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The Safety and Efficacy of RIC on Adult Moyamoya Disease

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Moyamoya Disease
Interventions
Device: RIC
Registration Number
NCT04012268
Lead Sponsor
Capital Medical University
Brief Summary

There are a series of symptoms such as ischemic stroke、transient ischemic attack 、hemorrhagic stroke、headache 、seizure and so on in moyamoya disease( MMD) patients .Nowadays, revascularization is the only effective way for ischemic MMD and there is no effective conservative treatment for MMD. This study was to explore the safety and efficacy of remote ischemic conditioning(RIC ) on adult MMD patients.

Detailed Description

There are a series of symptoms such as ischemic stroke、transient ischemic attack 、hemorrhagic stroke、headache 、seizure and so on in moyamoya disease. Nowadays, revascularization is the only effective way for ischemic MMD while controversial for hemorrhagic MMD patients. Surgical complications including hyperperfusion syndrome, cerebral infarction or bleeding often occurred postoperatively. There is no effective conservative treatment for MMD up to now.

Remote ischemic conditioning is Remote ischemic conditioning (RIC) is a noninvasive and easy-to-use neuroprotective strategy, and it has potential effects on preventing ischemia reperfusion injury and ischemic infarction.This study was to explore the safety and efficacy of remote ischemic conditioning on adult MMD patients.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age: 18-60 years
  • All of the patients underwent digital subtraction angiography (DSA) and met the current diagnostic criteria recommended by the Research Committee on MMD of the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Japan in 2012.
  • mRs≤3
  • Informed consent obtained from patient or acceptable patient's surrogate.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients with acute ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke within 3 months.
  • Severe hepatic or renal dysfunction.
  • Severe hemostatic disorder or severe coagulation dysfunction.
  • Severe cardiac diseases.
  • Patients with severe existing neurological or psychiatric disease
  • Patients with moyamoya syndrome caused by autoimmune disease, Down syndrome , neurofibromatosis, leptospiral infection, or previous skull-base radiation therapy.
  • Patients have been done or plan to accept revascularization surgery.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
RIC groupRICPatients allocated to the RIC group will undergo RIC procedure during which bilateral arm cuffs are inflated to a pressure of 50 mmHg over systolic blood pressure for five cycles of 5 min followed by 5 min of relaxation of the cuffs. They will also accept medication treatment by professional neurologists.
Medication groupAspirinPatients allocated to Medication group will accept medication treatment by professional neurologists.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
improvement ratio of mean cerebral blood flowchange from the baseline to12 months after treatment

Cerebral blood flow refers to the flow of blood through a certain cross-sectional area of cerebrovascular in a unit time. Patients' CBF will be detected by arterial spin labeling. In each hemisphere, middle cerebral artery territory was divided into ten regions according to Albert Stroke Program Early CT score (ASPECTS), regions of interest (ROI) were drawn manually in each of territory of MCA to determine the absolute CBF values. improvement ratio of mean CBF= mCBF atter treatment-mCBF baseline/mCBF baseline.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
incidence of ischemic strokefrom the baseline to 12 months after treatment

ischemic stroke is diagnosed by symptoms of neurologic deficit or head CT and MRI.

The number of patients with erythema,and/or skin lesions related to RICchange from the baseline to 12 months after treatment

Professional doctors will check it and the investigator will record the number.

The number of patients not tolerating RIC procedure,and refuse to continue the RIC procedurechange from the baseline to 12 months after treatment

the investigator will record the number.

incidence of transient ischemic attackfrom the baseline to 12 months after treatment

TIA is diagnosed by patients' transient neurologic deficit

The level of matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9)change from the baseline to 3, 6, 12 months after treatment

Blood samples will be drawn from cubital vein to test these biomarkersThese samples will be centrifuged immediately after collection and stored at - 80 until batch evaluation

The level of vascular endothelial growth factorchange from the baseline to 3, 6, 12 months after treatment

Blood samples will be drawn from cubital vein to test these biomarkersThese samples will be centrifuged immediately after collection and stored at - 80 until batch evaluation

The level of basic fibroblast growth factorchange from the baseline to 3, 6 ,12 months after treatment

Blood samples will be drawn from cubital vein to test these biomarkersThese samples will be centrifuged immediately after collection and stored at - 80 until batch evaluation

The rate of progression of stenosis or occlusion at Willis circle12 months after therapy

Progression of stenosis or occlusion at Willis circle was evaluated by TOF-MRA, which was defined as the the stenosis or occlusion was progressed to another part of Willis circle, like stenosis progressed from M1 to M2-M4 et al, or in the same part, stenosis progressed to occlusion.

incidence of hemorrhagic strokefrom the baseline to 12 months after treatment

hemorrhagic stroke is diagnosed by head CT

The rate of death and adverse eventchange from the baseline to 12 months after treatment

All causes of death will be included to compute mortality at 12 months after therapy

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University

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Beijing, Beijing, China

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