The best way to treat a stroke is for people to learn what to recognize using FAST:
F —facial numbness or weakness, especially on one side.
A —arm numbness or weakness, especially on one side.
S —slurred speech or difficulty speaking.
T —time to call 911.
The Cerebrovascular Disease and Stroke Center at the UC Neuroscience Institute is committed to advancing treatments that offer the best possible outcomes for patients. Our team is involved in research from the basic science level to clinical trials. A list of current studies appears below. For more information, please click on the link to contact the coordinator.
The following link is a PDF (Adobe Reader) file summary of the UC Cerebrovascular Disease and Stroke Center clinical trials.
Neurovascular Program Clinical Trials and Interventional Protocols - November 2009 »
Carotid Artery Surgery Study (COSS)
Funded by: National Institutes of Health
Principal Investigator: Mario Zuccarello, MD, and Matthew Flaherty, MD
Contact: CAROLYN KOENIG, RN or email
Carolyn.Koenig@uc.edu
Interventional Management of Stroke Study: Part II (IMS)
Funded by: NINDS/National Institutes of Health
Principal Investigator: Joseph Broderick, MD, and Thomas Tomsick, MD
Contact: Janice Carrozzella, RN, or Judith Spilker, RN (513) 558-4789 or email Janice.Carrozzella@uc.edu
Ohio Prototype for the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Registry
Funded by: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Principal Investigator: Joseph Broderick, MD
Contact: Rosie Miller, RN (513) 558-7361 or email
Rosie.Miller@uc.edu
Hemorrhagic and Ischemic Strokes Among Blacks and Whites
Funded by: NINDS/National Institutes of Health
Principal Investigators: Brett Kissela, MD and Dawn Kleindorfer, MD
Contact: Kathleen Alwell, RN (513) 558-1126 or email
Kathleen.Alwell@uc.edu
Please click here to obtain the "patient diary" form. (If you cannot open the form, please click here to download free Adobe Reader software.)
Siblings with Ischemic Stroke Study (SWISS)
Funded by: NINDS/National Institutes of Health
Principal Investigator: Brett Kissela, MD
Contact: Kathleen Alwell, RN (513) 558-1126 or email
Kathleen.Alwell@uc.edu
Genetic and Environmental Risk Factors of Hemorrhagic Stroke (GERFHS)
Funded by: NINDS/National Institutes of Health
Principal Investigator: Daniel Woo, MD
Contact: Mary Haverbusch, RN (513) 558-3992 or email
Mary.Haverbusch@uc.edu
Familial Intracranial Aneurysm (FIA)
Funded by: NINDS/National Institutes of Health
Principal Investigator: Joseph Broderick, MD
Contact: Laura Sauerbeck, RN (513) 558-1742 or email
Laura.Sauerbeck@uc.edu
Specialized Programs of Translational Research in Acute Stroke (SPOTRIAS)
Funded by: NINDS/National Institutes of Health
Principal Investigator: Joseph Broderick, MD
Contact: Janice Carrozzella (513) 558-4789 or Judith Spilker (513) 558-5430 or email
Janice.Carrozzella@uc.edu
The Combination Approach to Lysis Utilizing Eptifibatide and rt-PA (CLEAR Study)
Funded by: NINDS/National Institutes of Health
Principal Investigator: Art Pancioli, MD
Contact: Judith Spilker (513) 558-5430
Biomarkers in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Functional Proteomic Analysis
Funded by: NINDS/National Institutes of Health
Principal Investigator: Edward Jauch, MD (co-investigator: Ken Wagner, PhD)
Contact: Janice Carrozzella (513) 558-4789 or email
Janice.Carrozzella@uc.edu
SAMMPRIS
Funded by: National Institutes of Health
Principal Investigator: Pooja Khatri, MD
Contact: CAROLYN KOENIG, RN or email
Carolyn.Koenig@uc.edu
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