Impact of a Standardized Alarming System on Treatment Times and Workflow in Stroke Patients With Interhospital Transfer for Thrombectomy

Munich Municipal Hospital

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Acute Ischemic Stroke

Treatments: Other: standardized MT alarming system

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05963685

MT-ALARM

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of a standardized alarming system on treatment times and workflow in stroke patients with interhospital transfer for mechanical thrombectomy (MT). The main questions it aims to answer are:

• Is the implementation of a standardized alarming system associated with shorter transfer and treatment times?
• Is the implementation of a standardized alarming system associated with a better adherence on existing standard operating procedures for interhospital transfer? We will analyze data from our existing thrombectomy registry comparing time periods before and after introduction of the MT alarming system.

Enrollment: 280 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age >= 18 years
• diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke
• indication for mechanical thrombectomy
• admission to one of 7 participating primary stroke centers within in the catchment area of the referral center

Exclusion criteria

• unclear indication for mechanical thrombectomy (patients admitted for perfusion imaging before decision for or against a MT)

Trial design

280 participants in 3 patient groups

pre implementation period

Description:

stroke patients transferred within the 6 months before introduction of the alarming system

implementation period

Description:

stroke patients transferred within the 6 months after introduction of the alarming system

Treatment:

Other: standardized MT alarming system

post implementation period

Description:

stroke patients transferred within the 6-12 months after introduction of the alarming system

Treatment:

Other: standardized MT alarming system