Interventional Management of Stroke (IMS) II Study

Stroke Clinical Trial

Official title: Interventional Management of Stroke (IMS) II Study

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of delivering intra-arterial recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) and ultrasound to the site of the blood clot blocking blood flow to the brain of stroke patients.

Clinical Trial Description

The overall goal of Interventional Management of Stroke (IMS II) study is to refine thrombolytic therapy for patients with acute ischemic stroke who can be treated within three hours of stroke onset.

This multi-center, non-randomized pilot study will provide preliminary data about the benefits and risks of combined intravenous (IV) and intra-arterial (IA) recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA) and low-intensity ultrasound energy in ischemic stroke patients with baseline NIHSSS >/= 10 in whom intravenous treatment can be started within three hours of stroke onset. rt-PA is a thrombolytic, clot-dissolving drug.

The primary objectives for the study are to obtain reliable estimates of the effectiveness and safety of a treatment approach combining IV/IA rt-PA and ultrasound for stroke patients; and to determine if the estimated effectiveness of combined IV/IA rt-PA at 3 months—as compared to the 3 month outcome of placebo-treated patients in the NINDS rt-PA Stroke Trial—warrants proceeding to a large, phase III randomized trial. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Stroke

• NCT number: NCT00243906
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University of Cincinnati
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Start date: January 2003
• Completion date: May 2007