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Efficacy and Safety of Balloon Guide Catheter in Mechanical Thrombectomy Patients

Efficacy and Safety of Balloon Guide Catheter in Mechanical Thrombectomy Patients

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03754738
Acronym
ESCAPE
Enrollment
155
Registered
2018-11-27
Start date
2018-11-25
Completion date
2020-02-28
Last updated
2018-12-04

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Balloon Guide Catheter, Mechanical Thrombectomy, Stroke

Brief summary

With mechanical thrombectomy now representing standard of care for treatment of acute ischemic stroke secondary to large vessel occlusion, identifying adjunctive techniques that result in improved outcomes for patients with LVO has become an issue of increasing importance. A number of retrospective studies have demonstrated that flow arrest during the clot retrieval process results in less clot fragmentation, lower rates of distal emboli, higher revascularization rates and improved rates of good neurological outcome.

Interventions

Use a balloon guide catheter in the mechanical thrombectomy

DEVICENon-balloon guide catheter

Use a non-balloon guide catheter in the mechanical thrombectomy

Sponsors

Capital Medical University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Caregiver, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Age 18 years or older * A clinical diagnosis of acute stroke, with a deficit on the NIHSS of 2 points or more. * Intracranial arterial occlusion of the distal intracranial carotid artery or middle (M1/M2) or anterior (A1/A2) cerebral artery, demonstrated with CTA, MRA, or DSA. * Treatment can be initiated (groin puncture) within 6 hours of symptom onset. * Planning to mechanical thrombectomy with a stenting retriever. * Signed informed consent prior to entering study.

Exclusion criteria

* Moderate stenosis, severe stenosis, or occlusion of the ipsilateral extracranial carotid artery. * Previously deployed stents in the ipsilateral carotid artery. * Dissections of the ipsilateral carotid artery. * Known hemorrhagic diathesis, coagulation factor deficiency, or oral anticoagulant therapy with INR \> 3.0. * Baseline platelet count \< 50.000/µL. * Baseline blood glucose of \< 50mg/dL or \>400mg/dl. * Severe, sustained hypertension (SBP \> 220 mm Hg or DBP \> 110 mm Hg). * Renal insufficiency with creatinine ≥ 3 mg/dl. * Patients in sedation and intubated patients could not be included if baseline NIHSS is not obtained by a neurologist or emergency physician prior to sedation or intubation. * Seizures at stroke onset which would preclude obtaining a baseline NIHSS. * Unlikely to be available for 90 days follow-up (e.g. no fixed home address, visitor from overseas). * Subject participating in a study involving an investigational drug or device that would impact this study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Distal embolization,After mechanical thrombectomy, usually within 3 hours

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Modified thrombolysis in cerebral infarction 2b/3,After mechanical thrombectomy, usually within 3 hours
Modified thrombolysis in cerebral infarctionAfter mechanical thrombectomy, usually within 3 hours
Modified thrombolysis in cerebral infarction 2b/3 after the first passAfter the first pass, , usually within 3 hours
First pass recanalization rateAfter the first pass, , usually within 3 hours
Number of passesAfter mechanical thrombectomy, usually within 3 hours
National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale7 days or dischargeScores on the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) range from 0 to 42, with higher scores indicating more severe neurologic deficits.
Symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage24 hours
Modified Rankin Scale90 daysScores on the modified Rankin scale of functional disability range from 0 (no symptoms) to 6 (death).
Mortality90 days
Procedure timeFrom the procedure start to the end, usually within 3 hours

Other

MeasureTime frame
Safety (occurrence of adverse events and serious adverse events)7 days

Countries

China

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 12, 2026