Status:

COMPLETED

IV vs. IA tPA (Activase) in Acute Ischemic Stroke With CTA Evidence of Major Vessel Occlusion

Lead Sponsor:

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Collaborating Sponsors:

Genentech, Inc.

Conditions:

Ischemic Stroke

Eligibility:

All Genders

19+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States, responsible for 158,488 deaths in 1998 (American Heart Association). Nationwide, each year, an estimated 600,000 to 750,000 people suff...

Detailed Description

DESCRIPTION OF THE STUDY This is a randomized, controlled, single center feasibility and preliminary safety study to determine the clinical efficacy of Activase administered locally, IA, in the course...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Subjects will be eligible if the following criteria are met:
  • Ability to provide written informed consent and comply with study assessments for the full duration of the study.
  • Age \> 18 years
  • NIHSS ≥ 4 or isolated aphasia or isolated hemianopsia

Exclusion

  • NIHSS \>30
  • Coma
  • Rapidly improving symptoms
  • History of stroke in the last 6 weeks
  • Seizure at onset
  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH ) or suspected SAH
  • Any history of Intracrannial Hemorrhage (ICH)
  • Neoplasm
  • Septic embolism
  • Surgery, biopsy, trauma or LP in last 30 days
  • Head trauma in the last 90 days
  • Bleeding diathesis, or INR \>1.7 or PTT \>1.5 times baseline or platelet \<100K
  • SBP \>180 or DBP ≥100 despite treatment with 3 doses of IV Labetalol (10-20 mg Q10")
  • Lacunar stroke syndrome
  • CT: Hemorrhage, tumor (except small meningioma), significant mass effect, midline shift, acute hypodensity or \>1/3 MCA territory sulcal effacement
  • Radiological contrast hypersensitivity
  • Angiographic: Dissection, lack of access, lack of occlusion, or nonatherosclerotic arteriopathy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2004

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

7 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00624000

Start Date

March 1 2004

End Date

December 1 2008

Last Update

November 8 2011

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University of North Carolina Stroke Center

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599-7025