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Phase 3 N=1,700 Randomized Quadruple-blind Treatment

Field Administration of Stroke Therapy - Magnesium (FAST-MAG) Trial

Cerebrovascular Accident

Enrolled (actual)
1,700
Serious AEs
50.6%
Results posted
Aug 2015
Primary outcome: Primary: Modified Rankin Scale — 2; 2 units on a scale — p=0.28

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Interventions
Magnesium Sulfate (Drug); Normal Saline (Drug)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 40+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Jeffrey L. Saver
Primary completion
Mar 2013

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Modified Rankin Scale
2; 2 0.28
SECONDARY
Modified Rankin Score of 0 or 1
311; 313 0.87
SECONDARY
Modified Rankin Score ≤2
445; 449 0.87
SECONDARY
NIH Stroke Scale
3; 3 0.2760
SECONDARY
Barthel Index
95; 90 0.3912
SECONDARY
Stroke Impact Scale
65; 67 0.3230
SECONDARY
Serious Adverse Events
422; 439 0.95
SECONDARY
Symptomatic Intracranial Hemorrhage
28; 18 0.12
SECONDARY
Mortality
131; 132 0.95

Summary

The goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of field-initiated magnesium sulfate in improving the long-term functional outcome of patients with acute stroke.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Suspected stroke identified by the Los Angeles Prehospital Stroke Screen
  • Age 40-95, inclusive
  • Last known well time within 2 hours of treatment initiation
  • Deficit present for >/= 15 minutes

Exclusion Criteria

  • Coma
  • Rapidly improving neurologic deficit
  • Pre-existing neurologic, psychiatric, or advanced systemic disease that would confound the neurological or functional outcome evaluations
  • Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) 220
  • Known severe renal dysfunction (on dialysis or known chronic creatinine > 3.0)
  • Severe respiratory distress (O2 sat /= 24)
  • Known second or third degree heart block with no pacemaker in place
  • Major head trauma in the last 24 hours
  • Recent stroke within prior 30 days
  • Patient unable to give informed consent and no available on scene consent or assent provider
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00059332). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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