The Stroke Warning Information and Faster Treatment Study (SWIFT)

Stopped early · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Stroke

In brief

The purposes of this study are to determine the effectiveness of an interactive stroke educational program compared to standard educational materials and usual care, to increase stroke knowledge, and to improve emergency room arrival times upon onset of stroke symptoms.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00415389

Run by

Columbia University

People needed

1635

Starts

2005-02-01

Expected to finish

2012-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-02-18

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Diagnosed with cerebral infarction/TIA hospitalized at New York Presbyterian Hospital (Milstein Hospital and Allen Pavilion)
• 18 year-old and older at onset of the stroke
• Self-identified as of White, Black or Hispanic race-ethnicity
• Living in a household with a telephone

You may not qualify if…

• Patients unable to give informed consent
• Discharged to nursing home or requiring 24 hour care.
• A Modified Rankin score > 4 at baseline
• Severe aphasia or severe cognitive impairment limiting comprehension
• Pre-stroke dementia history
• Patients with end stage cancer, or other medical conditions resulting in mortality </= 1 year

Where it is running

• Neurological Institute, 710 W 168th Street, 6th Floor, Room 640 — New York, New York, United States

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