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Status unknownNCT03000959Updated Dec 22, 2016

Stroke Unit in the Philippines: Is it Effective

An observational study in Acute Stroke, sponsored by Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center. Status unknown at 1 site in Philippines. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-12-22.

Sponsored by Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center · Observational

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Dec 2016), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.
Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
922
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study aims to assess the effectiveness of Stroke Unit in the Philippines by comparing the functional outcome between those patient admitted in the general neurology wards and stroke units using modified Rankin Scale

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This study aims to look into functionality of patient admitted in the stroke unit in the Philippines

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Conditions studied

  • Acute Stroke

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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 922 is above the median of 160 across 1,692 observational studies indexed under Stroke.

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Lead sponsor

Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center is the lead sponsor of 3 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

all consecutive patients diagnosed with stroke (ischemic and hemorrhagic) starting on June 2016.

Inclusion criteria

  • All consecutive patients admitted in participating SUs starting June 2016 during acute stroke (within 7 days from onset), either hemorrhagic or ischemic stroke confirmed by CT-Scan or MRI, will be included

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patient who had previous of stroke and secondary cause of intracerebral hemorrhage such as trauma, arteriovenous malformation and aneurysm are not included in the study. Those who transferred from other institutions will be excluded. And also, patients who are below 18 years old are excluded in the study
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
922 participants (estimated)
Patient registry
No
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Mortality Rate

    Time frame: 3 Months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Functional outcome in modified rankin scale

    Time frame: 3 and 6 months

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center
    Mano, Philippines
    • Cyrus Escabillas · Contact · cyrusesca@gmail.com · 7119491
    • Cyrus Escabillas · Sub investigator
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Publications

  • Langhorne P, de Villiers L, Pandian JD. Applicability of stroke-unit care to low-income and middle-income countries. Lancet Neurol. 2012 Apr;11(4):341-8. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(12)70024-8. Epub 2012 Mar 19. PubMed 22441195 ↗
  • Werner Hacke. The stroke care revolution. Lancet 2014; 383: 176-85
  • Langhorne P, Bernhardt J, Kwakkel G. Stroke rehabilitation. Lancet. 2011 May 14;377(9778):1693-702. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60325-5. PubMed 21571152 ↗
  • Devuyst G, Bogousslavsky J. Clinical trial update: neuroprotection against acute ischaemic stroke. Curr Opin Neurol. 1999 Feb;12(1):73-9. doi: 10.1097/00019052-199902000-00012. PubMed 10097888 ↗
  • Peter Langhorne,Martin Dennis. Stroke Units: An evidence based approach. BMJ Books. 1998
  • Counsell C, Warlow C, Sandercock P, Fraser H, van Gijn J. The Cochrane Collaboration Stroke Review Group. Meeting the need for systematic reviews in stroke care. Stroke. 1995 Mar;26(3):498-502. PubMed 7886733 ↗
  • Dennis MS, Langhorne P. Stroke Units: An evidence based approach. London, BMJ Publishing, 1998: Chapter 4, 33-40.
  • The Stroke Society of the Philippines (SSP) Handbook of Stroke. 6th edition. 2014, 220-227.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided — Computerized

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 22, 2016, 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
NCT03000959
Lead sponsor
Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center
Responsible party
Jose C. Navarro (Chairman Emeritus, Department of Neurology, Principal Investigator, Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center) — Principal investigator
First posted
Dec 22, 2016
Start date
Apr 2016
Primary completion
Mar 2017 (estimated)
Completion
Jun 2017 (estimated)
Last update
Dec 22, 2016

Study contacts

Jose C Navarro, MD
principal investigator · Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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