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Comparative Evaluation of Stroke Triage Algorithms for Emergency Medical Dispatchers (MeDS)

This study has been withdrawn prior to enrollment.
(The study design was changed to a prospective cohort study due to difficulties in using a randomized approach in an emergency setting)
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University of California, San Francisco
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01202318
First received: September 13, 2010
Last updated: June 13, 2012
Last verified: June 2012
History of Changes

September 13, 2010
June 13, 2012
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June 2012   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Comparative Evaluation of Stroke Triage Algorithms for Emergency Medical Dispatchers
Pilot Prospective Cohort to Determine the Comparative Diagnostic Accuracy of Card 28 to Card 28 and Cincinnati Stroke Scale.

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 stroke.

The authors hypothesize that a combination of Card 28 plus the Cincinnati Stroke Scale (CSS) will improve the diagnostic accuracy of emergency medical dispatchers for stroke.
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Observational
Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
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Probability Sample

The target study population consists of all 911 callers with symptoms suggestive of stroke in the participating county. Specifically, the accessible population for this study is the group of patients whose 911 calls are answered and interrogated by the emergency medical dispatchers at the County Communication Center, Santa Clara.
Stroke
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*   Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
 
Withdrawn
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June 2012
June 2012   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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 Criteria:

  1. All calls that require immediate response (ECHO level determinant for life threatening conditions) and emergency medical dispatchers cannot complete Card 28
  2. Calls answered by emergency medical dispatchers who have not completed training on the use of Cincinnati Stroke Scale.
  3. 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.

  4. 911 calls with no available outcomes in the final discharge database.

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18 Years and older
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United States
 
NCT01202318
H60373-35400-01
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University of California, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco
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Principal Investigator: Prasanthi Govindarajan, MBBS, MAS University of California, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco
June 2012

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