1. The International Stroke Trial database.
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Sandercock, Peter A. G., Niewada, Maciej, Czlonkowska, Anna, Członkowska, Anna, and International Stroke Trial Collaborative Group
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MEDICAL research , *THROMBOLYTIC therapy , *DRUG therapy , *CLINICAL trials , *RANDOMIZED controlled trials , *STROKE diagnosis , *STROKE-related mortality , *FIBRINOLYTIC agents , *ANTICOAGULANTS , *ASPIRIN , *COMBINATION drug therapy , *COMPARATIVE studies , *CONVALESCENCE , *COOPERATIVENESS , *DATABASES , *FUNCTIONAL assessment , *DRUG administration , *EXPERIMENTAL design , *HEPARIN , *INTERNATIONAL relations , *LONGITUDINAL method , *RESEARCH methodology , *MEDICAL cooperation , *RESEARCH , *STROKE , *TIME , *DISEASE relapse , *ACTIVITIES of daily living , *EVALUATION research , *ACCESS to information , *TREATMENT effectiveness - Abstract
Background: We aimed to make individual patient data from the International Stroke Trial (IST), one of the largest randomised trials ever conducted in acute stroke, available for public use, to facilitate the planning of future trials and to permit additional secondary analyses.Methods: For each randomised patient, we have extracted data on the variables assessed at randomisation, at the early outcome point (14-days after randomisation or prior discharge) and at 6-months and provide them as an analysable database.Results: The IST dataset includes data on 19 435 patients with acute stroke, with 99% complete follow-up. Over 26.4% patients were aged over 80 years at study entry. Background stroke care was limited and none of the patients received thrombolytic therapy.Conclusions: The IST dataset provides a source of primary data which could be used for planning further trials, for sample size calculations and for novel secondary analyses. Given the age distribution and nature of the background treatment given, the data may be of value in planning trials in older patients and in resource-poor settings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2011
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