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    Prognostic significance of early urinary catheterization after acute stroke: Secondary analyses of the international HeadPoST trial
    (2020)
    Menglu Ouyang
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    Laurent Billot
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    Lili Song
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    Xia Wang
    ;
    Christine Roffe
    <jats:sec><jats:title>Background</jats:title><jats:p> An indwelling urinary catheter (IUC) is often inserted to manage bladder dysfunction, but its impact on prognosis is uncertain. We aimed to determine the association of IUC use on clinical outcomes after acute stroke in the international, multi-center, cluster crossover, Head Positioning in Acute Stroke Trial (HeadPoST). </jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods</jats:title><jats:p> Data were analyzed on HeadPoST participants (n = 11,093) randomly allocated to the lying-flat or sitting-up head position. Binomial, logistic regression, hierarchical mixed models were used to determine associations of early insertion of IUC within seven days post-randomization and outcomes of death or disability (defined as “poor outcome,” scores 3–6 on the modified Rankin scale) and any urinary tract infection at 90 days with adjustment of baseline and post-randomization management covariates. </jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results</jats:title><jats:p> Overall, 1167 (12%) patients had an IUC, but the frequency and duration of use varied widely across patients in different regions. IUC use was more frequent in older patients, and those with vascular comorbidity, greater initial neurological impairment (on the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale), and intracerebral hemorrhage as the underlying stroke type. IUC use was independently associated with poor outcome (adjusted odds ratio (aOR): 1.40, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.13–1.74), but not with urinary tract infection after adjustment for antibiotic treatment and stroke severity at hospital separation (aOR: 1.13, 95% CI: 0.59–2.18). The number exposed to IUC for poor outcome was 13. </jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions</jats:title><jats:p> IUC use is associated with a poor outcome after acute stroke. Further studies are required to inform appropriate use of IUC. </jats:p></jats:sec>
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    Impact of Evidence‐Based Stroke Care on Patient Outcomes: A Multilevel Analysis of an International Study
    (2019)
    MUÑOZ VENTURELLI, PAULA ANDREA  
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    Xian Li
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    Sandy Middleton
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    Caroline Watkins
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    LAVADOS GERMAIN, PABLO MANUEL  
    <jats:sec xml:lang="en"> <jats:title>Background</jats:title> <jats:p xml:lang="en"> The uptake of proven stroke treatments varies widely. We aimed to determine the association of evidence‐based processes of care for acute ischemic stroke ( <jats:styled-content style="fixed-case">AIS</jats:styled-content> ) and clinical outcome of patients who participated in the HEADPOST (Head Positioning in Acute Stroke Trial), a multicenter cluster crossover trial of lying flat versus sitting up, head positioning in acute stroke. </jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec xml:lang="en"> <jats:title>Methods and Results</jats:title> <jats:p xml:lang="en"> Use of 8 <jats:styled-content style="fixed-case">AIS</jats:styled-content> processes of care were considered: reperfusion therapy in eligible patients; acute stroke unit care; antihypertensive, antiplatelet, statin, and anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation; dysphagia assessment; and physiotherapist review. Hierarchical, mixed, logistic regression models were performed to determine associations with good outcome (modified Rankin Scale scores 0–2) at 90 days, adjusted for patient and hospital variables. Among 9485 patients with AIS, implementation of all processes of care in eligible patients, or “defect‐free” care, was associated with improved outcome (odds ratio, 1.40; 95% CI, 1.18–1.65) and better survival (odds ratio, 2.23; 95% <jats:styled-content style="fixed-case">CI</jats:styled-content> , 1.62–3.09). Defect‐free stroke care was also significantly associated with excellent outcome (modified Rankin Scale score 0–1) (odds ratio, 1.22; 95% <jats:styled-content style="fixed-case">CI</jats:styled-content> , 1.04–1.43). No hospital characteristic was independently predictive of outcome. Only 1445 (15%) of eligible patients with AIS received all processes of care, with significant regional variations in overall and individual rates. </jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec xml:lang="en"> <jats:title>Conclusions</jats:title> <jats:p xml:lang="en"> Use of evidence‐based care is associated with improved clinical outcome in <jats:styled-content style="fixed-case">AIS</jats:styled-content> . Strategies are required to address regional variation in the use of proven <jats:styled-content style="fixed-case">AIS</jats:styled-content> treatments. </jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec xml:lang="en"> <jats:title>Clinical Trial Registration</jats:title> <jats:p xml:lang="en"> <jats:styled-content style="fixed-case">URL</jats:styled-content> : <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" ext-link-type="uri" xlink:href="https://www.clinicaltrials.gov">https://www.clinicaltrials.gov</jats:ext-link> . Unique Identifier: <jats:styled-content style="fixed-case">NCT</jats:styled-content> 02162017. </jats:p> </jats:sec>
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    Quantifying regional variations in components of acute stroke unit (ASU) care in the international HeadPoST study
    (2020)
    Menglu Ouyang
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    Yao Zhang
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    Xia Wang
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    Lili Song
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    Laurent Billot
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    Oxygen desaturation and adverse outcomes in acute stroke: Secondary analysis of the HeadPoST study
    (2021)
    Menglu Ouyang
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    Christine Roffe
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    Laurent Billot
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    Lili Song
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    Xia Wang
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    Influence of Including Patients with Premorbid Disability in Acute Stroke Trials: The HeadPoST Experience
    (2021)
    Xia Wang
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    Tom J. Moullaali
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    Menglu Ouyang
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    Laurent Billot
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    Else Charlotte Sandset
