BEnefits of Stroke Treatment Delivered Using a Mobile Stroke Unit

Summary

The primary goal of this project is to carry out a trial comparing pre-hospital diagnosis and treatment of patients with stroke symptoms using a Mobile Stroke Unit (MSU) with subsequent transfer to a Comprehensive Stroke Center (CSC) Emergency Department (ED) for further management, to standard pre-hospital triage and transport by Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to a CSC ED for evaluation and treatment (Standard Management-SM).

Conditions

• Acute Ischemic Stroke

Interventions

OTHER

Mobile Stroke Unit Management

Mobile Stroke Unit is a standard 12' Houston Fire Department ambulance equipped with point of care lab, CT scanner and staffed by a Vascular Neurologist, Registered Nurse with acute stroke and research experience, CT Technician and a Registered EMT-P. The MSU is dispatched in coordination with Houston, Bellaire and West University fire department/emergency medical services.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

  collaborator OTHER

• Baylor College of Medicine

  collaborator OTHER

• CHI St. Luke's Health, Texas

  collaborator OTHER

• City of Houston Fire Department

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• The Methodist Hospital Research Institute

  collaborator OTHER

• West University Fire Department

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• City of Bellaire Fire Department

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Ben Taub Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Harris Health

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

  collaborator OTHER

• Memorial Hermann Health System

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• James C Grotta, MD · Memorial Hermann

Study Design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2014-08-31

Primary Completion

2021-12-31

Completion

2023-08-31

Countries

• United States

Study Locations