Stroke Clinical Trial - Improving Diagnosis & Prediction of Outcome in

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

Patients with acute severe brain injury are usually admitted to the Intensive Care Unit. A substantial proportion of these patients will have disorders of consciousness (DOC) after interruption of sedation. It is difficult to reliably predict neurological outcome in these patients. Dependent on the extent of permanently damaged brain areas, DOC in patients with acute severe brain injury may improve or persist, eventually evolving into a minimal conscious state (MCS) or unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (UWS). These conditions are accompanied by long term severe disability. In current practice, the decision to withdraw life-sustaining support is made by interpreting the results of repeated bedside neurological examination and conventional CT-brain imaging. Reliable identification of patients with a possible good outcome, in whom treatment should not be withdrawn, is difficult. In this prospective observational cohort study we aim to identify patients with a good neurological outcome.

Clinical Trial Description

In order to identify patients with a good neurological outcome a combination of diagnostic tests is used. Clinical rating scales - Simplified evaluation of consciousness scale (SECONDs) and the full outline of unresponsiveness (FOUR) score - Once a week Blood biomarkers - Neuron specific enolase, neurofilament light, glial fibrillary acidic protein - Sampling timepoints: 24h, 72h, 7 days and 14 days after brain injury - Serum (STG-5) and plasma (EDTA-6) tubes, aliquoted (4 x 0.5ml) and stored at -80°C EEG with reactivity testing - Standard 21-electrode montage - Stimuli protocol I: a set of 5 stimuli repeated 3 times 1. Auditory: clapping in hands, 2. Auditory: calling patients name loudly, 3. Visual: passive eye opening, 4. Tactile: nasal tickle, 5. Noxious: sternal rub Each stimuli is applied for a duration of 5 seconds and an interval between stimuli of 30 seconds - Stimuli protocol II: Cognitive-motor dissociation test MRI-scan - Sequences considered essential for patient care i.e.T1, T2, FLAIR, DWI/SWI - Preferably, performed between 4-6 weeks after hospital admission ;

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT06283901
Study type	Observational
Source	Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Contact	Wolmet Haksteen, MD
Phone	+31 020 566 9111
Email	w.e.haksteen@amsterdamumc.nl
Status	Recruiting
Phase
Start date	January 2, 2023
Completion date	September 1, 2025

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Improving Diagnosis and Prediction of Outcome in Patients With Severe Disorders of Consciousness — IMPROVE-DOC

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