Zero Degree Head Positioning in Hyperacute Large Artery Ischemic Stroke
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Brief summary
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Placing the head of bed (HOB) at 0-degrees has been shown in small studies to improve blood flow to the brain in patients with ischemic stroke caused by large artery occlusions, thereby reducing stroke symptom worsening. This simple yet potentially impactful intervention has yet to be tested in a large clinical trial in hyperacute large artery ischemic stroke patients, but may provide nurses with a powerful contribution to acute stroke care that is capable of preventing worsening of stroke symptoms and promoting stabilization. Because stroke is the leading cause of preventable long-term disability in adults, this study may show that simple methods such as 0-degree HOB positioning should be considered one of the very first actions taken in the emergent management of acute ischemic stroke patients.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT03728738
- Recruitment status
- Not listed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Enrollment
- 182 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Sep 24, 2018
- Primary completion
- Jun 29, 2022
- Completion
- Jun 29, 2023
- Last update posted
- Mar 30, 2020
2018 – 2023
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 11
- U.S. states
- 9
- U.S. cities
- 11
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile Infirmary Medical Center | Mobile | Alabama | 36607 | Recruiting |
| Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center | Los Angeles | California | 90095 | Not yet recruiting |
| Doctors Medical Center | Modesto | California | 95350 | Recruiting |
| Northwestern Central DuPage Hospital | Winfield | Illinois | 60190 | Recruiting |
| University of Louisville Hospital | Louisville | Kentucky | 40202 | Recruiting |
| Moses Cone Medical Center | Greensboro | North Carolina | 27401 | Not yet recruiting |
| Saint Francis Health System | Tulsa | Oklahoma | 74136 | Recruiting |
| Hershey Medical Center - Penn State Health | Hershey | Pennsylvania | 17033 | Recruiting |
| Methodist University Hospital | Memphis | Tennessee | 38104 | Recruiting |
| Medical City - Fort Worth | Fort Worth | Texas | 76104 | Recruiting |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital | Houston | Texas | 77030 | Recruiting |
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- Last update posted Mar 30, 2020 · Synced Sep 29, 2026
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