diagnosis and treatment has up to now been completed within the hospital domain. This study will change that: moving the essential first diagnosis and treatment out into the community close to where the patient lives thus shortening the all important time from debut of symptoms to thrombolytic treatment. We will operate a local computer tomography (CT) service in the hands of community based non-specialized health care personnel (MD and nurse) acting under direct telemetric guidance from on call hospital specialists. Thus, the investigators will show that by combining current technological advances in real time video communication with an acutely well functioning cooperation between the community and hospital health service personnel the prognosis of stroke patients is improved.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| 1 | Intervention group: Stroke patients investigated with rural CT scanning at HSS, Ål. Patients living in the municipalities of Hol, Ål, Gol, Hemsedal and Nes. |
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| 2 | Control-group: Stroke patients with similar transportation time to hospital, but no access to rural CT scanning. Patients living in the municipalities of Nore- and Uvdal, Vang, Øystre and Vestre Slidre, Lesja, Vågå, Lom, Dovre, Skjåk and Sel. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Rural CT scanning | Diagnostic Test | Rural computer tomography for acute stroke |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Thrombolytic treatment | The proportion of patients with ischaemic stroke receiving thrombolytic treatment in percent. | 3 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Ictus to needle time | Time from onset of stroke symptoms (Ictus) to thrombolytic treatment (Needle). | 3 months |
| Functional status | Modified Rankin Scale (mRS score 0-6). Good outcome 0-2 |
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Intervention group (access to local CT):
Patients from the municipalities Hol, Ål, Gol, Hemsedal and Nes.
Control group (no local CT):
Patients from the municipalities Nore and Uvdal, Vang, Øystre- and Vestre Slidre, Lesja, Skjåk, Lom, Dovre, Vågå and Sel.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Jorgen M Ibsen, MD | Vestre Viken Hospital Trust | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Vestre Viken Hospital Trust | Hønefoss | Buskerud | 3004 | Norway |
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| ID | Term |
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| D020521 | Stroke |
| ID | Term |
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| D002561 | Cerebrovascular Disorders |
| D001927 | Brain Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
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| 3 months |
| Cognitive status | Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA score 0-30). Good outcome 26-30 | 3 months |
| Depression | Geriatric depression scale (GDS score 0-30). Good outcome 0-10 | 3 months |
| D014652 | Vascular Diseases |
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |