IPSS Consortium Study
Rochester, MN
The overall objective of our network of investigators is to develop and conduct clinical trials and other large multi-centre studies in childhood stroke. Our specific aims are:
Objective 1: To ascertain in a prospective, consecutive cohort study the numbers of newborns and children with ischemic stroke, their stroke sub-types and risk factors, their current treatments and outcomes within our centers. These data will provide the rationale and feasibility data for our group to design and implement the initial randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in paediatric stroke as well as other fundable grant proposals.
Objective 2: To develop standardized data ...