Acute Stroke
Conditions
Brief summary
Mastocytes were proven to have a central rule in their development of the lipoid plaque of the vascular system. Mastocytes also has an important role in the stabilisation of the plaque in the building of the brain barrier. Different animal studies show that the inhibition of the mastocyte activity decreases significantly the risk of secondary bleeding post ischaemic stroke.It was also shown that post stroke inflammation process was also blocked by the inhibition of mastocytes.Other studies showed up to 100% decrease in the brain barrier disruption and post stroke oedema, after treatment with mastocyte inhibitors. Cromolyn is a synthetic drug which has an anti-allergic effect by inhibition of the mastocytes. This drug is a well known,safe drug and is the main sub-substance that was used in the previously mentioned studies.
Interventions
DRUGCROMOLYN
Cromolyn 200mg (dissolved in water) given 4 times a day
DRUGsugar pill
sugar pill Dissolved in water taken 4 times daily 30 minutes prior to meals
Sponsors
Wolfson Medical Center
Study design
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 90 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Infarction of the anterior Circulation system. 2. Both genders 3. Age \> 20 years 4. NIHSS \> 5 -
Exclusion criteria
1. Non- ischaemic stroke 2. Additional disease of the CNS 3. Known allergy to cromolyn 4. Diseae of mastocytosis 5. Renal or Hepatic failure (acute or chronic) 6. Inability to sign consent form (dementia or sensory aphasia) 7. Lacunar infarctions 8. INfarction present in cerebellum or brain stem -
Countries
Israel
Contacts
Primary ContactYair Lampl, Neurologist
Outcome results
None listed