ASSIST-TNK

Quantitative Survey: Data collection ✔ Data Analysis ✔ Manuscript ✔ Publication✔
Published and Poster Presentation
Qualitative Interview: Data collection ✔ Data Analysis ✔ Manuscript ✔ Publication✔
Published and Poster Presentation
Nneka Ifejika, MD MPH, PI
DaiWai Olson, PhD RN FNCS, Co-PI
Mehari Gebreyohanns MD, Co-PI
Erica Jones, MD MPH, Co-PI

A Statewide Study to Improve Stroke Care in Texas (ASSIST) 

Study Synopsis

This study will use a mixed-methods design to provide data that can be used to promote TNK implementation for eligible Acute Ischemic Stroke patients across Texas. This is an implementation science study that falls into the category of translational (T4) research. The primary aim of the study is to identify those barriers and facilitators to TNK implementation which are most generalizable to a diverse cohort of hospitals.

The data will be collected through a series of qualitative and quantitative surveys. Our goal for the quantitative survey is to cover 42 hospitals throughout Texas and do a round of qualitative interviews till saturation and a suitable degree of rigor is reached.   

Publications and Posters:

  • Prasad S, Jones EM, Gebreyohanns M, Aguilera V, Olson DM, Anderson JA, Savitz SI, Cruz-Flores S, Warach SJ, Rhodes CE, Goldberg MP & Ifejika NL. (2024). A qualitative study of barriers and facilitators to using tenecteplase to treat acute ischemic stroke. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, 33(1), 107458. doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2023.107458
  • Prasad S, Jones EM, Gebreyohanns M, Kwon Y, Olson DM, Anderson JA, Savitz SI, Cruz-Flores S, Warach SJ, Rhodes CE, Goldberg MP, & Ifejika NL. (2024). Multicenter Exploration of Tenecteplase Transition Factors: A Quantitative Analysis. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 33(4):107592 | doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2024.107592.
  • *Moderated Poster Prasad S, Jones EM, Gebreyohanns M, Aguilera V, Olson DM, Anderson JA, Savitz SI, Cruz-Flores S, Warach SJ, Rhodes CE, Goldberg MP and Ifejika NL. Barriers and Facilitators to Tenecteplase Implementation: A Mixed-Methods Study (Presented at International Stroke Conference) Phoenix, Arizona February 2024.
  • *Oral Poster Prasad S, Olson DM, Denbow ME, Gebreyohanns M, Jones E, Kwon Y, Ifejika NL and The Lone Star Stroke Research Consortium. Quantitative Analysis of Barriers and Facilitators to Adopting Tenecteplase. (Presented at Mayo Clinic 9th Annual Neuro and Intensive Care Conference). Orlando FL. May 2023.
  • *Oral Poster Prasad S, Olson DM, Gebreyohanns M, Jones E, Aguilera V, Ifejika NL and The Lone Star Stroke Research Consortium. A Multisite Qualitative Analysis of Barriers and Facilitators to Adopting Tenecteplase. (Presented at Mayo Clinic 9th Annual Neuro and Intensive Care Conference). Orlando FL. May 2023.