Acute spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Age >= 18 (both male and female) • Acute stroke syndrome that is due to presumed spontaneous ICH, confirmed by clinical history and a CT scan within 6 hours of stroke onset without/without contrast, and if an CT angiogram is also undertaken as part of routine care. • Presentation to hospital within 6 hours of stroke onset
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Definite evidence that the ICH is secondary to a structural abnormality in the brain (eg an AVM, intracranial aneurysm, tumour, trauma, or previous cerebral infarction) or previous thrombolysis. • A high likelihood that the patient will not adhere to the study treatment and follow-up regimen. In each case, the decision about the patient’s eligibility will be based on the attending clinician’s interpretation of the above eligibility criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Functional recovery according to an ordinal shift analysis of the full range of scores on the modified Rankin scale (mRS) scores at 6 months [6 Months ] | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Functional recovery according to a shift analysis of scores on the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) at 7 days. The following at 6-months: poor outcome defined by mRS scores of 3-6; separately on death and disability (mRS 3-5); health-related quality of life (HRQoL) using the EuroQoL Group 5-Dimension self-report questionnaire (EQ-5D); duration of hospitalisation; and residence. [6 months] | — |
Countries
Sri Lanka
Contacts
Consultant Neurologist