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Status unknownNCT02311426Updated Nov 2, 2021

Stroke in North of Norway and Denmark. A Prospective Cohort Study.

An observational study in Stroke, sponsored by University Hospital of North Norway. Status unknown at 1 site in Norway. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-11-02.

Sponsored by University Hospital of North Norway · Observational

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Oct 2021), so the status shown — last known as Active, not recruiting — may be out of date.
Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
1,000
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The study is a comparative effectiveness study with comparision of two cohorts of patients with stroke in North of Norway and in Denmark. At baseline information is collected from the stroke registries in both countries. Time points for follow up are at 3 and 12 months post-stroke. Data are collected from medical charts and with use of telephone interview in addition to self-report questionnaires. The study will provide information about functional status, health related quality of life and rehabilitation needs. Information about rehabilitation services in both countries are collected and compared, and analysed in relation to patients outcome.

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Conditions studied

  • Stroke

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Keywords

  • Rehabilitation; Functional outcome
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In context

Stroke

7,286 studies on the registry are indexed under Stroke; 2,007 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 1,000 is above the median of 160 across 1,692 observational studies indexed under Stroke.

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Lead sponsor

University Hospital of North Norway is the lead sponsor of 150 studies on the registry; 23 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Probability sample

Study population

Patients with stroke admitted to the stroke units at the University Hospital of North Norway and Århus Hospital in Denmark

Inclusion criteria

  • Verified stroke. Admitted to stroke unit.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients outside the regions excluded.
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
1,000 participants (estimated)
Target follow-up
12 Months
Patient registry
Yes

Groups and cohorts

  • Norway

    500 consecutive patients with stroke from the stroke units at the University Hospital of North Norway located in the cities Narvik, Harstad and Tromsø. At baseline 155 patients with first ever stroke were registered. At 3 and 12 months follow-up 135-155 patients were enrolled.

    Other: Observational study

  • Denmark

    500 consecutive patients from the stroke unit at Århus Hospital in Denmark. At baseline 402 patients with first ever stroke were included. At 3 and 12 months follow-up 318/ 170 patients were enrolled.

    Other: Observational study

Interventions

  • OtherObservational study

    Function, health related quality of life and rehabilitation needs will be analysed in the two country region groups

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Rehabilitation Needs

    Not enough help or training

    Time frame: 3 months post-stroke

  2. Health related Quality of life questionnaire

    Qolibri_OS

    Time frame: 3 and 12 months post-stroke

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Study locations

1 site
  • University Hospital of North Norway
    Tromsø, 9016, Norway
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 2, 2021, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02311426
Lead sponsor
University Hospital of North Norway
Collaborators
St. Olavs Hospital
Responsible party
Audny Anke (MD, PhD, Professor, University Hospital of North Norway) — Principal investigator
First posted
Dec 8, 2014
Start date
Mar 2014
Primary completion
Sep 2022 (estimated)
Completion
Sep 2022 (estimated)
Last update
Nov 2, 2021

Study contacts

Audny Anke, MD PhD
principal investigator · University Hospital of North Norway

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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