Status:

RECRUITING

Determinants of Incident Stroke Cognitive Outcomes and Vascular Effects on RecoverY

Lead Sponsor:

Massachusetts General Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

Conditions:

Ischemic Stroke

Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

The overall goal of the DISCOVERY study is to better understand what factors contribute to changes in cognitive (i.e., thinking and memory) abilities in patients who experienced a stroke. The purpose ...

Detailed Description

This is a prospective, multi-center, observational, nested-cohort study. A total of 8,000 patients hospitalized at the DISCOVERY clinical sites with acute-onset AIS, ICH or aSAH and no history of deme...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age ≥18 years
  • Admitted to the enrolling clinical performance site (CPS) hospital with a diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke (AIS), intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), or aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH)
  • Radiographic confirmatory evidence of: (1) AIS (based on a focal area of restricted diffusion on MRI), (2) non-traumatic primary ICH (based on evidence of acute parenchymal hemorrhage on CT or brain MRI) or (3) non-traumatic acute aSAH (based on evidence of subarachnoid hemorrhage on CT or MRI and evidence of aneurysm on CT angiography, MR angiography, or conventional catheter-based angiography)
  • Able to complete baseline visit in person or by phone within 6 weeks of stroke onset
  • Able to provide informed consent by self or proxy
  • Fluent in English or Spanish prior to stroke onset

Exclusion

  • Documented history of pre-stroke dementia or fails dementia pre-screen
  • Concurrently enrolled into a study that is not approved under the DISCOVERY Co-Enrollment Policy
  • Unable to complete study protocol (advanced directives such as comfort measures only, or inability to complete the study due to severe medical/behavioral co-morbidities), as determined by physician investigator during screening process
  • Additional exclusion criteria for Tier 2 participants:
  • Contraindication to MRI: presence of electrically, magnetically, or mechanically activated implants (such as cardiac pacemakers, cochlear implants, implanted pumps); or metallic clips in the brain
  • Additional exclusion criteria for Tier 3 participants:
  • Age \<50 years
  • Biologically female individuals who are pregnant or seeking to become pregnant
  • Known to have one of the following genetic conditions which can increase the risk of developing cancer: Cowden disease, Lynch syndrome, hypogammaglobulinemia, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, Down's syndrome.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 5 2021

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

August 31 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

8000 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04916210

Start Date

March 5 2021

End Date

August 31 2026

Last Update

November 3 2025

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Barrow Neurological Institute

Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85013

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Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90027

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Cedars Sinai Medical Center

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90048

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University of California Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095