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Administrative data

NCT number NCT04116112
Other study ID # 191520
Secondary ID K23NS113858
Status Completed
Phase Phase 2
First received
Last updated
Start date January 17, 2020
Est. completion date December 15, 2022

Study information

Verified date September 2023
Source University of Cincinnati
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the safety of lowering blood pressure in acute stroke patients that are successfully treated with a mechanical thrombectomy procedure. The investogators will evaluate the hypothesis that lower blood pressure management strategies do not result in larger volume of stroke or worse 3-month clinical outcome in these patients.


Description:

Several thousand patients suffer from an ischemic stroke caused by an occlusion of a large blood vessel supplying the brain. Endovascular mechanical thrombectomy (EVT) has revolutionized management of this most devastating type of ischemic stroke by allowing removal of the occlusive clot. However, about half of the successfully EVT-treated patients (~85% of all treated patients) still remain disabled at 90 days. Early evidence suggests that patients with lower blood pressure (BP) after the thrombectomy procedure have better outcomes. However, safety of lowering BP in these patients has not been determined. The primary safety concern of lowering BP comes from the potential of compromising blood flow to the "at risk" area of the brain following the stroke. The purpose of this trial is to evaluate the safety of lower BP management strategies in patients who are successfully treated with endovascular treatment for ischemic stroke. The investigator will enroll 120 individuals who qualify and randomly assign them to one of the three systolic BP (SBP) targets: ≤180 mmHg, <160 mmHg, and <140 mmHg (40 patients in each group). Treatment will begin soon after the blood clot causing the stroke is removed, using anti-hypertensive medication given intravenously with a goal to lower and maintain the SBP below assigned target for 24 hrs. The scientists will assess the safety of lower BP targets (<160 mmHg and <140 mmHg) by quantifying the volume of stroke measured with an MRI scan obtained at 36+/-12 hours and participants' functional status at 90 days measured with a patient centered disability score. Participants will undergo the 36 +/-12-hour MRI scan as part of their routine clinical care and will not be asked to prolong their hospital stay for study purpose. A phone interview will take place to determine their functional status at 90-days. Enrollment of 120 patients will provide 80% power to detect a 10 cubic centimeter increase in stroke volume and a 0.10 decrease in utility-weighted modified Rankin score (a patient-centered disability score) for every 20 mmHg decrease in SBP. An interim analysis will be conducted after enrollment of 60 patients at which time the study may stop for safety concerns.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 120
Est. completion date December 15, 2022
Est. primary completion date July 1, 2022
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Adult patients (=18 years) - Undergoing successful EVT (defined as modified Thrombolysis in Cerebral Ischemia Score, mTICI, =2b) for an occlusion in the anterior cerebral circulation large vessel (internal carotid artery and M1 or M2 segments of the middle cerebral artery). - Intervention will be initiated only for those with a successful recanalization (modified Thrombolysis in Cerebral Ischemia Score = 2b). - Undergoing a baseline CT or MR perfusion study - Those with unsuccessful recanalization (mTICI 0-2a) will be not intervened upon. Exclusion Criteria: - Known heart failure with ejection fraction <30% - Presence of a left ventricular assist device - Patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation - Pregnancy - Enrollment in any other clinical trial

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Drug:
Nicardipine
In the event where SBP values are above the randomly assigned target, intravenous nicardipine will be initiated at 2.5 mg/hr to lower the SBP. If SBP is still not reduced to below assigned target after 15 minutes, nicardipine dose will be increased by 2.5 mg/hr every 15 minutes until the target SBP or a maximum dose of 15 mg/hr is reached.
Labetalol
If SBP is above target despite maximum nicardipine infusion for 30 minutes, 10-20 mg of intravenous labetalol will be added every 15 minutes.
Hydralazine
If SBP remains unresponsive for 1 hr despite the use of maximum doses of nicardipine and labetalol, a Hydralazine will be added at the treating physician's discretion. Incidence of the latter scenario is anticipated to be exceedingly rare.

Locations

Country Name City State
United States University of Cincinnati Cincinnati Ohio
United States Hartford Healthcare Hartford Connecticut
United States Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville Tennessee

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
University of Cincinnati National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Other Compliance Outcome Number of participants with an hourly maximum SBP above target from 2-24 hrs post treatment initiation Treatment initiation to 24 hrs after treatment Initiation
Primary Final Infarct Volume Infarct volume on diffusion-weighted MRI (or CT if MRI cannot be obtained) at 36 (+/-12) hrs after treatment initiation, adjusted for the baseline CT perfusion core infract volume. 36 (+/-12) hrs after treatment initiation
Primary Utility-weighted Modified Rankin Score Modified Rankin score (mRS) is a scale for measuring the degree of disability or dependence of people who have suffered a stroke. 0 - no symptoms at all; 1 - no significant disability despite symptoms; able to carry out all usual duties and activities; 2- slight disability; unable to carry out all previous activities, but able to look after own affairs without assistance; 3- moderate disability; requiring some help, but able to walk without assistance; 4 - moderately severe disability; unable to walk without assistance and unable to attend to own bodily needs without assistance; 5 - severe disability; bedridden, incontinent and requiring constant nursing care and attention; 6- dead.
Patient centered utility weights are applied to these scores as 1.0 for mRS level 0; 0.91 for mRS level 1; 0.76 for mRS level 2; 0.65 for mRS level 3; 0.33 for mRS level 4; 0 for mRS level 5; and 0 for mRS level 6. Unlike the mRS, the utility-weighted mRS runs from 0 to 1, with 0 being the worst.
90 days after treatment initiation
Secondary Number of Participants With Any Hemorrhagic Transformation Number of participants with any new bleeding within the infarcted brain tissue on 36(+/-12) hr MRI/CT scan after treatment initiation 36(+/-12) hrs after treatment initiation
Secondary Number of Participants With Symptomatic Hemorrhagic Transformation Defined as number of participants with any new bleeding within the infarcted brain tissue and an NIH Stroke Scale worsening of 4 or more points associated with the bleeding within 36 (+/-12) hrs of treatment initiation 36(+/-12) hrs after treatment initiation
Secondary Number of Participants With Neurological Worsening Associated With Antihypertensive Treatment Defined as number of participants with 4 points of greater increase in NIH Stroke scale associated with reduction in SBP caused by anti-hypertensive treatment initiation or titration. Treatment initiation to 24 hrs after treatment initiation
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