Outcome Measures in Acute Stroke Trials
Author(s) -
Pamela W. Duncan,
Henrik Jørgensen,
Derick T Wade
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.31.6.1429
Subject(s) - medicine , outcome (game theory) , stroke (engine) , post hoc analysis , clinical trial , randomized controlled trial , acute stroke , consistency (knowledge bases) , physical therapy , intensive care medicine , surgery , mechanical engineering , mathematics , mathematical economics , tissue plasminogen activator , engineering , geometry
There is little consistency in the measurement of outcome in acute stroke trials, and this may complicate interpretation of the results and reduce the likelihood of detecting worthwhile drug effects. This study aims to investigate empirically the measures used to date and to give recommendations for future studies.
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