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Filter by:Background: Despite the capability of emergency surgery to reduce the mortality of severe spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage (SSICH) patients, the effect and safety of surgical treatment for severe spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage (SSICH) patients receiving long-term oral antiplatelet treatment (LOAPT) remains unclear. In consideration of this, the cohort study is aimed at figuring out the effect and safety of emergency surgery for SSICH patients on LOAPT. Methods: As a multicenter and prospective cohort study, it will be conducted across 7 representative clinical centers. Starting in September 2019, the observation is scheduled to be completed by December 2022, with a total of 450 SSIC H patients recruited. The information on clinical, radiological, and laboratory practices will be recorded objectively. All of the patients will be monitored until death or 6 months after the occurrence of primary hemorrhage. Results: In this study, two comparative cohorts and an observational cohort will be set up. The primary outcome is the effect of emergency surgery, which is subject to assessment using the total mortality and comparison in the survival rate of SSICH patients on LOAPT between surgical treatment and conservative treatment. The second outcome is the safety of surgery, with the postoperative hemorrhagic complication which is compared between the operated SSICH patients on and not on LOAPT. Based on the observation of the characteristics and outcome of SSICH patients on LOAPT, the ischemic events after discontinuing LOAPT will be further addressed, and the coagulation function assessment system for operated SSICH patients on LOAPT will be established. Conclusions: In this study, we will investigate the effect and safety of emergency surgery for SSICH patients on LOAPT, which will provide an evidence for management in the future.
As one of the most serious forms of acute stroke, the early mortality rate of intracerebral hemorrhage(ICH) can be as high as 30-40%. The incidence of intracerebral hemorrhage increases with the increase of age. Under the circumstance of the aggravation of aging in China, intracerebral hemorrhage brings a certain burden to families and society. The results of several studies in recent years have failed to provide new therapeutic approaches for the treatment of cerebral hemorrhage. Therefore, novel therapeutic approaches is urgently needed for ICH. Primary and secondary prevention, acute inpatient care, and poststroke rehabilitation are all critical. The objective of this cohort study is to explore factors that might influence the long-term prognosis of patients with ICH and to further identify new potential targets for intervention.
Moderate-severe intraventricular hemorrhage (msIVH, Grades II-IV) is a significant neurological complication among extremely low gestational age neonates (ELGANs, <=27+6 weeks) and is associated with long-term neuro-disabilities. In Canada, msIVH affects ~25-30% of the 1300 ELGANs born annually, with little change in incidence over last decade. Typically, it occurs between days 2-7 of age, providing a finite window of opportunity. Instituting therapies at the population level, however, exposes many low-risk infants to side effects, adversely affecting risk-benefit profile and requiring large sample sizes in trials. A targeted preventative approach, though ideal, is currently challenged by our inability to reliably identify at-risk ELGANs early after birth. Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) has emerged as a promising non-invasive bedside neuromonitoring tool. Pilot studies using NIRS, including ours, found lower cerebral saturations (CrSO2) and greater periods of altered cerebral autoregulation in infants who later developed msIVH. However, a systematic planned investigation is needed to establish the predictive characteristics of NIRS-derived markers, using clinically translatable methods (cumulative burden over time-period vs. single time-point values) and identify their relative performance at different time-points during transition. Further, incorporating echocardiographic (ECHO) hemodynamic markers, known to be associated with msIVH, may allow for the establishment of robust multi-model prediction models and the gain of mechanistic hemodynamic insights to inform future management. Hence, our objective is to investigate the utility of multi-modal assessment using NIRS and ECHO for early identification of ELGANs at risk of msIVH, and generate clinically applicable predictive model(s).
The purpose of this observational study was to compare perihematomal edema and short-term prognosis in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage carrying the APOE-ε3 and APOE-ε4 genes. The main questions it aims to answer are: - Exploring whether patients carrying the ApoE-ε4 gene have more perifocal perihematomal edema after intracerebral hemorrhage than patients with the ApoE-ε3 gene. - ApoEε4 gene has worse short-term prognosis than ApoEε3 gene in intracerebral hemorrhage patients. All the patients in this study received the same medications based on the guidelines for the management of hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage.Some ICH patients were evaluated for Stereotactic minimally invasive surgery (sMIS) treatment by two experienced neurosurgeons.
This is an open-labelled, single centre randomised controlled trial evaluating the efficacy of early minimally invasive image-guided hematoma evacuation in combination with the current best medical treatment compared to best medical treatment alone in improving functional outcome rates at 6 months after initial treatment in patients with spontaneous supratentorial intracerebral haemorrhage.
