Efficacy and Safety of MRI-based Thrombolysis in Wake-up Stroke — WAKE-UP  

Stroke Clinical Trial

Official title: Efficacy and Safety of MRI-based Thrombolysis in Wake-up Stroke: a Randomised, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

WAKE-UP is an investigator initiated European multicenter randomized controlled clinical trial of MRI based thrombolysis in acute stroke patients with unknown time of symptom onset, e.g. due to recognition of stroke symptoms on awakening. Objective of WAKE-UP is to prove efficacy and safety of MRI-based intravenous thrombolysis with Alteplase in patients waking up with stroke symptoms or patients with otherwise unknown symptom onset.

Clinical Trial Description

WAKE-UP is a clinical trial of MRI based thrombolysis in acute stroke patients with unknown time of symptom onset, e.g. due to recognition of stroke symptoms on awakening. Intravenous thrombolysis with Alteplase is available as effective and safe treatment of acute stroke within 4.5 hours of symptom onset. However, in about 20% of acute stroke patients time of symptom onset is unknown. This large group of patients is currently excluded from treatment with Alteplase. The objective of the research proposed in the WAKE-UP project is to provide effective treatment options for this large group of acute stroke patients.

WAKE-UP is designed to prove efficacy and safety of MRI-based intravenous thrombolysis with Alteplase in patients waking up with stroke symptoms or patients with otherwise unknown symptom onset. Patients will be enrolled based on MRI findings indicative of acute ischemic stroke less than 4.5 hours of age. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Stroke

• NCT number: NCT01525290
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Start date: September 2012
• Completion date: October 2018