A multicenter, prospective, open-label, blinded-endpoint, randomized controlled trial to assess the effectiveness and safety of catheter-based focal intracranial hypothermia combined with endovascular reperfusion therapy for acute patients with a Large Core Infarction.
This trial aims to assess the effectiveness and safety of catheter-based focal intracranial hypothermia combined with endovascular reperfusion therapy for patients with acute patients with a Large Core Infarction. Participants were centrally randomized in a 1:1 ratio to either endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) combined with intra-arterial cold saline infusion (IA-CSI) (hypothermia group) or EVT combined with normothermic saline infusion (normothermia group).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
322
In the treatment group, after crossing the occluded vessel segment with a microcatheter and confirming its location in the true lumen, 4℃-saline will be extracted from the refrigerator. 50ml will be drawn within 2 minutes and then continuously infused at a rate of 10ml/min using an infusion pump. After infusion, standard thrombectomy procedures will be performed. After completion of the thrombectomy procedure (regardless of achieving 2b/3-grade reperfusion), another 300ml of saline will be extracted within 2 minutes and infused at a rate of 30ml/min for 10 minutes through the intermediate catheter or guiding catheter placed in the internal carotid artery. Post-infusion, contrast-enhanced cerebral angiography using room temperature contrast agent is generally not recommended to dilute the local temperature.
In the contral group, after crossing the occluded vessel segment with a microcatheter and confirming its location in the true lumen, roomtemperature saline will be extracted from the refrigerator. 50ml will be drawn within 2 minutes and then continuously infused at a rate of 10ml/min using an infusion pump. After infusion, standard thrombectomy procedures will be performed. After completion of the thrombectomy procedure (regardless of achieving 2b/3-grade reperfusion), another roomtemperature 300ml of saline will be extracted within 2 minutes and infused at a rate of 30ml/min for 10 minutes through the intermediate catheter or guiding catheter placed in the internal carotid artery.
Proportion of patients with modified Rankin Score 0-2 at 90 days.
The modified Rankin Score is an ordinal hierarchical scale ranging from 0 to 6, with higher scores indicating more severe disability.
Time frame: 90±7 days after randomization
Neurofunctional deficit defined as modified Rankin Scale (mRS)
The modified Rankin Scale (mRS) is a commonly used scale for measuring the degree of disability or dependence in the daily activities of people who have suffered a stroke or other causes of neurological disability. The scale runs from 0-6 with "0" being perfect health without symptoms to "6" being death.
Time frame: 90±7 days after randomization
Proportion of patients with modified Rankin Score 0-1 at 90 days
The modified Rankin Score is an ordinal hierarchical scale ranging from 0 to 6, with higher scores indicating more severe disability.
Time frame: 90±7 days after randomization
Proportion of patients with modified Rankin Score 0-3 at 90 days.
The modified Rankin Score is an ordinal hierarchical scale ranging from 0 to 6, with higher scores indicating more severe disability.
Time frame: 90±7 days after randomization
Rate of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage within 48 hours (Heidelberg Bleeding Classification)
Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) was assessed with the Heidelberg Bleeding Classification within 48 hours of endovascular treatment. Intracranial hemorrhage was classified as hemorrhagic infarction or parenchymal hematoma. The sICH was defined as ICH associated with a worsening of 4 or more points on the NIHSS or resulting in death, and cerebral herniation, which were not present at baseline.
Time frame: within 48±12 hours after randomization
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All-Cause Mortality within 90 (±7) Days Post-Randomization
The modified Rankin Scale is a graded ordinal scale that ranges between 0 and 6, where a score of 6 is assigned to indicate mortality.
Time frame: 90±7 days after randomization
Any type of intracranial hemorrhage according to Heidelberg Classification.
Any type of intracranial hemorrhage according to Heidelberg Classification.
Time frame: within 48±12 hours after randomization
Incidence rate of malignant cerebral edema within 72 (±48) hours post-randomization
Patients with MCE were defined as those with: (1) infarct lesions with obvious space-occupying mass effect with more than 50% of the MCA territory and signs of local brain swelling such as sulcal effacement and compression of the lateral ventricle and (2) midline shift of ≥5 mm at the septum pellucidum or pineal gland with obliteration of the basal cisterns
Time frame: 72 (±48) hours post-randomization