Objective: To study the efficacy and safety of apixaban as stroke prophylaxis in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 5 and atrial fibrillation (AF) with or without dialysis treatment. The study hypothesis is that compared to no anticoagulation, apixaban reduces the incidence of ischemic stroke without causing an unacceptable increase in fatal or intracranial bleeding events. The secondary objectives are to evaluate the risk of all-cause mortality, cardiovascular events, and major bleeding in people with CKD stage 5 and AF treated with apixaban compared to standard of care without anticoagulation. Trial design: Pragmatic Prospective Open Label Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial, phase 3b over 12-72 months. Trial population: 1000-1400 patients at ≈50 sites in Sweden, Finland, Norway, Iceland and Poland Eligibility criteria: Adults ≥18 years with CKD stage 5 (ongoing treatment with any chronic dialysis treatment OR an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)* <20 ml/min/1.73 m2 at least twice 3 months apart of which at least one occasion is <15 ml/min/1.73 m2 due to CKD during the last 12 months) and a diagnosis of chronic, paroxysmal, persistent, or permanent AF or atrial flutter (AFL) with CHA2DS2-VASc score ≥2 for men or ≥3 or more for women as an indication for oral anticoagulation. The exclusion criteria are AF or AFL due to reversible causes, rheumatic mitral stenosis or moderate-to-severe non-rheumatic mitral stenosis at the time of inclusion into the study, a condition other than AF or AFL that requires chronic anticoagulation, contraindications for anticoagulation, active bleeding or serious bleeding within 3 months, planned for surgery within 3 months, and current use of strong inhibitors of both CYP3A4 and P-glycoprotein. Interventions: Randomization 1:1 to treatment with apixaban 2.5 mg twice daily and standard of care, or standard of care and no anticoagulation. Outcome measures: primary efficacy (time to first ischemic stroke); primary safety (the composite of time to first intracranial bleeding or fatal bleeding); secondary efficacy (time to all-cause mortality, time to cardiovascular event or cardiovascular death); secondary safety (time to first major bleeding according to International Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis (ISTH) criteria)
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate efficacy and safety of evacuation of cerebrospinal fluid, blood, and harmful bacteria from the intraventricular, subdural and subarachnoid spaces by Active Controlled Irrigation and Drainage (IRRAflow) compared to Passive External Ventricular Drainage (EVD). Subjects with intraventricular hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage, subdural bleeding, and ventriculitis will be randomized to receive the IRRAflow device or EVD device and followed for one month post-procedure to compare outcomes between the subject groups.
Minocycline has been found to reduce cerebral edema secondary to cerebral hemorrhage, promote hematoma absorption, and shorten hematoma absorption time; clinical studies have been conducted to confirm the safety in the treatment, but no significant hematoma absorption effect was seen with short duration of drug use. Therefore, the investigators propose to conduct a multicenter randomized controlled clinical trial to determine its accelerating effect on hematoma absorption.
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.
Very preterm infants are prone to numerous medical complications with lifelong impact. Amongst the most serious are severe intraventricular hemorrhage (sIVH) and the subsequent progression to posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus (PHH). Currently, the only treatment for PHH is surgery, most commonly with shunts that are prone to malfunction across the lifespan. Preclinical data show that melatonin (MLT) and erythropoietin (EPO), when administered in a sustained dosing regimen, can prevent the hallmarks of progression from early postnatal sIVH to subsequent PHH. The investigators will perform a Phase I, single institution, randomized, double-blind trial for very preterm infants with sIVH to define a safe combination dose of MLT and EPO. A maximum of 60 very preterm neonates with sIVH will be enrolled, treated through 33w6/7d, and followed to 37w6/7d. Neonates will be randomized 3:1 between MLT+EPO and placebo, with all receiving standard of care. The primary endpoint is a composite serious adverse event (SAE)/dose limiting toxicity (DLT). The investigators hypothesize that the MLT+EPO SAE/DLT rate will not be higher than the placebo rate. Secondary outcomes will be rate of co-morbidities of preterm birth. Exploratory data, collected to guide design of future clinical trials for efficacy, will include serial neuro-imaging metrics acquired from clinical images, serial neonatal neurodevelopmental examinations, serum and urine MLT and EPO levels, and liquid biomarkers. Successful implementation of this initial safety trial will provide essential data to guide the next stage of clinical trials to test if sustained MLT+EPO treatment can reduce the need for surgical intervention, and avoid the lifelong burden of shunted hydrocephalus.