2016
Taking care of volunteers in a stroke trial: a new assisted-management strategy
Stuart AC, Sico JJ, Viscoli CM, Tayal AH, Inzucchi SE, Ford GA, Furie KL, Cote R, Spence JD, Tanne D, Kernan WN. Taking care of volunteers in a stroke trial: a new assisted-management strategy. Stroke And Vascular Neurology 2016, 1: 108. PMID: 28959471, PMCID: PMC5435205, DOI: 10.1136/svn-2016-000029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnticholesteremic AgentsAntihypertensive AgentsBiomarkersBlood CoagulationBlood PressureCholesterol, LDLDouble-Blind MethodEuropeFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsHumansHypoglycemic AgentsInsulin ResistanceIschemic Attack, TransientIschemic StrokeIsraelMaleMiddle AgedNorth AmericaPioglitazoneRecurrenceRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsRisk Reduction BehaviorSecondary PreventionTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsPersonal healthcare providerBlood pressureStroke trialsPreventive careTrial participantsLow-density lipoprotein cholesterolPrevention goalsInsulin Resistance InterventionTransient ischemic attackPrevention of strokeSecondary prevention goalsEvidence-based careProportion of participantsIschemic attackAntithrombotic therapyIschemic strokeLipoprotein cholesterolSecondary preventionAntithrombotic useStroke therapyInsulin sensitisersMyocardial infarctionAnnual visitsHealthcare providersResistance Intervention
2011
Boosting enrolment in clinical trials: validation of a regional network model
Kernan W, Viscoli C, Brass L, Amatangelo M, Birch A, Clark W, Conwit R, Furie K, Gorman M, Pesapane B, Kleindorfer D, Lovejoy A, Osborne J, Silliman S, Zweifler R, Horwitz R. Boosting enrolment in clinical trials: validation of a regional network model. Clinical Trials 2011, 8: 645-653. PMID: 21824978, PMCID: PMC3852692, DOI: 10.1177/1740774511414925.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical trialsTransient ischemic attackNames of patientsEligible patientsIschemic attackStroke preventionDrug adherenceStroke therapyActive surveillanceAverage monthly rateHome visitsPatientsHospitalTrial researchParticipant costsOutreach NetworkMultiple hospitalsTrialsStudy intervalNational InstituteEnrollmentMonthly rateStrokeParticipantsReproducible method