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Constitution of a Clinico-radiological Database and a Biobank for Patients With Lacunar Infarcts

Recruiting
Conditions
Lacunar Strokes
Registration Number
NCT03552926
Lead Sponsor
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to determine in patients with a recent lacunar strokes (\<15 days), the natural history of cognitive disturbances and disability.

Detailed Description

This bi-centric cohort study aims at determining in patients with recent lacunar strokes (\<15 days), the main clinical, radiological, or genetic predictive markers of recurrent stroke, cognitive impairment, dementia, depression gait disturbances and disability.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
500
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age 18 years and above
  • History of recent (less than 15 days) neurological deficit related to a small subcortical infarct (evidenced by medical history or physical examination)
  • Diagnosis of recent small subcortical infarct on MRI (hyperintensity on diffusion-weighted imaging showing an infarction in the territory of one perforating artery) presumably responsible for the corresponding neurological deficit
  • Lesion diameter mess than 20 mm
  • Ability to comply with scheduled follow-up and annual neurological evaluation
  • Affiliation to the national French health insurance (sécurité sociale)
  • Signature of informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • Prior diagnosis of dementia according to DSM IV criteria
  • Prior severe disability with Rankin scale ≥ 4
  • Serious concomitant systemic disorder that can compromise the follow-up study;
  • Leukoencephalopathy of non-vascular origin;
  • Severe psychiatric disorder;
  • Inability to obtain an informed signed consent from the patient or his/her family;
  • Medical contraindication or refusal to undergo cerebral magnetic resonance scanning (MRI).

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time to the occurrence of cognitive decline5 years

diagnosis of mild or major neurocognitive disorder according to DSM5

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Recurrent stroke5 years

Time to the occurrence of one of the following event

Transient ischaemic attacks5 years

" Transient ischemic attack " is a well recognized outcome in clinical trials in neurovascular disorders. We chose the most commonly definition of TIA according to international guidelinesorigin, without recent ischemic lesion on diffusion weighted imaging

Cardiovascular events5 years

myocardial infarction or cardiac failure

Attacks of migraine with aura5 years

according to international classification of headache disorders 2nd edition (ICHD-2)

Urinary complaints5 years

any spontaneous complain from the patients and/or his relative

Dementia5 years

diagnosis of major neurocognitive disorder (dementia) according to DSMV criteria

Memory complaints5 years

any spontaneous complain of memory deficit, irrespective of the neuropsychological battery results

Depression or other mood alterations5 years

" HADS refers to Hamilton Anxiety and Depression Scale, as stated initially in the title. The scale comprises 14 questions with structured answers ranging from 0 to 3, leading to 2 scores (1 for anxiety, 1 for depression, ranging each from 0 to 21). In each case, larger values are considered to represent worse outcomes. Scores larger or equal to 11 correspond to thresholds to define anxiety and depression "

Behavioural disorders5 years

according to DSMV classification

Balance disturbances5 years

according to the SPPB battery

Falls5 years

according to patient's relatives recording

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hôpital Lariboisière

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Paris, France

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