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Rationale and design of a stepped wedge cluster randomised trial to improve acute reperfusion treatment quality for stroke: IMPROVE stroke care in China
Zixiao Li, Chunjuan Wang, Xinmiao Zhang, Lixia Zong, Hongyu Zhou, Hongqiu Gu, Yong Jiang, Yuesong Pan, Xia Meng, Qi Zhou, Haifen Zhao, Xin Yang, Meng Wang, Yunyun Xiong, Xingquan Zhao, Yilong Wang, Liping Liu, Xudong Ma, Louise Morgan, Ying Xian, Lee H Schwamm, Yongjun Wang
DOI: 10.1136/svn-2021-001461 Published 25 October 2022
Zixiao Li
1
Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
2
China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, China
3
Chinese Institute for Brain Research, Beijing, China
4
Research Unit of Artificial Intelligence in Cerebrovascular Disease, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
Chunjuan Wang
1
Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
2
China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, China
Xinmiao Zhang
1
Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
2
China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, China
Lixia Zong
1
Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
2
China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, China
Hongyu Zhou
1
Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
2
China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, China
Hongqiu Gu
1
Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
2
China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, China
Yong Jiang
1
Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
2
China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, China
Yuesong Pan
1
Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
2
China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, China
Xia Meng
1
Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
2
China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, China
Qi Zhou
2
China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, China
Haifen Zhao
2
China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, China
Xin Yang
1
Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
2
China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, China
Meng Wang
1
Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
2
China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, China
Yunyun Xiong
1
Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
2
China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, China
Xingquan Zhao
1
Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
2
China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, China
4
Research Unit of Artificial Intelligence in Cerebrovascular Disease, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
Yilong Wang
1
Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
2
China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, China
Liping Liu
1
Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
2
China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, China
Xudong Ma
5
Bureau of Medical Administration of National Health Commission, Beijing, China
Louise Morgan
6
International Quality Improvement Department, American Heart Association, Dallas, Texas, USA
Ying Xian
7
Department of Neurology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Lee H Schwamm
8
Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Yongjun Wang
1
Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
2
China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, China
3
Chinese Institute for Brain Research, Beijing, China
4
Research Unit of Artificial Intelligence in Cerebrovascular Disease, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China

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Rationale and design of a stepped wedge cluster randomised trial to improve acute reperfusion treatment quality for stroke: IMPROVE stroke care in China
Zixiao Li, Chunjuan Wang, Xinmiao Zhang, Lixia Zong, Hongyu Zhou, Hongqiu Gu, Yong Jiang, Yuesong Pan, Xia Meng, Qi Zhou, Haifen Zhao, Xin Yang, Meng Wang, Yunyun Xiong, Xingquan Zhao, Yilong Wang, Liping Liu, Xudong Ma, Louise Morgan, Ying Xian, Lee H Schwamm, Yongjun Wang
Stroke and Vascular Neurology Oct 2022, 7 (5) 451-456; DOI: 10.1136/svn-2021-001461

Rationale and design of a stepped wedge cluster randomised trial to improve acute reperfusion treatment quality for stroke: IMPROVE stroke care in China
Zixiao Li, Chunjuan Wang, Xinmiao Zhang, Lixia Zong, Hongyu Zhou, Hongqiu Gu, Yong Jiang, Yuesong Pan, Xia Meng, Qi Zhou, Haifen Zhao, Xin Yang, Meng Wang, Yunyun Xiong, Xingquan Zhao, Yilong Wang, Liping Liu, Xudong Ma, Louise Morgan, Ying Xian, Lee H Schwamm, Yongjun Wang
Stroke and Vascular Neurology Oct 2022, 7 (5) 451-456; DOI: 10.1136/svn-2021-001461
Rationale and design of a stepped wedge cluster randomised trial to improve acute reperfusion treatment quality for stroke: IMPROVE stroke care in China
Zixiao Li, Chunjuan Wang, Xinmiao Zhang, Lixia Zong, Hongyu Zhou, Hongqiu Gu, Yong Jiang, Yuesong Pan, Xia Meng, Qi Zhou, Haifen Zhao, Xin Yang, Meng Wang, Yunyun Xiong, Xingquan Zhao, Yilong Wang, Liping Liu, Xudong Ma, Louise Morgan, Ying Xian, Lee H Schwamm, Yongjun Wang
Stroke and Vascular Neurology Oct 2022, 7 (5) 451-456; DOI: 10.1136/svn-2021-001461