Partnering With an Urban Hospital for Stroke Preparedness in the Emergency Department: SPEDI Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We tested the Stroke Preparedness in the Emergency Department Intervention, an emergency department-based intervention that teaches stroke symptoms and the importance of calling 911, in a racially diverse community.

Methods

This was a National Institutes of Health-funded, single-center, participant-blinded parallel-group trial of adult emergency department patients randomized 1:1 to a brief pamphlet and video stroke preparedness intervention versus a general cardiovascular health control condition (Life's Simple 7; from February 2022 to August 2023). The primary outcome was intent to call 911 in response to 4 video vignettes (Video STAT instrument) depicting an actor having an acute stroke (stroke action score, range 0-8) at 1 month (delayed posttest). Secondary o

SUBMITTER: Springer MV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12617342 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature