Brain Cavernous Angiomas with Symptomatic Hemorrhage (CASH) are rare, but they exact a heavy burden of neurologic disability from recurrent bleeding, for which there is no proven therapy. This trial readiness project aims to address current critical obstacles in identifying cases at multiple sites, characterizing their relevant features, and measuring their outcome. The timing cannot be more opportune, with therapeutic targets already identified, exceptional collaboration among researchers and with the patient community, and several drugs ready to benefit from a track to clinical testing in the next five years.
The Trial Readiness grant mechanism, funded by NINDS, proposes to address knowledge gaps and establish a research network as infrastructure for future research. This project includes an observational cohort study of 181 patients with an operational goal of demonstrating the feasibility of screening, enrollment rates, baseline disease categorization and follow-up of CASH using common data elements at multiple sites, and to assess the following endpoints for 123 participants enrolled at centers prespecified to do prospective follow-up: (1) the rates of recurrent hemorrhage; (2) the reliability of imaging biomarkers including quantitative susceptibility mapping and permeability measures which have been shown to correlate with lesion activity, and (3) change in functional status during prospective follow-up.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
123
The University of Chicago Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Rate of Recurrent Symptomatic Hemorrhage During the Two Year Follow-up Period in Patients With CASH.
Number of new bleeds reported during the two year follow-up period in the cohort with CASH. We will assess the change in the number of new symptomatic hemorrhage from baseline to year 1 and year 1 to year 2 follow-up.
Time frame: 2 year
Percent Change in QSM Value (Lesional Iron Content)
Change in QSM value (lesional iron content) will be presented as a mean value across all participants from baseline to year 1 and year 1 to year 2 follow-up MRIs
Time frame: 2 years of follow-up
Percent Change in Contrast-enhanced Quantitative Perfusion (DCEQP) Value (Vascular Permeability)
Change in DCEQP value (vascular permeability) will be presented as a mean value across all participants from baseline to year 1 and year 1 to year 2 follow-up MRIs
Time frame: 2 years of follow-up
Compare the Number of Patients With MRS 2 or Higher Who Had Prospective Symptomatic Hemorrhage to Those With MRS 2 or Higher Without Prospective Symptomatic Hemorrhage During the 2 Year Follow-up Period.
Compare the number of patients with MRS 2 or higher who had prospective symptomatic hemorrhage to those with MRS 2 or higher without prospective symptomatic hemorrhage from baseline to year 1 and year 1 to year 2 follow-up periods. The mRS is a simple global measure of functional disability. Scores range from 0 (no symptoms) to 6 (death). An mRS score of 0 to 1 is considered a minimal clinical disability, and 0 to 2 is independent.
Time frame: 2 years of follow-up
Percentage of Patients With National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) 0-4, 5-14 and 14+ During the 2 Year Follow-up Period.
Percentage of patients with National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) 0-4, 5-14 and 14+ from baseline to year 1 and year 1 to year 2 follow-up periods. NIHSS values range from 0 to 42, with stroke severity categorized as mild (0 to 4), moderate (5 to 14), severe (15 to 24), and very severe (≥25). 4-point decline in ischemic stroke clinical trials typically measures functional decline.
Time frame: 2 years of follow-up
Median Score of European Quality of Life Visual Analogue Scale (EQ-VAS) During the 2 Year Follow-up Period.
Median score of European Quality of Life Visual Analogue Scale (EQ-VAS) at baseline, year 1, year 2. The EQ-VAS is a vertical visual analogue scale that takes values between 100 (best imaginable health) and 0 (worst imaginable health), on which patients provide a global assessment of their health.
Time frame: 2 years of follow-up
Proportion of Patients With No Problems, Mild Problems, or Severe Problems in the "Mobility" Domain of European Quality of Life 5 Dimensions 3 Level Version (EQ-5D-3 L) During the 2 Year Follow-up Period.
