Collecting Records of Patients Treated in the Ghent Stroke Unit
Builds a database from standard records of stroke patients who agree to participate.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Data Collection of Patients Admitted to the Stroke Unit
Key facts
- Where
- Ghent, BelgiumSee the site
Where in Belgium
- Department of Neurology - Ghent University HospitalGhent, BelgiumTaking people
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
- University Hospital, Ghent
- Trial code
- NCT04956185
- Record updated
- 15 January 2025
- Original description
The purpose of this prospective observational study is to create a database in which data will be collected from every patient admitted to the Stroke unit and who has explicitly given his or her informed consent for this data collection. The data that will be collected are part of the standard clinical data. No additional investigations, blood tests or any other tests will be performed. The purpose of this database is to conduct retrospective observational research in the future and will allow the hospital to keep track of some important quality indicators in stroke care.Read full original descriptionShow less
Prospective Data Collection of Patients Admitted to the Stroke Unit At University Hospital Ghent
The purpose of this prospective observational study is to create a database in which data will be collected from every patient admitted to the Stroke unit and who has explicitly given his or her informed consent for this data collection. The data that will be collected are part of the standard clinical data. No additional investigations, blood tests or any other tests will be performed. The purpose of this database is to conduct retrospective observational research in the future and will allow the hospital to keep track of some important quality indicators in stroke care.
Inclusion: Patients admitted to the Stroke unit with a cerebrovascular disease; Patients admitted to the regular neurological ward or any other department in the University Hospital Ghent with a cerebrovascular disease who are actively followed by the department of Neurology during hospitalisation; Patients who have given their explicit informed consent for data collection.
Exclusion: Patients who have not given informed consent for data collection; Patients who are not able to give informed consent and whose legal representative has not given informed consent.