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Clinical Trials/EUCTR2012-000323-41-NO
EUCTR2012-000323-41-NO
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable

Randomised Trial of Contrast-enhanced Sonothrombolysis in acute ischaemic stroke - NOR-SASS

Helse Bergen, Haukeland University Hospital0 sitesApril 2, 2012

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
All patients found eligible for thrombolysis may enter the thrombolysis-arm (NOR-SASS I), all patientswith contraindications to thrombolysis within the 4 ½ hour time window may enter the no-thrombolysis-arm(NOR-SASS II).
Sponsor
Helse Bergen, Haukeland University Hospital
Status
Active, not recruiting
Last Updated
12 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
April 2, 2012
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
12 years ago
Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Helse Bergen, Haukeland University Hospital

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Inclusion criteria
  • Patients 18 years or older with acute ischaemic stroke
  • Treatment must be delivered within 4½ hours of symptom onset
  • Patients who fulfil NOR\-TEST criteria for iv thrombolysis are eligible for the CEST arm
  • Patients who have a contraindication for thrombolysis are eligible for the CES arm
  • Informed written consent signed by the patient, verbal consent from the patient as witnessed by a non\-participating health care person, or consent by the signature of the patient's family must be provided before treatment. Patients for whom no informed consent can be obtained will not be included in the study.
  • Are the trial subjects under 18? no
  • Number of subjects for this age range:
  • F.1\.2 Adults (18\-64 years) yes
  • F.1\.2\.1 Number of subjects for this age range 100

Exclusion Criteria

  • Exclusion criteria
  • Patients with premorbid modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score \=3;
  • · Patients for whom a complete NIH Stroke Score cannot be obtained;
  • · Hemiplegic migraine with no arterial occlusion on baseline CT;
  • · Seizure at stroke onset and no visible occlusion on baseline CT;
  • · Intracranial haemorrhage on baseline CT;
  • · Clinical presentation suggesting subarachnoid haemorrhage even if baseline CT is normal;
  • · Large areas of hypodense ischaemic changes on baseline CT;
  • · Patients with primary endovascular treatment;
  • · Female, pregnant or breast feeding; pericarditis; sepsis; any other serious medical illness likely to

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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