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Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage Survivors

Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied, or Focus of the Study
Registration Number
NCT05620810
Lead Sponsor
National Taiwan University Hospital
Brief Summary

Compared to the United Kingdom and the United States, Spontaneous non-traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is more common among people in Taiwan. The prevalence rate of ICH was 14.0% for people aged 36 years or older in Taiwan. Primary ICH originates from the spontaneous rupture of small vessels damaged by chronic hypertension or cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA). Emotional disturbances are frequent symptoms in stroke survivors and negatively impact on functional recovery, the patient's quality of life and are distressing for both the patients and their caregivers. Furthermore, the emotional disturbances are associated with impaired cognitive. However, these issues are often unnoticed and most of the studies had been performed in ischemic stroke survivors rather than in patients with ICH.

In this study, we will be recruited participants from National Taiwan University Hospital Bei-Hu branch and National Taiwan University Hospital. We aim to enroll respectively maximum number of 60 patients who had previous spontaneous ICH. Each participant will receive neuropsychiatric assessment, cognitive screening tests, domain-specific cognitive tests, a questionnaire for their quality of life and blood drawing for ApoE genotyping. The main aims of this study include (1) To investigate the prevalence of distinct neuropsychiatric symptoms in ICH survivors (2) To investigate the impact of non-cognitive neuropsychiatric issues on the cognitive functions and quality of life in ICH survivors. Our results may remind clinicians to pay more attention to the early diagnosis and effective management of neuropsychiatric symptoms to improve clinical outcomes.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
120
Inclusion Criteria
  1. The patient is older than 20-year-old (older than 18-year-old from Jan 1st, 2023) with a past medical history of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage.
  2. The weight of patient is over 50 Kilograms
  3. Patient agrees to participate in the study
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Exclusion Criteria
  1. Patients who experience acute phase of stroke or neurological disorders, or vision loss and hearing impairment
  2. Patient cannot cooperate with the interview including those with aphasia, conscious disturbance or bedridden status
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Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To investigate the prevalence of distinct neuropsychiatric symptoms in ICH survivors1 year
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Bei-Hu Branch, National Taiwan University Hospital

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Taipei, Taiwan

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