NCT05991310

Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Telemedicine Neurology Assessments on a Mobile Stroke Unit

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 270 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Melbourne Health · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare a telemedicine neurologist staffing model to a traditional on-board model in patients being assessed for suspected acute stroke on a mobile stroke unit.

Detailed description

This study is a prospective randomized mobile stroke unit trial comparing two staffing models: 1) a neurologist reviewing the patient via telemedicine (intervention) versus 2) an onboard neurologist assessing the patient in-person (comparator). Daily periods of remote (telemedicine) or in person (onboard) neurologist assessments will be randomly determined using an adaptive design.

Conditions

• Ischemic Stroke
• Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Telemedicine Assessment by Remote Neurologist	Use of a telemedicine platform for a neurologist, remotely located, to assess a MSU patient, review imaging, and decide on the required treatments.
OTHER	In-Person Assessment by an Onboard Neurologist	Traditional in-person assessment of a patient by a neurologist located onboard the MSU

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-08-21
• Primary completion: 2024-12-01
• Completion: 2025-05-01
• First posted: 2023-08-14
• Last updated: 2025-03-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Australia