Proportion of patients with no problems, mild problems, or severe problems in the "Mobility" domain of EQ-5D-3 L will be assessed at baseline, year 1, and year 2 follow-up periods. EQ-5D-3 L is a generic tool for Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO) measurement that can assess patients' quality of life, irrespective of the disease and includes 5 domains: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression. There are 3 questions per domain where patients respond if they have no problems, mild, or severe problems.
Time frame: 2 years of follow-up
Proportion of Patients With No Problems, Mild Problems, or Severe Problems in the "Self-care" Domain of European Quality of Life 5 Dimensions 3 Level Version (EQ-5D-3 L) During the 2 Year Follow-up Period.
Proportion of patients with no problems, mild problems, or severe problems in the "Self-care" domain of EQ-5D-3 L will be assessed at baseline, year 1, and year 2 follow-up periods. EQ-5D-3 L is a generic tool for Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO) measurement that can assess patients' quality of life, irrespective of the disease and includes 5 domains: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression. There are 3 questions per domain where patients respond if they have no problems, mild, or severe problems.
Time frame: 2 years of follow-up
Proportion of Patients With No Problems, Mild Problems, or Severe Problems in the "Usual Activities" Domain of European Quality of Life 5 Dimensions 3 Level Version (EQ-5D-3 L) During the 2 Year Follow-up Period.
Proportion of patients with no problems, mild problems, or severe problems in the "Usual activities" domain of EQ-5D-3 L will be assessed at baseline, year 1, and year 2 follow-up periods. EQ-5D-3 L is a generic tool for Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO) measurement that can assess patients' quality of life, irrespective of the disease and includes 5 domains: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression. There are 3 questions per domain where patients respond if they have no problems, mild, or severe problems.
Time frame: 2 years of follow-up
Proportion of Patients With No Problems, Mild Problems, or Severe Problems in the "Pain / Discomfort" Domain of European Quality of Life 5 Dimensions 3 Level Version (EQ-5D-3 L) During the 2 Year Follow-up Period.
Proportion of patients with no problems, mild problems, or severe problems in the "Pain / Discomfort" domain of EQ-5D-3 L will be assessed at baseline, year 1, and year 2 follow-up periods. EQ-5D-3 L is a generic tool for Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO) measurement that can assess patients' quality of life, irrespective of the disease and includes 5 domains: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression. There are 3 questions per domain where patients respond if they have no problems, mild, or severe problems.
Time frame: 2 years of follow-up
Proportion of Patients With No Problems, Mild Problems, or Severe Problems in the "Anxiety / Depression" Domain of European Quality of Life 5 Dimensions 3 Level Version (EQ-5D-3 L) During the 2 Year Follow-up Period.
Proportion of patients with no problems, mild problems, or severe problems in the "Anxiety / Depression" domain of EQ-5D-3 L will be assessed at baseline, year 1, and year 2 follow-up periods. EQ-5D-3 L is a generic tool for Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO) measurement that can assess patients' quality of life, irrespective of the disease and includes 5 domains: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression. There are 3 questions per domain where patients respond if they have no problems, mild, or severe problems.
Time frame: 2 years of follow-up
Median T-score for "Anxiety" Domain of Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS-29) During the 2 Year Follow-up Period.
Median T-score for "Anxiety" domain of Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS-29) at baseline, year 1 and year 2. PROMIS-29 (Version 2.0) is a generic health-related quality of life measure including 7 domains (depression, anxiety, physical function, pain interference, fatigue, sleep disturbance, and ability to participate in social roles and activities).12 Each domain contains questions ranked using a 5-point Likert scale. PROMIS-29 domain scores are converted to T scores and have been standardized to a reference population (mean, 50; SD, 10). Clinically meaningful change is considered to be at least half the SD (5 points). Higher T-score indicates better outcome.
Time frame: 2 years of follow-up
Median T-score for "Depression" Domain of Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS-29) During the 2 Year Follow-up Period.
