intracerebral haemorrhage stroke
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) between 18 and 70 years of age.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients between 45 and 70 years with a known history of hypertension and ICH in the thalamus, putamen, or posterior fossa will be excluded, as well as patients on oral anticoagulants with an INR greater than 2.5 and patients who will not be able to undergo (one of) the examinations because of contraindications.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome will be the detection of a vascular malformation with a (combination of) test(s) as expressed by means of the area under the receiver operator characteristic curve. Using a logistic regression model we will assess which (combination of) test(s) discerns best between presence and absence of a vascular malformation. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary outcome will be the effectiveness of the diagnostic tests, separately and in combination, expressed as remaining life expectancy in good health (independent) and the number of quality-adjusted lifeyears (QALY*s). | — |
Countries
Netherlands