Monitoring of Delayed Ischemia After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Completed

Conditions studied: Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

In brief

The goal in this research is to develop better ways to detect and treat the damage caused by bleeding in the brain.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01406457

Run by

University of Cincinnati

People needed

7

Starts

2010-06-01

Expected to finish

2014-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-10-21

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 18 to 70 years
• World Federation of Neurosurgery (WFNS) grade III-IV, and grade V patients who improve within 24h after ventriculostomy
• Diffuse thick or localized thick subarachnoid clot >1 mm on baseline CT (Fisher grade 3-4)
• Ruptured saccular aneurysm demonstrated by CT-angiography or DSA
• Onset of aSAH clinical symptoms within the preceding 72h
• Treatment of aneurysm within 24 h after admission
• Treatment of aneurysm by clip ligation

You may not qualify if…

• SAH due to other causes (e.g. trauma, fusiform or mycotic aneurysm)
• Only a thin diffuse layer or no visible subarachnoid blood in the initial CT
• Admission in a clinical state with unfavourable prognosis (e.g., bilateral dilated, non-reactive pupils for more than 1h)
• Coagulopathy (thrombocytes <60,000/ml or INR>1.5)
• Pregnancy
• Presence of incompatibilities for MRI, such as non-removable metals, artificial joints, electronic devices (pace maker, pumps), etc.

Where it is running

• University of Cincinnati — Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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