Official Title

Minimally Invasive Surgery and rtPA for Intracerebral Hemorrhage Evacuation
  • Phase

    Phase 2
  • Study Type

    Interventional
  • Intervention/Treatment

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  • Study Participants

    141
The purpose of this trial is to determine the safety of using a combination of minimally invasive surgery and clot lysis with rt-PA to remove intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). The ICES arm of the trial will determine the safety of endoscopic surgery to remove ICH. All MISTIE intention to treat subjects represent the hypothesized test group. The ICES cohort is to be analyzed separately.
The purpose of this trial is to determine the safety of using a combination of minimally invasive surgery and clot lysis with rt-PA to remove intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). The procedure is to use image-based surgery (MRI or CT) to provide catheter access to ICH for the intervention, which is a one-time clot aspiration followed by instillation of rt-PA over 72 hours.

The Intraoperative stereotactic CT-guided Endoscopic Surgery (ICES) arm of the trial will determine the safety, feasibility and effectiveness of endoscopic surgery to remove ICH. This tests the first step of the MISTIE surgical procedure with an endoscope, not a rigid cannula.

We propose to test if these interventions facilitate more rapid and complete recovery of function and decreased mortality from this condition compared to conventional medical management without subjecting the patient to craniotomy. The specific objective of this trial is to test the safety of these interventions and assess their ability to remove blood clot from brain tissue.
Study Started
Aug 31
2005
Primary Completion
Aug 31
2012
Study Completion
Apr 30
2013
Results Posted
Jun 18
2015
Estimate
Last Update
Jun 18
2015
Estimate

Drug MIS+Cathflo Activase (drug)

MIS+Cathflo Activase (drug): The intervention is a comparison of the safety and preliminary effectiveness of investigational minimally invasive surgery to place a catheter into an intracerebral hemorrhage blood clot and subsequent administration in sequential tiers of 0.3 or 1.0mg of rt-PA, CathFlo® through the catheter once every eight hours for up to 72 hours, in addition to best medical care.

  • Other names: rtPA

Procedure Intraoperative stereotactic CT-Guided Endoscopic Surgery

Mechanical intracerebral hemorrhage removal via an endoscope utilizing the same operative targeting arm as MISTIE arm. No rt-PA administered, and in addition to best medical care.

Medical Management No Intervention

Standard of care medical management as per American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines.

MISTIE Surgical Management Active Comparator

Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) with clot lysis with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA). MIS+Cathflo Activase (drug): The intervention is a comparison of the safety and preliminary effectiveness of investigational minimally invasive surgery to place a catheter into an intracerebral hemorrhage blood clot and subsequent administration in sequential tiers of 0.3 or 1.0mg of rt-PA, CathFlo®) through the catheter once every eight hours for up to 72 hours, in addition to best medical care. This includes 54 intent-to-treat patients, and excludes 27 pilots.

ICES Surgical Management Active Comparator

Intraoperative stereotactic CT-Guided Endoscopic Surgery Mechanical intracerebral hemorrhage removal via an endoscope utilizing the same operative-targeting arm as MISTIE arm. Best medical care was provided, but no rt-PA was administered. This includes 14 intent-to-treat patients, and excludes 4 pilots.

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Age 18-80
GCS < 14 or a NIHSS > or equal to 6
Spontaneous supratentorial ICH > or equal to 20cc
Symptoms less than 12 hours prior to diagnostic CT scan (an unknown time of symptom onset is exclusionary)
Intention to initiate surgery within 48 hours after diagnostic CT
First dose can be given within 54 hours after diagnostic CT (delays for post surgical stabilization of catheter bleeding or because of unanticipated surgical delay are acceptable with approved waiver from the coordinating center) (Does not apply to ICES Tier)
Six-hour clot size equal to the most previous clot size + 5 cc (as determined by an additional CT scan at least 6 hours after the initial stability scan (A*B*C)/2 method)
SBP < 200 mmHg sustained for 6 hours recorded closest to time of randomization
Historical Rankin score of 0 or 1
Negative pregnancy test

