Active clinical trials for "Stroke"

The aim of this study is to assess the use of ASPECTS and stroke biomarkers to predict the outcome and cognitive impairment in acute ischemic stroke.

Background: Hyperglycemia is encountered in 20% to 40% of acute stroke patients, with or without a pre-morbid diagnosis of diabetes mellitus. Hyperglycemia is a risk factor for infarct expansion and poor outcome through the first 72 hours of onset in both diabetics and non-diabetics patients. This study was done to evaluate the glycemic status after acute ischemic stroke and assess its rule in influencing stroke outcome as regards the duration of hospital stay, motor deficit and mortality. Methods: This retrospective study was conducted in Elzaiton specialized hospital from June 2016 to June 2017on 80 patients after approval of local medical ethical committee. Patients with acute ischemic stroke without other major comorbidities within 24 hours of onset of symptoms were included and divided into two groups, controlled group (Random blood suger not more than 150 mg/dl) and uncontrolled group ( Random blood suger more than 150 mg/dl). All patients were evaluated for GCS as a primary outcome and for hemorrhagic transformation, hospital stay duration, mechanical ventilation, need for vasopressors,hospital stay and mortality as secondary outcomes.

Latissimus Dorsi (LD); Medial sacrum, lumbar vertebrae and lower thoracic vertebrae 10-12 lateral to the spinous processus. It is a fan-like wide muscle that connects to the inferior angle of the scapula and ribs, adheres to the anterior surface of the proximal humerus and continues with aponeurosis of the contralateral Gluteus Maximus below. The activation of the LD muscle during the functional reach activity, which we use most frequently in daily living activities, affects the upper extremity and trunk movements. Therefore it is important muscle that affects the quality of movement. The study include individuals with stroke that diagnosed by the neurologist and include healthy subjects. During sitting activity, they will be required to reach three different distances in the sagittal and scapular plane: arm length, 125% of the arm length and end point where it can reach the modified functional reach test. During the activity, electromyography (EMG) activation of latissimus dorsi, anterior deltoid and erector spina muscles will be examined with electromyographic device. Hypothesis originating from the investigation: H1: Latissimus dorsi muscle segments show different activation during functional reach activity. H2: Activation of latissimus dorsi muscle segments is affected by reaching direction during functional reach activity. H3: Activation of latissimus dorsi muscle segments is affected by reaching distance during functional reach activity.

Context: After stroke, most patients suffer from hemiparesis with variable functional consequences that can strongly impact autonomy in daily activities. Motor recovery is, therefore, an essential part of the therapeutic strategy in order to optimize the patient's capacities and functional autonomy. Some authors suggest that trunk control would be essential in the capacities of standing balance, transfer tasks and gait. However, no studies have tested the reliability and validity of proprioceptive and sitting balance clinical tests for patients with post-stroke hemiparesis. These tests would be very useful in advancing our understanding of trunk impairments and for clinicians to manage an appropriate treatment strategy. Objective: The main objective is to assess the reliability of the Trunk Positional Sense Test, the unstable sitting test with forceplate and the Modified Functional Reach Test (MFRT) in individuals with post-stroke hemiparesis. The secondary objectives is 1) to assess the validity of the Trunk Positional Sense Test and the unstable sitting test with forceplate, 2) to assess the validity of a phone inertial captors to assess the instable sitting. Method. - Thirty-two individuals with subacute post-stroke hemiparesis will be included in this study. After clinical tests (trunk strength, Balance Assessment in Standing and Sitting, Timed Up and Go test), the MFRT, Trunk Positional Sense Test and unstable sitting will be evaluated by two physiotherapists in a first session (inter-rater reliability). After a rest of 2-4 h, a second similar session was conducted with the first physiotherapist (intra-rater reliability). For unstable seated balance, two tools will be used: the force platform and a smartphone. Reliability will be tested by calculating the intraclass correlation (ICC) and Bland-Altman analysis. For trunk positional sense test and unstable sitting test, the validity will be tested with correlations with each clinical test. The validity, between forceplate variables and inertial phone variables, will be tested with correlations. Perspectives. - The promotion of quality tests to assess patients in clinical practice is essential. The results of this study should provide knowledge for selecting the best trunk control tests to assess the individuals after stroke and to understand the influence of trunk control on functional activities.

Preprocedural predictors of outcome in patients with acute basilar artery occlusion (ABAO) who underwent endovascular treatment (EVT) remain controversial. The Investigators aimed to analyse, in patients with ABAO treated by EVT, if pre-EVT DWI total posterior-circulation infarct volume (TPIV) was a predictor of 90-days outcomes

The aim of the study is to describe the cultural adaptation of the Ottawa Sitting Scale and to examine the factor structure, reliability and validity of the scale in patients with stroke. The scale will be translated into Turkish language by following the procedure. 80 patients will be recruited in the study. Berg Balance Scale and Trunk Impairment Scale will be included with Turkish Ottawa Sitting Scale to test the validity. Outcome measures will be repeated by a second physiotherapist the day after the first assessment for interrater reliability and conducted twice within 2 weeks (test-retest) for reliability. The interrater and intrarater reliability of the Ottawa sitting scale will be determined using intraclass correlation coefficients and internal consistency will be assessed using Cronbach's alpha.

This study aims at studying the frequency of late stroke after transcatheter aortic valve replacement/implantation

The main aim of the study is to show that patients with suspected acute stroke met by the emergency medical service and assessed using the eSTROKE model including prehospital NIHSS and a mobile application will identify a higher number of patients with stroke, than those who receive conventional prehospital care.

This registration enrolled patients with acute ischemic stroke within 72 hours after stroke ictus. Patients was identified as first-ever stroke based on past medical histrory. Admission CT was conducted to exclude hemorrhagic stroke, but not those bleeding transformation after ischemia injury. Baseline characteristics, including demographics, vascular risk factors, lab tests and neuroimagings were collected. Patients were followed up for cognitive assessments.

The objective of this study is to specify the typology of CVA in French Guiana by prospectively comparing consecutive strokes observed at each of the three study sites (Cayenne, Tours, Besançon)