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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN10601890
ISRCTN10601890
Completed
Phase 3

Tenecteplase in Wake-up Ischaemic Stroke Trial (TWIST): a randomised controlled trial of thrombolytic treatment with tenecteplase for acute ischaemic stroke upon awakening

niversity Hospital of North Norway0 sites578 target enrollmentMay 31, 2016

Overview

Phase
Phase 3
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
niversity Hospital of North Norway
Enrollment
578
Status
Completed
Last Updated
3 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

2021 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33446083/ (added 23/05/2022) 2022 Results article in https://doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(22)00484-7 primary outcome data (added 22/12/2022)

Registry
who.int
Start Date
May 31, 2016
End Date
January 1, 2022
Last Updated
3 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
niversity Hospital of North Norway

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Stroke symptoms on awakening that were not present before sleep
  • 2\. Clinical diagnosis of stroke with limb weakness with NIHSS score \>5, or dysphasia
  • 3\. Treatment with tenecteplase is possible within 4\.5 hours of awakening
  • 4\. Written consent from the patient, non\-written consent from the patient (witnessed by non\-participating health care personnel), or written consent from the nearest family member

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Age \<18 years
  • 2\. Findings on plain CT that indicate that the patient is unlikely to benefit from treatment:
  • 2\.1\. Infarction comprising more than \>1/3 of the middle cerebral artery territory on plain CT
  • 2\.2\. Intracranial haemorrhage, structural brain lesions which can mimic stroke (e.g. cerebral tumour)
  • 3\. Patient will be treated with intra\-arterial interventions for proximal cerebral artery occlusion
  • 4\. High risk of bleeding, e.g.:
  • 4\.1\. Major surgery, trauma or gastrointestinal or urinary tract haemorrhage within the previous 21 days, or arterial puncture at a non\-compressible site within the previous 7 days
  • 4\.2\. Any known defect in coagulation, e.g. current use of vitamin K antagonist with an INR \> 1\.7, or other oral anticoagulants, or heparins
  • 4\.3\. Known defect of clotting or platelet function (but patients on antiplatelet agents can be included)
  • 4\.4\. Ischaemic stroke in previous 2 weeks, previous intracranial haemorrhage, or known arteriovenous malformation or aneurysm

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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