Stroke Clinical Trial
Official title:
Inflammation and Post-Stroke Depression
Verified date | November 2015 |
Source | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | |
Study type | Observational |
This study is being done to see if there is a relationship between stroke, post-stroke depression, and measures of inflammatory and/or stress compounds in the blood. Brain injury, as caused by stroke, leads to an inflammatory response in the brain which in turn can influence inflammatory and stress responses in other parts of the body outside of the brain. These responses can be measured by analyzing various substances in the blood and in the white blood cells. The investigators will measure these substances (cytokines, glucocorticoids) and compare them to the absence, presence, or degree of depression that the investigators will determine by neurological and psychological testing. The investigators will be drawing blood for this study on admission, at or around day 3, at or around day 7 and at or around day 90, which is not part of routine stroke care. The investigators will be asking subjects to participate in answering question/scales on these same days, some of these questionnaires are also not part of routine stroke care. Standard stroke care is being done other than blood drawing/participating in answering questions/scales. Approximately 25 people will be enrolled over one year.
Status | Active, not recruiting |
Enrollment | 25 |
Est. completion date | December 2015 |
Est. primary completion date | December 2014 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | All |
Age group | 18 Years and older |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - The subjects will be male and female patients with acute ischemic stroke of the brain. Vascular risk factors, including diabetes, hypertension, and coronary artery disease, are expected to be common, and will be recorded in the Source Documents (appendix). Patients will be included if: - Aged = 18 years of age - Neuroimaging or clinical symptoms are consistent with an acute ischemic stroke (AIS) - There are no alternative explanations for symptoms (eg. tumor, witnessed seizure, history of complicated migraine headache, hypoglycemia [blood sugar (BS) < 50 mg/dL] or hyperglycemia (BS > 400 mg/dL) - Subject is able to be enrolled and have blood samples drawn (Note: inability to provide a sample within 48 hours does not preclude inclusion if consent is provided after this time and patient can provide blood at subsequent time points (see Table) - Subject is able to provide informed consent for participation in this research study Exclusion Criteria: - • Other known severe/terminal illness which limits life expectancy to < 90 days, sepsis, disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (DIC), infective endocarditis, metastatic cancer, or cerebral vasculitis - Current diagnosis of or treatment for major depressive disorder - Women who are pregnant at the time of stroke, since pregnancy alters inflammatory markers - Communication problems due to aphasia at visit 2, inability to speak English - History of substance abuse and other relevant psychiatric conditions - Autoimmune, current or recent infection, hematological disorders, use of immune modulating drugs |
Country | Name | City | State |
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United States | Rutgers, The State University | New Brunswick | New Jersey |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Alexander Kusnecov, Ph.D. |
United States,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | • The analysis of the presence of specific inflammatory markers | • Analysis of blood for the presence of Increased proinflammatory cytokines measured in blood plasma and isolated peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC),reduced sensitivity to the suppressive effects of the synthetic glucocorticoid, dexamethasone, on cytokine production and proliferation in stimulated PBMC cultures and high cortisol and ACTH levels | 90 days | |
Primary | presence of depression in people with ischemic stroke | Continuous measures of clinician-rated depression severity and potential co-morbid anxiety will be measured with the Hamilton Depression and Anxiety Scales (Ham-A and Ham-D 46-48). These are widely-used and well-validated rating scales that have been used in a variety of patient populations, and will be supplemented for thoroughness with the Beck Depression Inventory. The presence and history of depression and anxiety disorders will be also be assessed using the Structured Diagnostic Interview for Axis I DSM-IV Disorders depression and anxiety modules (SCID) 49. The SCID is a diagnostic semi-structured interview designed to assess and diagnose mental illnesses as defined by the DSM-IV (American Psychiatric Association, 2000), which is the gold standard for diagnosis categorization in the United States. | 90 days | |
Secondary | Measurement and identification stroke location | Localization will occur through neuroimaging by either CT or MRI | 90 days |
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