Can training save stroke patients in poor regions? new study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT04157231
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This pilot study will test if training hospital staff in low-resource settings helps them follow a standard stroke care plan. The study plans to enroll 300 adults with acute stroke in hospitals with limited resources. Researchers will measure how well staff stick to the care plan and track patient disability or death at 30 days.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that simple training programs improve stroke care in places with limited resources, potentially reducing death and disability.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study, not yet recruiting, and it only measures adherence to care protocols, not direct patient outcomes. Results may not apply to other settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults (age ≥18 years) * A clinical or imaging-based diagnosis of acute stroke (ischemic or haemorrhagic) within 72 hours of stroke symptom onset * Provision of written informed consent * Subjects in observational, natural history and/or epidemiological studies not involving an intervention are eligible. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who have undergone intravenous thrombolysis or mechanical thrombectomy * Patients who are planned for transfer to the intensive care unit * Subarachnoid haemorrhage * Participation in an interventional medical investigation or clinical trial currently or within the past 3 months.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
4 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Federal Medical Centre
Lokoja, Kogi State, 1001, Nigeria
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Hospital de Apoyo II-2 Sullana
Piura, Piura, Peru
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Hospital de la Amistad Peru Corea Santa Rosa II-2
Piura, Piura, Peru
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Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital
Kano, Kano State, 3200, Nigeria
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