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NCT number NCT04044807
Other study ID # H19-01572
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase
First received
Last updated
Start date August 6, 2019
Est. completion date September 1, 2019

Study information

Verified date September 2019
Source University of British Columbia
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

This prospective observational study will be assessing whether it is practical and feasible to use a stroke screening tool (the modified NHISS, mNIHSS) in an adult surgical population. Perioperative stroke is an uncommon but devastating complication of surgery and previous research suggests that stroke symptoms may be missed in this population. This stroke screening tool has been used extensively in non-surgical patients but has not be used in non-cardiac surgical patients. Surgical patients have additional factors that may affect their ability to complete this assessment such as pain medications and sedatives, pain, and use of epidurals and nerve blocks. This study will involve a total of five testing sessions. The first will occur at the time of consent to screen for cognitive impairment via the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), as part of our exclusion criteria. Then over the course of four subsequent visits, participants will be assessed on the mNIHSS to track for any changes before and after their procedure, as well as evaluate the real-life usability of the mNIHSS as a potential tool to screen for stroke in the surgical population.


Description:

Purpose & Justification: Perioperative stroke is a potentially devastating complication that is currently poorly characterized with limited clinical tools available to detect and prevent its occurrence. To date only two stroke assessment scales have been applied to the perioperative setting, though none have been tested in non-cardiac, non-neurologic surgeries. One of those assessments, the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), is lengthy and may be impractical in the surgical setting. This is further complicated by several factors potentially existing in surgical patients that may alter the assessment, such as pain and drowsiness from medications. However, there is a modified simpler version of the NIHSS (mNIHSS) that has been shown to have improved reliability than the full version and reduced time requirement, thus making it preferable for perioperative stroke screening. To overcome the current gaps in knowledge and screening for risk of perioperative stroke, this prospective observational study will be assessing the feasibility of applying the mNIHSS in the surgical setting.

Primary Objective: To determine the change in mNIHSS score from baseline to immediately after surgery in the absence of diagnosed stroke in patients after surgery.

Secondary Objectives:

1. To determine the components of the mNIHSS most likely to change following surgery;

2. To determine the feasibility of administering the mNIHSS in surgical patients (e.g. acceptability, resources, length of time to complete, completeness).

3. To determine the relationship between baseline MoCA score and ability to complete the mNIHSS screening after surgery

Research design: This is a prospective observational study involving five testing sessions. A cognitive assessment (MoCA) will be conducted at the time of consent to screen for any cognitive impairment. There will be 4 additional visits during which the mNIHSS will be administered to surgical patients pre and post-operatively.

Statistical Analysis:

Sample Size Calculation There is no specific data available on the application of the mNIHSS in our study population. We estimate that we will require a sample size of 21 patients, assuming a mean difference of 2 (standard deviation 3) points between pre- and post-operatively, an alpha error of 0.05 and power of 80%. Anticipating a 20% drop out rate, we will recruit 25 patients.

Statistical Analysis We will describe the patient population using mean (SD), median (IQR) and percentage as appropriate. The application of the mNIHSS will be described using percent completed for each question, and the time taken to complete the test at each time point (mean, SD).

The change in mNIHSS on postoperative days 0, 1 and 2 will be compared to baseline using a Wilcoxon Signed Ranks test for matched pairs.

All tests will be two-sided with a p-value less than 0.05 considered statistically significant. All statistical analysis will be done using STATA 12.1 (StataCorp, Texas, USA).


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 25
Est. completion date September 1, 2019
Est. primary completion date September 1, 2019
Accepts healthy volunteers
Gender All
Age group 65 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

We will include older adult patients (65 years or older) presenting for non-cardiac non-neurologic surgery under general anesthesia at Vancouver General Hospital with a minimum two-night stay in hospital.

Exclusion Criteria:

We will exclude patients undergoing procedures involving the major vasculature of the head and neck, as well as patients who are predicted to require postoperative ventilation or planned tracheostomy. Patients who are not able to read or speak English will be excluded, as well as patients with significant hearing or visual impairment that would make assessment unreliable. In order to complete the mNIHSS accurately, we will exclude patients with significant cognitive impairment suggestive of dementia (MoCA score 17 or less) or a diagnosis of dementia.

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Diagnostic Test:
Modified National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale
Clinical tool used in the diagnosis of acute stroke developed by the National Institutes of Health, and modified for simplicity.

Locations

Country Name City State
Canada Vancouver General Hospital Vancouver British Columbia

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
University of British Columbia Vancouver General Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Total mNIHSS score The modified National Institutes for Health Stroke Scale (mNIHSS) is a modified version of the NIHSS used widely in the clinical assessment of stroke patients. The The mNIHSS contains 11 items with a possible range of scores from 0 (best) to 31 (worse). Each of the 11 items provides in a subscore ranging from 0 (normal) to 2-4 points, and the total score is a sum of all subscores. Baseline prior to surgery, recovery room, postoperative day one, postoperative day two
Secondary Completeness of mNIHSS Ability of patients to complete the mNIHSS at different time points around surgery Baseline prior to surgery, recovery room, postoperative day one, postoperative day two
Secondary Time required to complete the mNIHSS Time to complete the mNIHSS at different time points around surgery Baseline prior to surgery, recovery room, postoperative day one, postoperative day two
Secondary Acceptability of mNIHSS to patients Qualitative feedback from patients about the acceptability of the mNIHSS to surgical patients Baseline prior to surgery, recovery room, postoperative day one, postoperative day two
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