Abstract WP439: 'You Gotta Troll to Enroll!' Nurses Actively Scouting Patients for Clinical Trials
| Autor: | Betty Robertson, Denise Levesque, Nili Steiner, Sonia Guerra, Laurie Paletz, Nicole Wolber, Nancy Nunez |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | Stroke. 51 |
| ISSN: | 1524-4628 0039-2499 |
| DOI: | 10.1161/str.51.suppl_1.wp439 |
| Popis: | Problem/ Background: Evidence- based practice is the cornerstone in delivery of stroke care to optimize outcomes for patients. Research is the foundation to build and advance clinical practice. As a Comprehensive Stroke Center, we are charged with participating in IRB approved research. In 2016 the SUCCEED trial was stopped here as a result of low enrollment. The stroke nurses were not directly involved in that trial. In 2017, the stroke nurses partnered with our physicians and began the ARAMIS trial. This is a multicenter study of acute stroke patients taking anticoagulation therapy prior to admission and suffering a stroke. We recognized the need for our stroke nurses to collaborate, participate and use their expertise in identifying appropriate research patients for this study. Quality Question: Will tasking Stroke Nurses with identifying patients improve the enrollment of patients in ARAMIS trial? Methods: Stroke nurses attended an ARAMIS training session for physicians. Included in the meeting was review of inclusion/exclusion criteria for patient enrollment. A group e-mail was created for all participating in the study to help identify potential patients. When a patient was discovered an email was sent to the group alerting those responsible for obtaining consent for the study and data collection for the registry. Results: After one trial was ended due to low enrollment, the new ARAMIS trial opened. The stroke team nurses took the lead on identifying patients. Reviewing retrospective data starting in November 2017 until March 2019, 56 patients were enrolled in Aramis. Stroke nurses identified 43 patients (77%), Neurology fellows 10 (18%) and Faculty physicians 3 (5%). Conclusion: When including expert nurses in the patient identification process, the nurse plays a pivotal role in identifying appropriate patient for the MDs to enroll, thus, increasing enrollment in clinical trials. While additional tracking and trending needs to take place as new trails open, this trial makes clear the need for nurse involvement in identifying appropriate patients. |
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