Age, sex, and setting in the etiology of stroke study (ASSESS): Study design and protocol

on behalf of ASSESS investigators

doi:10.1016/j.jns.2019.02.024

Age, sex, and setting in the etiology of stroke study (ASSESS): Study design and protocol

on behalf of ASSESS investigators

Department of Medicine

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
London Health Science Centre
University of Western Ontario
Monash University
University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine
Royal Melbourne Hospital
Cardiology Department
Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences
National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences
Hospital Ramon
Sapienza University of Rome
University of Massachusetts Medical School
University College London
Hospital for Tropical Diseases
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
University of Ibadan
University of California San Francisco

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Rationale: Stroke etiology and risk factors vary by age, sex, setting (hospital or community-based) and by region. Identifying these differences would improve our understanding of stroke etiology, diagnosis, and treatment. Aim: The Age, Sex and Setting in the Etiology of Stroke Study (ASSESS) is a multicenter cohort study to assess differences in stroke etiology. Methods and design: Data from all centers will be categorized according to age, sex, setting, stroke subtypes. Centers with extensive hospital- or community-based data regarding stroke from Argentina, Australia, Canada, India, Iran, Italy, Ghana, Nigeria, Thailand, the United Kingdom and the United States have agreed to participate so far. Study outcomes: The primary outcome includes differences in stroke etiology in study centers. The secondary outcomes include stroke incidence, risk factors, preventive strategies, and short- and long-term outcomes. Conclusion: ASSESS will enable comparisons of data from different regions to determine the age and sex distribution of the most common causes of stroke in each setting. This will help clinicians to tailor the assessment and treatment of stroke patients on the basis of their specific local characteristics. It will also empower stroke epidemiologists to design preventive measures by targeting the specific characteristics of each population.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	209-213
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume	399
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2019.02.024
Publication status	Published - 15 Apr 2019

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Keywords

Age
Community-based studies
Etiology
Hospital-based studies
Pool data analysis
Risk factors
Stroke
Stroke subtypes

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Age, sex, and setting in the etiology of stroke study (ASSESS): Study design and protocol

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