    <jats:p>&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Background:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt; Patients with premorbid functional impairment are generally excluded from acute stroke trials. We aimed to determine the impact of including such patients in the Head Positioning in acute Stroke Trial (HeadPoST) and early additional impairment on outcomes. &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Methods:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt; Post hoc analyses of HeadPoST, an international, cluster-randomized crossover trial of lying-flat versus sitting-up head positioning in acute stroke. Associations of early additional impairment, defined as change in modified Rankin scale (mRS) scores from premorbid levels (estimated at baseline) to Day 7 (“early ΔmRS”), and poor outcome (mRS score 3–6) at Day 90 were determined with generalized linear mixed model. Heterogeneity of the trial treatment effect was tested according to premorbid mRS scores 0–1 versus 2–5. &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Results:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt; Of 8,285 patients (38.9% female, mean age 68 ± 13 years) with complete data, there were 1,984 (23.9%) with premorbid functional impairment (mRS 2–5). A significant linear association was evident for early ∆mRS and poor outcome (per 1-point increase in ΔmRS, adjusted odds ratio 1.20, 95% confidence interval 1.14–1.27; &lt;i&gt;p&lt;/i&gt; &amp;#x3c; 0.0001). Patients with greater premorbid functional impairment were less likely to develop additional impairment, but their risk of poor 90-day outcome significantly increased with increasing (worse) premorbid mRS scores (linear trend &lt;i&gt;p&lt;/i&gt; &amp;#x3c; 0.0001). There was no heterogeneity of the trial treatment effect by level of premorbid function. &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Conclusions:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt; Early poststroke functional impairment that exceeded premorbid levels was associated with worse 90-day outcome, and this association increased with greater premorbid functional impairment. Yet, including premorbid impaired patients in the HeadPoST did not materially affect the subsequent treatment effect. &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Clinical Trial Registration:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt; HeadPoST is registered at http://www.ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02162017). </jats:p>
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    No benefit of flat head positioning in early moderate–severe acute ischaemic stroke: a HeadPoST study subgroup analysis
    (2020)
    BRUNSER, ALEJANDRO  
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    Menglu Ouyang
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    Hisatomi Arima
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    Pablo M Lavados
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    Thompson Robinson
    <jats:sec><jats:title>Background</jats:title><jats:p>Although the Head Positioning in acute Stroke Trial (HeadPoST) showed no effect of the flat head position (FP; vs sitting up head position (SUP)) on functional outcome, we hypothesised that it could still offer benefits if commenced early in those with acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) of at least moderate severity.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods</jats:title><jats:p>Subgroup analysis of HeadPoST in participants with National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) scores ≥7, ≥10 and ≥14, randomised to FP or SUP &lt;4.5 hours of AIS onset on functional outcomes defined by a shift in scores on the modified Rankin scale (mRS) and death/disability (mRS scores 3–6), and any cardiovascular serious adverse event. Logistic regression analyses were undertaken adjusted for study design and baseline risk factors.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results</jats:title><jats:p>There was no significant differential treatment effect in patient subgroups defined by increasing baseline NIHSS scores: adjusted OR and 95% CI for ordinal shift and binary (3–6) mRS scores: for NIHSS ≥7 (n=867) 0.92 (0.67 to 1.25) and 0.74 (0.52 to 1.04); NIHSS ≥ 10 (n=606) 0.80 (0.58 to 1.10) and 0.77 (0.49 to 1.19); NIHSS ≥14 (n=378) 0.82 (0.54 to 1.24) and 1.22 (0.69 to 2.14).</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions</jats:title><jats:p>Early FP had no significant effect in patients with moderate–severe AIS.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Trial registration number</jats:title><jats:p><jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" ext-link-type="clintrialgov" xlink:href="NCT02162017">NCT02162017</jats:ext-link>.</jats:p></jats:sec>
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    Statistical analysis plan for the Head Position in Stroke Trial (HeadPoST): An international cluster cross-over randomized trial
    (2017)
    Laurent Billot
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    Mark Woodward
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    Hisatomi Arima
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    Maree L Hackett
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    MUÑOZ VENTURELLI, PAULA ANDREA  
    <jats:sec><jats:title>Background</jats:title><jats:p> There is evidence to indicate that the lying flat head position increases cerebral blood flow and oxygenation in patients with acute ischemic stroke, but how these physiological effects translate into clinical outcomes is uncertain. The Head Position in Stroke Trial aims to determine the comparative effectiveness of lying flat (0°) compared to sitting up (≥30°) head positioning, initiated within 24 h of hospital admission for patients with acute stroke. </jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Design</jats:title><jats:p> An international, pragmatic, cluster-randomized, crossover, open, blinded outcome assessed clinical trial. Each hospital with an established acute stroke unit (cluster) site was required to recruit up to 140 consecutive cases of acute stroke (one phase of head positioning before immediately crossing over to the other phase of head positioning), including both acute ischemic stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage, in each randomized head position as a ‘business as usual’ policy. </jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objective</jats:title><jats:p> To outline in detail the predetermined statistical analysis plan for the study. </jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods</jats:title><jats:p> All accumulated data will be reviewed and formally assessed. Information regarding baseline characteristics of patients, their process of care and management will be outlined, and for each item, statistically relevant descriptive elements will be described. For the trial outcomes, the most appropriate statistical comparisons are described. </jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results</jats:title><jats:p> A statistical analysis plan was developed that is transparent, verifiable, and predetermined before completion of data collection. </jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions</jats:title><jats:p> We developed a predetermined statistical analysis plan for Head Position in Stroke Trial to avoid analysis bias arising from prior knowledge of the findings, in order to reliably quantify the benefits and harms of lying flat versus sitting up early after the onset of acute stroke. </jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Trial registration</jats:title><jats:p> ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT02162017; ANZCTR identifier ACTRN12614000483651 </jats:p></jats:sec>
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