Studies
Perfusion imaging to identify posterior circulation candidates for thrombectomy (PRECISE)
A Multicentre, Prospective, Randomized, Parallel Group, Open-label Design to Determine the Efficacy and Safety of Endovascular Thrombectomy for ischemic stroke patients with symptomatic Acute Medium Vessel Intracranial Occlusions (ESCAPE-MeVO Trial)
Stroke occurs when a blood clot causes a blockage in a blood vessel (artery) within the brain. This type of stroke is called an ischemic stroke and carries a high risk of disability or death. Stroke must be treated very fast. Any delay of even 10 minutes can result in the difference between an independent and a disabled outcome, and in some cases between life and death. Endovascular therapy (EVT) or Thrombectomy is a procedure to remove the blood clot (thrombus) from a blood vessel to reopen it (recanalization). Patients are likely to benefit from a thrombectomy procedure when it is performed in a larger blood vessel. Currently it is not known if thrombectomy procedure will benefit the patients presenting with the stroke that has been caused by a blood clot in a medium sized blood vessel (medium vessel occlusion, MeVO). This trial will enrol patients diagnosed with acute stroke due to a clot in the medium sized vessel. The patients will be randomized within 12 hours of their symptom onset to either standard of care or standard of care plus thrombectomy procedure. The participation will last for 12 months Escape MeVO coordinating centre is located at the University of Calgary. There will be up to 75 sites. We will be recruiting a total of 530 patients.
A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled, Interventional Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of the Route 92 Medical MonoPoint® Reperfusion System for Aspiration Embolectomy in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients
The SUMMIT MAX study is a prospective, randomized, controlled, interventional clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Route 92 Medical MonoPoint® Reperfusion System with the Hi Point 88 and HiPoint 70 Reperfusion Catheters for aspiration thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke patients.
EndoVascular Treatment Of Wide-Neck Aneurysms, an EvaLuation of Safety and EffectiVeness of Stryker Surpass Evolve Flow Diverter System (EVOLVE Trial)
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Surpass™ Evolve Flow Diverter System in the treatment of unruptured, wide-neck intracranial aneurysms measuring ≤ 12 mm and located on the ICA or its branches
SEGA - SEdation versus General Anesthesia for Endovascular Therapy in Acute Ischemic Stroke a Randomized Comparative Effectiveness Trial.
Objectives: This study aims to estimate overall treatment benefit (improvement in disability) among acute ischemic stroke patients that are randomized to General Anesthesia (GA) compared with Sedation (CS) during endovascular therapy. Assess safety (as measured by incidence of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage); rates of Endovascular therapy (EVT) procedural complications, reperfusion; and quality of life. Hypothesis: GA during EVT for acute ischemic stroke improves functional outcomes at 90 days compared to sedation.