Exclusion Criteria:

Infratentorial hemorrhage (any involvement of the midbrain or lower brainstem as demonstrated by radiograph or complete third nerve palsy)
Patients with platelet count < 100,000, INR > 1.4, or an elevated PT or APTT (reversal of coumadin is permitted but the patient must not require coumadin during the acute hospitalization). Irreversible coagulopathy either due to medical condition or prior to randomization
Clotting disorders
Any concurrent serious illness that would interfere with the safety assessments including hepatic, renal, gastroenterologic, respiratory, cardiovascular, endocrinologic, immunologic, and hematologic disease
Patients with a mechanical valve
Patients with unstable mass or evolving intracranial compartment syndrome
Ruptured aneurysm, AVM, vascular anomaly
Greater than 80 years (higher incidence of amyloid)
Under 18 years of ag e (high incidence of occult vascular malformation)
Pregnant (positive pregnancy test) or lactating females (likelihood of altered coagulation function associated with the high estrogen/progesterone state)
Irreversibly impaired brainstem function (bilateral fixed, dilated pupils and extensor motor posturing), GCS less than or equal to 4
Historical Rankin score greater than or equal to 2
Intraventricular hemorrhage requiring external ventricular drainage
Internal bleeding, involving retroperitoneal sites, or the gastrointestinal, genitourinary, or respiratory tracts (Does not apply to ICES Tier)
Superficial or surface bleeding, observed mainly at vascular puncture and access sites (e.g., venous cutdowns, arterial punctures) or site of recent surgical intervention (Does not apply to ICES Tier)
Known risk for embolization, including history of left heart thrombus, mitral stenosis with atrial fibrillation, acute pericarditis, and subacute bacterial endocarditis (Does not apply to ICES Tier)
In the investigator's opinion, the patient is unstable and would benefit from a specific intervention rather than supportive care plus or minus MIS+rtPA
Prior enrollment in the study
Any other condition that the investigator believes would pose a significant hazard to the subject if the investigational therapy were initiated
Participation in another simultaneous trial of ICH treatment.

Summary

Medical Management

MISTIE Surgical Management

ICES Surgical Management

All Events

Event Type Organ System Event Term Medical Management MISTIE Surgical Management ICES Surgical Management

Efficacy Outcome Number 1: Dichotomized Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) at Day 180

Percentage of participants with dichotomized mRS score in 0-3 range. The mRS measures 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 ranges from 0-6: (0) no symptoms at all, (1) no significant disability despite symptoms; able to carry out all usual duties and activities, (2) slight disability; unable to carry out all previous activities, but able to look after own affairs without assistance, (3) moderate disability; requiring some help, but able to walk without assistance, (4) moderately severe disability; unable to walk without assistance and unable to attend to own bodily needs without assistance, (5) severe disability; bedridden, incontinent and requiring constant nursing care and attention, (6) dead

Medical Management

23.7
percentage of participants
90% Confidence Interval: 12.9 to 37.7

MISTIE Surgical Management

34.6
percentage of participants
90% Confidence Interval: 23.7 to 46.9

ICES Surgical Management

42.9
percentage of participants
90% Confidence Interval: 20.6 to 67.5

Safety Outcome Number 1: Rate of Mortality

Percentage of participants who died during the first 30 days after randomization.

Medical Management

9.5
percentage of participants
90% Confidence Interval: 3.3 to 20.5

MISTIE Surgical Management

14.8
percentage of participants
90% Confidence Interval: 7.6 to 25.1

ICES Surgical Management

7.1
percentage of participants
90% Confidence Interval: 0.4 to 29.7

Safety Outcome Number 2: Rate of Procedure-related Mortality

Percentage of participants who died during the first 7 days after randomization.

