Mode of Sedation During Endovascular Treatment of Vertebrobasilar Stroke
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Procedure
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
Optimal anesthetic mode is not established for patients with vertebrobasilar stroke undergoing endovascular treatment. We want to investigate whether a procedural sedation mode approach is feasible compared to general anesthesia
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• Decision for thrombectomy according to local protocol for acute recanalizing stroke treatment
• Age 18 years or older, either sex
• National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) ≥ 4
• Acute ischemic stroke in the posterior circulation with isolated or combined occlusion of vertebral artery (VA) and basilar artery (BA)
• Informed consent by the patient him-/herself or his/her legal representative obtainable within 72 h of treatment (deferred consenting procedure)
Locations
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Germany
Department of Neurology, University Hospital Heidelberg
RECRUITING
Heidelberg
Contact Information
Primary
Min Chen, MD
min.chen@med.uni-heidelberg.de
0049/6221/7504
Time Frame
Start Date: 2022-10-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2027-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 128
Treatments
Active_comparator: General Anesthesia Group
Patients randomized to the GA arm are intubated after anesthetic induction.
Experimental: Procedural Sedation Group
After randomization into the PS arm, the need for analgesics or sedatives are evaluated clinically.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: University Hospital Heidelberg