Pilot Study of Essential Acute Stroke Care in Low-Resource Settings
Tests a package of basic acute stroke care in adults with stroke in low-resource settings.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Essential Acute Stroke Care in Low Resource Settings: a Pilot studY
Key facts
- Where
- Piura, PeruSee the 2 sites
Where in Peru
- Hospital de Apoyo II-2 SullanaPiura, PeruNo longer taking part
- Hospital de la Amistad Peru Corea Santa Rosa II-2Piura, PeruNo longer taking part
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- The George Institute
- Trial code
- NCT04157231
- Record updated
- 11 June 2026
- Original description
An investigator-initiated, evaluator-blinded, prospective, multi centre, before-and-after, effectiveness-implementation hybrid design study to assess the feasibility of essential acute stroke care in a low resource settingRead full original descriptionShow less
Essential Acute Stroke Care in Low Resource Settings: a Pilot Study
An investigator-initiated, evaluator-blinded, prospective, multi centre, before-and-after, effectiveness-implementation hybrid design study to assess the feasibility of essential acute stroke care in a low resource setting
Inclusion: Adults (age ≥18 years); A clinical or imaging-based diagnosis of acute stroke (ischemic or haemorrhagic) within 72 hours of stroke symptom onset; Provision of written informed consent; Subjects in observational, natural history and/or epidemiological studies not involving an intervention are eligible.
Exclusion: Subarachnoid haemorrhage; Patients who have undergone intravenous thrombolysis or mechanical thrombectomy; Patients who are planned for transfer to the intensive care unit; Participation in an interventional medical investigation or clinical trial currently or within the past 3 months.