F.A.S.T.-BE FAST Stroke Warning Signs Study

American Heart Association (AHA)

Status: Invitation-only

Conditions: Stroke, Acute

Treatments: Other: BE FAST Educational video; Other: F.A.S.T. Educational Video

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06483165

Pro00077822

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to learn whether the BE FAST (Balance, Eyes, Face, Arm, Speech, and Time) acronym works at least as well or better than the F.A.S.T. (Face drooping, Arm weakness, Speech difficulty, Time to call 911) acronym in helping participants learn and remember the warning signs of a stroke. The main questions it aims to answer are:

• Does the BE FAST acronym increase understanding among participants that calling 911 is the right first step they should take if a stroke is suspected?
• Does the BE FAST acronym perform as well as or better than the F.A.S.T. acronym in helping participants remember stroke warning signs on a letter-aided open-ended basis? Researchers will compare the BE FAST acronym to the F.A.S.T. acronym to see if the BE FAST acronym works at least as well as the F.A.S.T. acronym in teaching participants about the warning signs of a stroke and the importance of calling 911 if they suspect a stroke.

Participants will:

• Take a survey about their knowledge of stroke and its symptoms
• Watch a short video about one of the acronyms and then answer more questions about what they learned
• Take another survey after 30 days about the acronym they learned about

Enrollment: 2,000 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 19+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Able and willing to provide written informed consent;
• Have access to a computer, tablet or mobile device with internet services;
• Proficient in reading and writing the English language; and
• Reside outside a medical facility.

Exclusion criteria

• Not able to provide written informed consent;
• Do not have access to a computer, tablet or mobile device with internet;
• Not proficient in reading and writing in English language; or
• Reside in a medical facility.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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2,000 participants in 2 patient groups

BE FAST Group

Experimental group

Description:

The experimental BE FAST acronym education messaging, including 5 stroke warning signs and a call-to-action to call 911, will be shown to the participants using a brief video.

Treatment:

Other: BE FAST Educational video

F.A.S.T. Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

The comparator F.A.S.T. acronym education messaging, including 3 stroke warning signs and a call-to-action to call 911, will be shown to the participants using a brief video.

Treatment:

Other: F.A.S.T. Educational Video