Outcomes related to symptomatic vasospasm after aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage before-and-after the introduction of neuro-interventional radiology service

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: subarachnoid haemorrhage; Neurological - Other neurological disorders; Stroke - Haemorrhagic

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616000201471
• Lead Sponsor: Jorge Pena Mogollon

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-02-16
• Study Completion: 2016-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 112

Inclusion Criteria

Adult (18 years or above) ICU patients
Diagnosis of SAH confirmed on a CT scan with suspected SV.

Exclusion Criteria

Died or treatment limitations within 3 days of hospitalisation
Died within 3 days of the initial rupture of the aneurysm
Non-aneurysmal causes of SAH (e.g. trauma, arterio-venous malformation)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To evaluate the difference in unfavorable neurological outcomes, as assessed by mRS >=3, among all consecutive Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients, who were admitted with SAH and suspected to have Symptomatic Vasospasm (SV).[30 months before and 30 months after the introduction of the Neuro-Interventional radiology (NIR) service at our university-affiliated tertiary-care referral hospital. <br>Time period between 1 Jul 2010 to 30 Dec 2012 (the ‘before’ phase), and then for the period between 1 Jan 2013 to 30 June 2015 (the ‘after’ phase). <br>mRS data will be recorded at or closest to 6 months after the date of ictus.]