Clinical Trial: Stroke Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic

U.S., Sept. 1 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07795021) titled 'Stroke Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic' on Aug. 26.

Brief Summary: Background: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic led to substantial changes in the allocation of healthcare resources and affected the behavior of patients experiencing stroke symptoms. Previous studies have mainly focused on the so-called "first wave" of the pandemic during the first half of 2020. During this period, the number of hospital admissions of patients with transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) and minor strokes decreased significantly in many hospitals. This reduction was attributed not only to the reallocation of healthcare resources toward the care of patients with CO...