Finnish Telestroke Pilot 2007-2009
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Purpose
Objective is to describe two years experience from The Finnish Telestroke piloting between Helsinki University Central Hospital (HUCH), Department of Neurology, The Hub, and five hospitals, the spokes. The participating hospitals are from Rovaniemi (Lapland), Kemi (North-West of Finland), Lappeenranta, Kuusankoski and Kotka from South-East of Finland. All the participating hospitals have a stroke unit and the thrombolysis treatment and the follow up of the patients are carried in the treating hospital. The aim of the pilot is to provide these hospitals expertise in thrombolysis treatment during off-hours through teleconsultations.
The teleconsultations were begun between the participating hospitals 05/2007 after about 1 years preparation period. During the preparation period the staff from participating hospitals were trained with simulation training and lectures held by the local staff and the faculty of the Helsinki University hospital.
Telestroke consultation: During two way interactive audio-visual consultation the thrombolysis decision is based on: 1) the consultant going through a check up list of indications and no contraindications to the treatment together with the treating physician and 2) Clinical assessment of NIHSS by the treating physician under guidance of the consultant through the two way video system besides 3) Evaluation of the head CT scan.
The data registered is based on documents made at HUCH and the follow up data provided by the chief neurologist of the other hospitals. 109 teleconsultations have been documented over 2 years period. A unique feature of the Finnish pilot is the high percentage of consultations leading to thrombolysis treatment. Another special feature is that the consultant does the teleconsultation work besides other on call duties.
| Condition |
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Stroke |
| Study Type: | Observational |
| Study Design: | Observational Model: Cohort Time Perspective: Prospective |
| Official Title: | Finnish Telestroke Pilot 2007-2009 |
- The percentage of thrombolysis treatments per consultations [ Time Frame: 2 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Safety (sICH) and Efficacy (mRS at 3 months) compared with on-site thrombolysis [ Time Frame: 2 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
| Estimated Enrollment: | 109 |
| Study Start Date: | May 2007 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | December 2010 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date: | December 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Groups/Cohorts |
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| All bi-directional telestroke consultations |
Eligibility| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
| Sampling Method: | Probability Sample |
All teleconsultations on stroke thrombolysis decision between the Hub (HUCH) and the 5 Spokes during 2 years time period.
Inclusion Criteria:
- All stroke patients inside 4.5 hours from the symptom onset considered as thrombolysis candidates by the treating physician of the spoke. In suspected basilar artery thrombosis up to 48 h from symptom onset.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Symptom onset > 4.5 h
Contacts and Locations| Contact: Tiina R Sairanen, MD, PhD | tiina.sairanen@hus.fi | |
| Contact: Turgut Tatlisumak, MD, PhD | turgut.tatlisumak@hus.fi |
| Finland | |
| Department of neurology, HUCH | Recruiting |
| Helsinki, Finland | |
| Principal Investigator: Tiina Sairanen, MD, PhD | |
| Principal Investigator: | Tiina Sairanen, MD, PhD | Department of Neurology, HUCH, Helsinki, Finland |
More Information
Publications:
| Responsible Party: | Dr. Tiina Sairanen, Department of Neurology, HUCH, Helsinki, Finland |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01136993 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | M1010NL0002 |
| Study First Received: | June 3, 2010 |
| Last Updated: | June 3, 2010 |
| Health Authority: | None due to the nature of the study (Registry), Finland':' |
Keywords provided by Helsinki University Central Hospital:
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Stroke Thrombolysis Telestroke |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Stroke Cerebrovascular Disorders Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases |
Nervous System Diseases Vascular Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases |
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