New Stroke Transport Method for Stroke Patients

Optimizing the Prehospital Use of Stroke Systems of Care-Reacting to Changing Paradigms-Implementation (OPUS-i)

Recruiting N/A Interventional Study
Stroke
No Placebo Group Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
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At a Glance
Age
18 and older
Sex
Any
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Health Services Research
Participants needed
360 (estimated)
Sponsor
Temple University · Other
Who this trial is looking for

This trial is looking for patients who may have had a stroke and need transportation to a hospital. Participants will be monitored over 90 days to compare a new way of transporting stroke patients to traditional methods.

Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?

You may be able to join if

  • I have a clinical impression of stroke or TIA by EMS clinicians

You may not be able to join if

  • I am under 18 years old
  • I am a prisoner

Summarized in plain language from this trial's official eligibility criteria. The full criteria are further down this page — only the research team can confirm whether you qualify.

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About This Trial
This interventional trial will compare a novel prehospital stroke transport algorithm (OPUS-i) to a traditional prehospital stroke transport algorithm to improve outcomes in rural stroke patients by determining the effect of implementing a data-driven prehospital stroke algorithm on time to and endovascular therapy. The study consists of a multicenter cohort and will last 24 months but individual …
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Clinical impression of stroke/TIA by EMS clinicians Exclusion Criteria: * Age \< 18 years * Prisoner
Contacts

Derek Isenberg, MD

2157077550

derek.isenberg@tuhs.temple.edu

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