Medical Management

MISTIE Surgical Management

5.6
percentage of participants
90% Confidence Interval: 1.5 to 13.7

ICES Surgical Management

Safety Outcome Number 3: Rate of Cerebritis, Meningitis, Bacterial Ventriculitis

Percentage of participants who had a bacterial brain infection (cerebritis, meningitis, ventriculitis) within 30 days of randomization.

Medical Management

2.4
percentage of participants
90% Confidence Interval: 0.1 to 10.8

MISTIE Surgical Management

ICES Surgical Management

Safety Outcome Number 4: Rate of Symptomatic Rebleeding

The difference in the rate of symptomatic rebleeding 72 hours post last dose.

Medical Management

2.4
percentage of participants
90% Confidence Interval: 0.1 to 10.8

MISTIE Surgical Management

5.6
percentage of participants
90% Confidence Interval: 1.5 to 13.7

ICES Surgical Management

Ordinal Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) at Day 180

Ordinal distribution of the Modified Rankin Scale score at 180 days. The mRS measures 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 ranges from 0-6: (0) no symptoms at all, (1) no significant disability despite symptoms; able to carry out all usual duties and activities, (2) slight disability; unable to carry out all previous activities, but able to look after own affairs without assistance, (3) moderate disability; requiring some help, but able to walk without assistance, (4) moderately severe disability; unable to walk without assistance and unable to attend to own bodily needs without assistance, (5) severe disability; bedridden, incontinent and requiring constant nursing care and attention, (6) dead.

Medical Management

4.0
units on a scale (Median)
Inter-Quartile Range: 4.0 to 6.0

MISTIE Surgical Management

4.0
units on a scale (Median)
Inter-Quartile Range: 3.0 to 6.0

ICES Surgical Management

4.0
units on a scale (Median)
Inter-Quartile Range: 3.0 to 5.0

Ordinal Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) at Day 365

Ordinal distribution of the Modified Rankin Scale score at 365 days. The mRS measures 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 ranges from 0-6: (0) no symptoms at all, (1) no significant disability despite symptoms; able to carry out all usual duties and activities, (2) slight disability; unable to carry out all previous activities, but able to look after own affairs without assistance, (3) moderate disability; requiring some help, but able to walk without assistance, (4) moderately severe disability; unable to walk without assistance and unable to attend to own bodily needs without assistance, (5) severe disability; bedridden, incontinent and requiring constant nursing care and attention, (6) dead.

Medical Management

4.5
units on a scale (Median)
Inter-Quartile Range: 3.5 to 6.0

MISTIE Surgical Management

4.0
units on a scale (Median)
Inter-Quartile Range: 2.0 to 6.0

ICES Surgical Management

3.5
units on a scale (Median)
Inter-Quartile Range: 3.0 to 5.0

Clot Size Reduction by End of Treatment

The percentage of blood clot resolved by the end of treatment CT scan compared to the stability CT scan.

Medical Management

3.9
percentage of blood clot resolved (Median)
Inter-Quartile Range: -0.06 to 10.2

MISTIE Surgical Management

64.3
percentage of blood clot resolved (Median)
Inter-Quartile Range: 43.3 to 74.1

ICES Surgical Management

69.5
percentage of blood clot resolved (Median)
Inter-Quartile Range: 59.0 to 86.0

Post-operative Clot Size Reduction

The percentage of blood clot resolved by the end of treatment CT scan compared to the post-operative CT scan for surgical patients.

Medical Management

MISTIE Surgical Management

56.7
percentage of blood clot resolved (Median)
Inter-Quartile Range: 23.6 to 68.4

ICES Surgical Management

-6.4
percentage of blood clot resolved (Median)
Inter-Quartile Range: -21.3 to 4.0

Total

110
Participants

Age, Continuous

61
years (Median)
Inter-Quartile Range: 53.3 to 70.0

Age, Categorical

Region of Enrollment

Sex: Female, Male

Overall Study

Medical Management

MISTIE Surgical Management

ICES Surgical Management

Drop/Withdrawal Reasons

Medical Management

MISTIE Surgical Management