Get With the Guidelines-Stroke Registry

Phase

N/A

Condition

Stroke

Cerebral Ischemia

Treatment

GWTG Stroke program

Clinical Study ID

NCT02693223

001

Ages 18-125
All Genders
Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Summary

Get With The Guidelines-Stroke is a program for improving the quality of care for patients hospitalized with stroke by promoting consistent adherence to the latest evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients presented with a diagnosis of Ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack,Subarachnoid hemorrhage, Intracerebral hemorrhage, or Stroke not otherwise specifiedto the hosptials.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients who do not have a diagnosis of Ischemic stroke or transient ischemicattack, Subarachnoid hemorrhage, Intracerebral hemorrhage, or Stroke not otherwisespecified.
Patients under age of 18

Study Design

GWTG Stroke program

January 01, 2003

January 31, 2040

Study Description

Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke is an in-hospital program for improving stroke care by promoting consistent adherence to the latest scientific treatment guidelines. Since its initiation in 2003, 2,637 hospitals have entered 3,892,063 patient records into the Get With The Guidelines-Stroke database. Numerous published studies demonstrate the program's success in achieving measurable patient outcome improvements.

Achievement measures tracked through the Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke:

IV rT-PA arrive by 3.5 hour, treat by 4.5hour
Early antithrombotics
VTE prophylaxis
Antithrombotics at or by discharge
Anticoagulation for Afib/Aflutter at or by discharge
Smoking cessation at or by discharge
Intensive Statin Therapy

Quality measures tracked through the Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke:

Dysphagia screen
Time to intravenous thrombolytic therapy-60 min
NIHSS reported
Stroke education at or by discharge
Rehabilitation considered at or by discharge
LDL Documented

Additional measures collected by Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke can be viewed at: https://www.heart.org/en/professional/quality-improvement/get-with-the-guidelines/get-wit h-the-guidelines-stroke/get-with-the-guidelines-stroke-patient-management-tool

Connect with a study center

American Heart Association
Dallas, Texas 75231
United States
Active - Recruiting
Amy Bennett
Dallas, Texas 75231
United States
Active - Recruiting
Kelly Burlison
Dallas, Texas 75231
United States
Active - Recruiting

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