Hypothermia in Acute Stroke With Thrombolysis Imaging Evaluation of Revascularization — HASTIER  

Acute Ischemic Stroke Clinical Trial

Official title: An Ancillary Imaging Study to the Intravascular Cooling in the Treatment of Stroke 2 (ICTuS 2) Trial, an NIH-funded Project on the Safety and Efficacy of Hypothermia Combined With Thrombolysis

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The primary objective of this Phase 2 HASTIER study, as an ancillary study to ICTuS 2, is to compare key imaging measurements for serial changes in recanalization and reperfusion between hypothermia and normothermia treatment arms as intermediate outcomes of treatment effect. Secondary exploratory analyses include imaging of the neurovascular impact of reperfusion with hypothermia and tPA, including blood-brain barrier changes or permeability, hemorrhagic transformation, and infarct growth.

Clinical Trial Description

A prospective imaging ancillary study coincides with recruitment of ICTuS 2 by using currently available imaging tools at a subset of multicenter sites. HASTIER will evaluate therapeutic response with imaging outcome measures for recanalization and reperfusion. Key scientific objectives include the evaluation of hypothermia on benchmark recanalization and reperfusion rates in 120 cases of middle cerebral artery (MCA) stroke. Recanalization will be measured with Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) score change from baseline-36 hour CT/MRI angiography. Reperfusion will be measured with Tmax > 6s lesion volume change from baseline-36 hour CT/MRI perfusion imaging. Secondary outcomes will be measured with serial changes in permeability abnormalities derived from CT/MRI perfusion imaging, hemorrhagic transformation, and infarct growth from baseline-36 hours. Correlation of these imaging parameters with clinical outcomes will provide insight to accelerate research during these translational steps in hypothermia treatment for acute ischemic stroke. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Diagnostic

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Acute Ischemic Stroke
• Hypothermia
• Stroke

• NCT number: NCT01778855
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University of California, Los Angeles
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3
• Start date: February 2013
• Completion date: August 2015