endovasculartreatment, acute ischemic stroke, randomized controlled trial, cost-effectiveness, long-term follow-up endovasculaire behandeling, acuut herseninfarct, gecontroleerd gerandomiseerd onderzoek, kosteneffectiviteit, lange termijn uitkomsten
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: INCLUSION CRITERIA • A clinical diagnosis of acute stroke, with a deficit on the NIH stroke scale of 2 points or more. • CT or MRI scan ruling out intracranial hemorrhage. • Intracranial arterial occlusion of the distal intracranial carotid artery or middle (M1/M2) or anterior (A1/A2) cerebral artery, demonstrated with CTA, MRA, DSA or transcranial Doppler/duplex (TCD). • The possibility to start treatment within 6 hours from onset. • Informed consent given. • Age 18 or over.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: GENERAL EXCLUSION CRITERIA • Arterial blood pressure > 185/110 mmHg. • Blood glucose 22.2 mmol/L. • Intravenous treatment with thrombolytic therapy in a dose exceeding 0.9 mg/kg alteplase or 90 mg. • Intravenous treatment with thrombolytic therapy despite contra-indications, i.e. major surgery, gastrointestinal bleeding or urinary tract bleeding within the previous 2 weeks, or arterial puncture at a non-compressible site within the previous 7 days. SPECIFIC EXCLUSION CRITERIA FOR INTENDED MECHANICAL THROMBECTOMY • Laboratory evidence of coagulation abnormalities, i.e. platelet count 50 sec or INR >3.0. SPECIFIC EXCLUSION CRITERIA FOR INTENDED INTRA-ARTERIAL THROMBOLYSIS • Cerebral infarction in the distribution of the relevant occluded artery in the previous 6 weeks. • History of intracerebral hemorrhage. • Severe head injury (contusion) in the previous 4 weeks. • Clinical or laboratory evidence of coagulation abnormalities, i.e. platelet count 50 sec or INR >1.7. Current treatment with oral thrombin antagonists, such as argatroban and dabigatran or treatment with oral selective Factor Xa inhibitors, such as rivaroxaban.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. modified Rankin scale and quality of life at 2 years after randomization 2. costs per patient without poor outcome on the Modified Rankin Scale (mRs) and the costs per quality-adjusted life year (QALY) at 2 years after randomization | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Our secondary objectives regarding the long term clinical outcome include occurrence of recurrent strokes and mortality in both treatment groups | — |
Contacts
Academic Medical Center (AMC), Department of Neurology, H2 P.O. Box 22660.