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Mobile Stroke Unit Management for Stroke (BEST-MSU Trial)

Phase 2 & 3

Waitlist Available

Led By James C Grotta, MD

Research Sponsored by Memorial Hermann Health System

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up up to 1 year from date of enrollment

Awards & highlights

BEST-MSU Trial Summary

This trial will compare 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), to standard pre-hospital triage and transport by Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to a CSC ED.

Eligible Conditions

Stroke

BEST-MSU Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ up to 1 year from date of enrollment

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~up to 1 year from date of enrollment

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and up to 1 year from date of enrollment for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Agreement between on scene Vascular Neurologist vs. Remote (Telemedicine) Vascular Neurologist

Cost Effectiveness (N.B. The BEST-MSU study including measurement of heatlhcare utilization is funded by PCORI. The cost-effectiveness measures are not covered by PCORI funding and will be reported separately)

Utility-weighted modified Rankin Scale (uw-mRS) from baseline to 90 days

Secondary outcome measures

90 day Modified Rankin Score

Stroke mimics

Symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage and mortality

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BEST-MSU Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Active Control

Group I: Mobile Stroke Unit ManagementActive Control1 Intervention

Acute ischemic stroke patients treated in the Mobile Stroke Unit

Group II: Standard ManagementActive Control1 Intervention

Acute ischemic stroke patients receiving standard management

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Who is running the clinical trial?

City of Houston Fire DepartmentUNKNOWN

Ben Taub HospitalOTHER

2 Previous Clinical Trials

50 Total Patients Enrolled

West University Fire DepartmentUNKNOWN

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is recruitment still open for this experiment?

"This trial is not actively enrolling, as per the information provided on clinicaltrials.gov. The posting date was 8/1/2014 and the last edit occured 3/16/2023; however, there are 1,096 other trials recruiting participants right now."

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What are the underlying goals of this exploration?

"This clinical trial aims to evaluate the Utility-weighted modified Rankin Scale (uw-mRS) over a period of up to 12 months from enrolment. Secondary objectives include assessing timeframes for tPA and Endovascular treatments, as well as symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage and mortality in comparison between MSU weeks and SM weeks."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

BEnefits of Stroke Treatment Delivered Using a Mobile Stroke Unit

James Grotta, MD 2014. "BEnefits of Stroke Treatment Delivered Using a Mobile Stroke Unit". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02190500.