New stroke protocol aims to cut critical transfer delays
NCT ID NCT06094478
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a new set of procedures called the HI-SPEED Protocol, designed to help hospitals evaluate stroke patients faster and decide who needs to be transferred for advanced care. The goal is to reduce the time patients spend in the first hospital before being moved to a specialized stroke center. Researchers will enroll 900 adults with acute stroke to see if the protocol improves transfer times and patient outcomes.
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 protocol could help hospitals nationwide evaluate and transfer stroke patients faster, potentially improving recovery and survival.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral intervention study, not a drug trial. Success depends on hospital staff following the protocol, and results may vary across different hospitals.
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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 900 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2028
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: * Age \>=18 years * Final diagnosis: AIS, ICH, or SAH Exclusion Criteria: * Final diagnosis: TIA or stroke NOS * Age \<18 years * Comfort care measures on day 0 or 1 * Left hospital against medical advice * Enrolled in clinical trial related to stroke that is competing with this study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
8 sites. 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
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Emory University Hospital
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Jackson Memorial Hospital
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33136, United States
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New York Presbyterian - Weill Cornell Hospital
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10065, United States
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UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60426, United States
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University of Cincinnati Medical Center
RECRUITINGCincinnati, Ohio, 45267, United States
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University of Michigan Hospital
RECRUITINGAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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University of Utah Health
RECRUITINGSalt Lake City, Utah, 84132, United States
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Yale New Haven Hospital
RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States
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