Recent studies revealed the safety and effectiveness of EVT in patients with acute occlusion at basilar artery, showing that up to 46% of patients receiving EVT had favorable functional outcome at 3 months (ATTENTION and BAOCHE trials, ESOC). Although the rate of successful recanalization can be as high as 90% , a large number of these patients remains to be functionally independent while recovery. In addition, a number of recent studies indicated the functional outcome of patients with successful recanalization of TICI 2b was not as good as those with TICI 3 grade. Therefore, restoring reperfusion of distal vessels and territorial microcirculation may be pivotal to further improvement of neurological outcomes for AIS patients receiving EVT. Correspondingly, a very recent Spanish multicenter randomized trial showed the effect of further functional improvement of post-EVT intra-arterial alteplase for successful mechanical thrombectomy in anterior circulation More importantly, head-to-head comparison between TNK and tPA showed the former has a significantly higher chance of reperfusion, indicating that TNK may be a potentially better candidate for post-EVT bridging. Based on the above findings, we hypothesize in the present study that, adjunct intra-arterial tenecteplase after successful thrombectomy could enhance the functional improvement in patients with acute basilar artery occlusion.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
520
intra-arterial TNK infusing after successful thrombectomy for patient with acute basilar artery occlusion via support/access catheter
intra-arterial saline infusing after successful thrombectomy for patient with acute basilar artery occlusion via support/access catheter
mRS 0-3
The proportion of patients with a modified Rankin Scale 0 to 3 at 90 days
Time frame: 90 days
symptomatic ICH
The proportion of symptomatic ICH within 24 hours after allocated intervention
Time frame: 24 hours
mRS 0-1
The proportion of patients with a mRS 0 to 1 at 90 days
Time frame: 90 days
mRS 0-2
The proportion of patients with a mRS 0 to 2 at 90 days
Time frame: 90 days
mRS shift
The proportion of patients with a mRS shift at 90 days
Time frame: 90 days
early neurological improvement
The proportion of patients with early neurological improvement (NIHSS reduction \> 4) at 48 hours
Time frame: 48 hours
PH1 and PH2 sICH
The proportion of subtypes (PH1 and PH2) of sICH within 24 hours after allocated intervention
Time frame: 24 hours
mortality
The proportion of mortality at 90 days
Time frame: 90 days
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