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Chronic Subdural Hematoma Treatment With Intra-Arterial Bevacizumab Injection

Phase 1
Recruiting
Conditions
Chronic Subdural Hematoma
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT06510582
Lead Sponsor
The Cooper Health System
Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to test whether infusing bevacizumab into the middle meningeal arteries can be used to treat chronic subdural hematomas (cSDH).

The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Is bevacizumab infusion safe in cSDH patients?

* Is bevacizumab infusion effective in treating cSDH?

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
140
Inclusion Criteria
  • Adult patients (≥18 years)

  • Radiographic evidence of chronic subdural hematoma, including

    1. Persistence of subdural blood more than 10 days after index traumatic injury or event
    2. Presence of mixed density blood
    3. Presence of subdural membranes
  • Can obtain informed consent and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) authorization.

Exclusion Criteria
  • Pregnant, breastfeeding, or unwilling to practice contraception during participation in the study.
  • Patients with concomitant intracranial pathology other than subdural hematoma (e.g., intracranial malignancy).
  • Patients with known hypersensitivity to bevacizumab.
  • Patients with radiographic evidence of mass effect.
  • Patients have focal neurological deficits attributed to subdural hematoma.
  • Patient had craniotomy or burr hole operative procedures performed in preceding two weeks prior to onset of subdural hematoma.
  • Secondary causes apart from trauma for the chronic subdural hematoma, such as underlying vascular abnormality or tumor.
  • Emergent surgical evacuation is required for the patient.
  • Non-convexity chronic subdural hematoma, as the middle meningeal artery will not supply this area.
  • Coagulation abnormalities, including platelet count <100,000 and/or international normalized ratio of <1.5 despite attempts for correction.
  • Patients with known contraindications for angiography. Patients with contrast allergy will be premedicated with diphenhydramine and steroids.
  • Patient has known active systemic infection or sepsis.
  • Patient has contradiction to anesthetic agents used for conscious sedation/monitored anesthesia care (MAC).
  • Patient has life expectancy of less than six months due to comorbid terminal conditions.
  • Patient has a premorbid modified Rankin score (mRS) of 5 or greater.
  • Concurrent participation in another research protocol for investigation of an experimental therapy.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Phase 1 Bilateral cSDH/ 4mg/kg ArmBevacizumab 4 mg/kgDuring phase 1, two 2mg/kg doses (cumulatively 4mg/kg) of bevacizumab to treat bilateral cSDH
Phase 2 Unilateral cSDH/ 2mg/kg ArmBevacizumab 2 mg/kgDuring phase 2, single 2mg/kg dose of bevacizumab to treat unilateral cSDH
Phase 1 Unilateral cSDH/ 2mg/kg ArmBevacizumab 2 mg/kgDuring phase 1, single 2mg/kg dose of bevacizumab to treat unilateral cSDH
Phase 2 Bilateral cSDH/ 4mg/kg ArmBevacizumab 4 mg/kgDuring phase 2, two 2mg/kg doses (cumulatively 4mg/kg) of bevacizumab to treat bilateral cSDH
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of Participants with Serious Adverse EventsScreening to end of study follow-up at 1 year

Reported serious adverse events classified using MedDRA and CTCAE, in addition to treatment-related events and all other adverse events

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Rate of Clinical SymptomsScreening, 2 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, to end of study at 1 year

Change in occurrence of patient-reported symptoms

Change in Hematoma SizeScreening, 2 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, to end of study at 1 year

Change in hematoma size measured in millimeters on imaging

Change in Clinical Neurological Symptom Scale Scores: NIHSSScreening, 2 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, to end of study at 1 year

Change in National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) scores, scores range from 0 to 42, with higher scores indicating more severe neurological deficit

Change in Clinical Neurological Symptom Scale Scores: MIDASScreening, 2 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, to end of study at 1 year

Change in Migraine Disability Assessment (MIDAS) scores, 0 to 270. Higher scores indicate greater disability caused by headaches

Rate of Partial Hematoma Resolution3-month follow-up; End of study at 1 year

Rate of at least 50% or greater reduction in hematoma size from baseline on imaging

Rate of Hematoma Recurrence3-month follow-up; End of study at 1 year

Rate of hematoma recurrence or progression requiring intervention and/or readmission

Rate of Complete Hematoma Resolution3-month follow-up; End of study at 1 year

Rate of complete hematoma resolution compared to baseline on imaging

Change in Clinical Neurological Symptom Scale Scores: mRSScreening, 2 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, to end of study at 1 year

Change in modified Rankin Scale (mRS) scores, ranges from 0-6 with higher score indicating worse functional outcome

Change in Clinical Neurological Symptom Scale Scores: GCSScreening, 2 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, to end of study at 1 year

Change in Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) scores, ranging from 3 to 15 with lower score indicating more impaired consciousness

Change in Clinical Neurological Symptom Scale Scores: HIT-6Screening, 2 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, to end of study at 1 year

Change in Headache Impact Test (HIT-6) scores, ranging from 36 to 78, where a higher score indicates a greater impact of headache on the daily life of the responder

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Cooper University Health Care

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Camden, New Jersey, United States

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