Status:

TERMINATED

CASTRO1 - Study on CRP Apheresis After Ischemic Stroke

Lead Sponsor:

Pentracor GmbH

Conditions:

Stroke, Ischemic

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

CASTRO1 is a study to investigate the reduction of C-reactive protein (CRP) by therapeutic apheresis (CRP-apheresis) in patients after primary treatment of ischemic stroke. The term therapeutic apher...

Detailed Description

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of CRP apheresis in patients following ischemic stroke. CRP apheresis is to be conducted with the aim of reducing cerebral damage follow...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Ischaemic stroke with determination of infarct size by imaging (MRI)
  • NIHSS 1-24
  • CRP increase ≥ 5 mg/l within presumed 72 hours after stroke and/or CRP value \> 10 mg/l
  • written informed consent of the patient or his legal representative

Exclusion

  • age \< 18 years
  • Severe dysphagia (danger of aspiration pneumonia)
  • Clinical or laboratory evidence of a severe systemic infection
  • Participation in other interventional studies
  • Contraindications against apheresis therapy
  • Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) before index event ≥ 3
  • Intracranial hemorrhage
  • Epileptic seizure in the context of the acute event
  • Pregnancy, lactation

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 28 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 31 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

3 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04417231

Start Date

January 28 2021

End Date

December 31 2022

Last Update

May 18 2023

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Abteilung für Neurologie, Universität Ulm

Ulm, Bavaria, Germany