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WSO BEAT STROKE Initiative
Sponsor: London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Summary
The WSO Brain and hEart globAl iniTiative - STROKE (BEAT-STROKE) is a cluster randomized controlled trial, testing whether an educational and implementation Neurocardiology tool can improve adherence to best practice recommendations for secondary stroke prevention of cardioembolic strokes, as defined by the WSO Systematic Review and Synthesis of Global Stroke Guidelines or more recent high-quality evidence published after the last stroke guidelines1
Official title: WSO - The Brain and hEart globAl iniTiative (BEAT) Stroke
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
2400
Start Date
2025-07
Completion Date
2026-12
Last Updated
2025-04-02
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Educational and implementation Neurocardiology tool
Sites in this arm will be provided with an educational and implementation Neurocardiology tool aiming to improve adherence to best practice recommendations for secondary stroke prevention of cardioembolic strokes, as defined by the WSO Systematic Review and Synthesis of Global Stroke Guidelines or more recent high-quality evidence published after the last stroke guidelines1.
No educational or implementation tool will be provided
Participants will be followed for up to 12 months. No educational or interventional tool will be provided to sites in this arm until the follow-up period has ended.
Locations (1)
Heart & Brain Lab, Western University
London, Ontario, Canada