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Evacuation of Lobar Intracranial Hemorrhage Using Microsurgical Technique (ELIMINATE)

Evacuation of Lobar Intracranial Hemorrhage Using Microsurgical Technique (ELIMINATE): A Prospective Observational Surgical Cohort Study of Feasibility, Safety, and Radiographic Outcomes

Status
Not yet recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07697742
Acronym
ELIMINATE
Enrollment
27
Registered
2026-07-13
Start date
2026-09-01
Completion date
2028-12-31
Last updated
2026-07-13

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

Conditions

Intracerebral Hemorrhage Lobar

Keywords

intracerebral hemorrhage, lobar ICH

Brief summary

ELIMINATE is a cohort study, phase 2A, designed to determine whether a standardized microsurgical procedure to evacuate spontaneous lobar intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) is feasible, safe and surgically efficacious in achieving a postoperative residual ICH volume \<15cc on 24-hour postoperative CT imaging.

Detailed description

The primary objective of ELIMINATE, a prospective, single-centre, observational surgical cohort study, is to determine whether a standardized microsurgical procedure to evacuate spontaneous lobar intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) is feasible, safe and surgically efficacious in achieving a postoperative residual ICH volume \<15cc on 24-hour postoperative CT imaging. The secondary objectives include assessment of tool-tissue forces and bleeding, residual ICH volume postoperatively, and determining the recruitment rate for patients with spontaneous lobar ICH. The primary clinical outcome will be the proportion of enrolled patients achieving residual ICH volume \<15cc on postoperative CT scan at 24 hours. Key outcomes are: Radiographic: percent evacuation; residual volume (continuous + dichotomized). Functional: mRS at 6 months; EQ-5D-5L at 6 months; mortality at 30 and 180 days. Intraoperative: force metrics; bleeding quantification; operative time; blood loss. Feasibility: recruitment rate; proportion operated ≤16 hours; completeness of imaging. Safety: symptomatic rebleeding ≤72h; postoperative deficits; infections; unplanned OR return; 30-day mortality. A maximum of 27 adult patients will be enrolled. Inclusion criteria: * Adults \> 18 years * CT evidence of acute, spontaneous lobar ICH defined as located \<1cm from the cortical surface * ICH volume is \>30cc but \<80cc as measured by (length x width x height)/2 * GCS 5-14 at presentation * NIHSS \>5 * Surgery deemed to be feasible within 16h of symptom onset Exclusion criteria: * Underlying secondary etiology (AVM, tumor, etc. if known or identifiable acutely) * Intraventricular extension estimated to involve \>50% of the lateral ventricle * Preoperative disability that will affect outcome as measured by modified Rankin Scale score (mRS\>1 at baseline) * Individuals presenting with GCS \<5 at presentation * Primary basal ganglia hemorrhage with lobar extension * End-stage organ failure or life expectancy \<6 months * For patients in whom the treating clinical team elects to proceed with surgical evacuation as part of clinical care, a standardized evacuation of the hematoma will be performed using neuronavigation for optimal craniotomy planning, microsurgical technique and SmartForceps System for quantifiable intraoperative data. This study consists of one 180-day study period for each subject. Subjects will be hospitalized for care after their lobar ICH and surgical intervention according to the current standard of care. Subjects will undergo phone assessment on Day 180 by a trained assessor.

Interventions

PROCEDUREMicrosurgical hematoma evacuation

Microsurgical hematoma evacuation using microscope and neuronavigation

Sponsors

Dr. Michael D Hill
Lead SponsorOTHER
University of Calgary
CollaboratorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* • Adults \> 18 years * CT evidence of acute, spontaneous lobar ICH defined as located \<1cm from the cortical surface * ICH volume is \>30cc but \<80cc as measured by (length x width x height)/2 * GCS 5-14 at presentation * NIHSS \>5 * Surgery deemed to be feasible within 16h of symptom onset

Exclusion criteria

* • Underlying secondary etiology (AVM, tumor, etc. if known or identifiable acutely) * Intraventricular extension estimated to involve \>50% of the lateral ventricle * Preoperative disability that will affect outcome as measured by modified Rankin Scale score (mRS\>1 at baseline) * Individuals presenting with GCS \<5 at presentation * Primary basal ganglia hemorrhage with lobar extension * End-stage organ failure or life expectancy \<6 months * For patients in whom the treating clinical team elects to proceed with surgical evacuation as part of clinical care, a standardized evacuation of the hematoma will be performed using neuronavigation for optimal craniotomy planning, microsurgical technique and SmartForceps System for quantifiable intraoperative data.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Recruitment rateQuarterly from study onset through study completion with the final recruitment rate recorded at the end of study; total time 12 monthsTotal recruitment will be recorded each month and report as number of patients recruited per calendar month as an average for duration of the study. The numerator will be the cumulative total number of pateints recruitment and the denominator will be the number of months elapsed since study start. The demoninator can be a fractional number; the numerator will also be a positive integer.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Residual hematoma volumeUp to 2 days after enrolment; post-operative core lab assessment of the 18-54 hour follow-up CT brain scan. The Core Lab will measure residual hematoma volume using summative planimetry over the volume of each CT scan slice image.Residual hematoma volume
modified Rankin Scale Scoreat 90 days and 180 days after enrolment.mRS score is an integer scale ranging from 0 to 6 (7 point interval scale). Lower score are better and the highest score (6) implies death
EuroQoLat 90 days and 180 days after randomizationEQ5D-5L is a 5 domain scale, with a 5 point Likert scale for the quesiton in each domain. It addresses quality of life and the final score (the EQ5D Index) is adjusted by country to local norms using standardized methodology. Higher index scores inply a higher quality of life.

Countries

Canada

Contacts

CONTACTMichael D HILL, MD
michael.hill@ucalgary.ca403-210-7786

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Jul 14, 2026