Determining the Feasibility of Ambulance-Based Randomised Controlled Trials in Patients with Ultra-Acute Stroke: Study Protocol for the “Rapid Intervention with GTN in Hypertensive Stroke Trial” (RIGHT, ISRCTN66434824)

Background. Time from acute stroke to enrolment in clinical trials needs to be reduced to improve the chances of finding effective treatments. No completed randomised controlled trials of ambulance-based treatment for acute stroke have been reported in the UK, and the practicalities of recruiting, c...

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Main Authors: Sandeep Ankolekar, Gillian Sare, Chamila Geeganage, Michael Fuller, Lynn Stokes, Nikola Sprigg, Ruth Parry, A. Niroshan Siriwardena, Philip M. W. Bath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Stroke Research and Treatment
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/385753