Status:

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION

Testing of a System for Remote Ischemic Conditioning in Cerebral Small Vessel Disease and Pre-hospital Stroke Care

Lead Sponsor:

University of Calgary

Conditions:

Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases

Cerebral Small Vessel Ischemic Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

55+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This early phase trial will address the following key objectives: 1. Completion of initial safety and tolerability testing of our viable prototype for remote ischemic conditioning (RIC) with patients...

Detailed Description

Cerebral Small Vessel Disease (CSVD) causes 20-25% of strokes and is the most common cause of Vascular Cognitive Impairment (VCI). Patients with CSVD accumulate frequent, small brain infarcts, leading...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • For patients with Cerebral Small Vessel Disease (CSVD):
  • Age ≥18 years
  • Evidence of CSVD, defined as (a) beginning confluent white-matter changes (Age-Related White Matter Changes grade 2) on any slice on CT/MRI Brain(21) OR (b) ≥2 supratentorial subcortical infarcts
  • Either (a) cognitive complaints from the patient or family member OR (b) history of small vessel ischemic stroke with corresponding evidence of brain infarct on CT or MRI that is attributed by the treating physician to CSVD
  • For patients with ischemic stroke:
  • Age ≥18 years
  • Evaluated in the Mobile Stroke Unit
  • Diagnosed as having an acute ischemic stroke (all MSU code stroke activations during the study will be tracked)

Exclusion

  • For patients with CSVD:
  • Unable to converse meaningfully (severe dementia or post-stroke deficit)
  • No phone access for study monitoring and follow-up (either cell or landline)
  • Therapeutic anticoagulation or other bleeding diathesis posing an unacceptable risk in physician's opinion (antiplatelet therapy is permitted)
  • Any vascular, soft-tissue, or orthopedic injury that in the physician's opinion contraindicates arm ischemic preconditioning
  • History of peripheral vascular disease, such as subclavian or other upper limb arterial stenosis or occlusion
  • For patients with ischemic stroke:
  • Unable to give consent or assent by proxy (written or recorded by MSU audio-video)
  • Therapeutic anticoagulation or other bleeding diathesis as with CSVD above
  • Any vascular, soft-tissue, or orthopedic injury that in the physician's opinion contraindicates arm ischemic preconditioning
  • History of peripheral vascular disease, such as subclavian or other upper limb arterial stenosis or occlusion

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

24 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05967728

Start Date

December 1 2024

End Date

December 31 2026

Last Update

December 31 2024

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Foothills Medical Centre

Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T3R1B9