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CT (Computerized Tomography) for Late EndovasculAr Reperfusion

Completed
Conditions
Stroke, Cardiovascular
Registration Number
NCT04096248
Lead Sponsor
Boston Medical Center
Brief Summary

The objective of this multicenter, retrospective, cross-sectional, chart review study is to compare outcomes (disability, complications and mortality) of patients with large vessel occlusion stroke presenting at late time window selected by either Non-Contrast CT (NCCT) only, advanced imaging with CTP (Computed Tomography Perfusion), MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging), or medical management.

Boston Medical Center (BMC) will serve as the main data coordinating site. Fifteen additional sites will seek local IRB approval or ethics approval. The aggregated de-identified data will be analyzed comparing types of interventions and outcomes by type of imaging or medical management.

Detailed Description

Additional subgroup analysis that are planned include:

1. Futile Reperfusion in the Extended Window.

We will evaluate clinical, imaging and time metric factors associated with successful reperfusion yet poor outcomes (modified Rankin 3-6) in the 6-24 hour window.

An evaluation of factors associated with symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage and mortality will be conducted.

2. Pre-Stroke disability.

1. EVT patients treated in the extended window compared to Medical Management

2. EVT patients treated in the extended window with pre-existing disability vs. those without pre-existing disability

3. Intravenous Thrombolysis in the Extended Window

We aim to compare the safety and outcomes of bridging IVT in patients with acute ischemic stroke due to large vessel occlusion (LVO) who underwent EVT 6 to 24 hours after time-last-known-well.

4. Medical Management vs CT selected Patients

We hypothesize that in patients with large vessel occlusion in the anterior circulation presenting in the 6 to 24 hour window, patients who are selected by non-contrast CT and treated with endovascular therapy have more favorable outcomes (ordinal mRS shift) as compared to patients who are medically managed.

5. Sex differences in the Extended Window

In this study we aim to asses whether there are sex differences in clinical outcomes and safety of EVT in patients presenting in the 6-24 hour time window.

6. Transfer Analysis

It is not well established whether transfer patients presenting in the extended window should have repeat imaging upon receipt at the endovascular center after an interim time window.

We hypothesize that within a 0 to 2, or 2 to 4 hour delay between images of the primary stroke center to receiving endovascular center, transferred patients in the extended window, who undergo thrombectomy with successful reperfusion will have similar outcomes in patients with or without repeat imaging at the receiving center.

We aim to compare the safety and outcomes of late-window bridging IVT vs. direct EVT for LVO acute ischemic stroke in the 6-24 hour time window.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
2790
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients presenting 6-24 hours from last known well with large vessel occlusion stroke
  • ASPECTS score 5 or greater from last known well
  • January 1, 2014 to May 1, 2022
Exclusion Criteria

-Time last seen well to treatment <6 hours from last known well

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in patients' disability based on a Modified Rankin Scalebaseline, 90 days

The Modified Rankin Score (mRS) is a 6 point disability scale with possible scores ranging from 0 to 5. Lower scores correlate with less disability/dependence.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Intracranial hemorrhage incidence90 days

Number of cases of intracranial hemorrhage divided by appropriate denominator.

Mortality rate90 days

Number of deaths divided by appropriate denominator.

Trial Locations

Locations (19)

University of Massachusetts

🇺🇸

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal

🇨🇦

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus

🇩🇪

Dresden, Germany

Lausanne University Hospital

🇨🇭

Lausanne, Switzerland

National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center

🇯🇵

Osaka, Japan

Heidelberg University

🇩🇪

Heidelberg, Germany

Helsinki University Hospital

🇫🇮

Helsinki, Finland

National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital

🇯🇵

Osaka, Japan

Bern University Hospital

🇨🇭

Bern, Switzerland

Hospital de Egas Moniz

🇵🇹

Lisbon, Portugal

Cooper University Health Care

🇺🇸

Camden, New Jersey, United States

Boston Medical Center

🇺🇸

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

UZ Leuven

🇧🇪

Leuven, Belgium

Grady Health; Marcus Stroke & Neuroscience Center

🇺🇸

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Upstate University Hospital

🇺🇸

Syracuse, New York, United States

University of Toledo

🇺🇸

Toledo, Ohio, United States

Mercy Health Neuroscience Institute

🇺🇸

Toledo, Ohio, United States

Universite de Lille

🇫🇷

Lille, France

Val D'Hebron

🇪🇸

Barcelona, Spain

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