Median T-score for "Depression" domain of Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS-29) at baseline, year 1, and year 2. PROMIS-29 (Version 2.0) is a generic health-related quality of life measure including 7 domains (depression, anxiety, physical function, pain interference, fatigue, sleep disturbance, and ability to participate in social roles and activities).12 Each domain contains questions ranked using a 5-point Likert scale. PROMIS-29 domain scores are converted to T scores and have been standardized to a reference population (mean, 50; SD, 10). Clinically meaningful change is considered to be at least half the SD (5 points). Higher T-score indicates better outcome.
Time frame: 2 years of follow-up
Median T-score for "Fatigue" Domain of Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS-29) During the 2 Year Follow-up Period.
Median T-score for "Fatigue" domain of Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS-29) at baseline, year 1, and year 2. PROMIS-29 (Version 2.0) is a generic health-related quality of life measure including 7 domains (depression, anxiety, physical function, pain interference, fatigue, sleep disturbance, and ability to participate in social roles and activities).12 Each domain contains questions ranked using a 5-point Likert scale. PROMIS-29 domain scores are converted to T scores and have been standardized to a reference population (mean, 50; SD, 10). Clinically meaningful change is considered to be at least half the SD (5 points). Higher T-score indicates better outcome.
Time frame: 2 years of follow-up
Median T-score for "Pain" Domain of Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS-29) During the 2 Year Follow-up Period.
Median T-score for "Pain" domain of Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS-29) at baseline, year 1 and year 2. PROMIS-29 (Version 2.0) is a generic health-related quality of life measure including 7 domains (depression, anxiety, physical function, pain interference, fatigue, sleep disturbance, and ability to participate in social roles and activities).12 Each domain contains questions ranked using a 5-point Likert scale. PROMIS-29 domain scores are converted to T scores and have been standardized to a reference population (mean, 50; SD, 10). Clinically meaningful change is considered to be at least half the SD (5 points). Higher T-score indicates better outcome.
Time frame: 2 years of follow-up
Median T-score for "Sleep Disturbance" Domain of Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS-29) During the 2 Year Follow-up Period.
Median T-score for "Sleep Disturbance" domain of Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS-29) at baseline, year 1 and year 2. PROMIS-29 (Version 2.0) is a generic health-related quality of life measure including 7 domains (depression, anxiety, physical function, pain interference, fatigue, sleep disturbance, and ability to participate in social roles and activities).12 Each domain contains questions ranked using a 5-point Likert scale. PROMIS-29 domain scores are converted to T scores and have been standardized to a reference population (mean, 50; SD, 10). Clinically meaningful change is considered to be at least half the SD (5 points). Higher T-score indicates better outcome.
Time frame: 2 years of follow-up
Median T-score for "Social" Domain of Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS-29) During the 2 Year Follow-up Period.
Median T-score for "Social" domain of Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS-29) at baseline, year 1 and year 2. PROMIS-29 (Version 2.0) is a generic health-related quality of life measure including 7 domains (anxiety, depression, fatigue, pain interference, sleep disturbance, and ability to participate in social roles and activities, and physical function).12 Each domain contains questions ranked using a 5-point Likert scale. PROMIS-29 domain scores are converted to T scores and have been standardized to a reference population (mean, 50; SD, 10). Clinically meaningful change is considered to be at least half the SD (5 points). Higher T-score indicates better outcome.
Time frame: 2 years of follow-up
Median T-score for "Physical Function" Domain of Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS-29) During the 2 Year Follow-up Period.
Median T-score for "Physical Function" domain of Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS-29) at baseline, year 1 and year 2. PROMIS-29 (Version 2.0) is a generic health-related quality of life measure including 7 domains (anxiety, depression, fatigue, pain interference, sleep disturbance, and ability to participate in social roles and activities, and physical function).12 Each domain contains questions ranked using a 5-point Likert scale. PROMIS-29 domain scores are converted to T scores and have been standardized to a reference population (mean, 50; SD, 10). Clinically meaningful change is considered to be at least half the SD (5 points). Higher T-score indicates better outcome.
Time frame: 2 years of follow-up
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