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Intracerebral HemorrhagePhase 2MISTIENCT00224770

Minimally Invasive Surgery and rtPA for Intracerebral Hemorrhage Evacuation

A Phase 2 study testing MIS+Cathflo Activase (drug) and Intraoperative stereotactic CT-Guided Endoscopic Surgery in people with Intracerebral Hemorrhage, run by Daniel Hanley at 29 sites in 4 countries.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

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. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 80 years
Conditions the study is for
Intracerebral Hemorrhage
What is being tested?
MIS+Cathflo Activase (drug) and Intraoperative stereotactic CT-Guided Endoscopic Surgery
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
141 participants
Where
29 sitesin 4 countries
Study dates
Aug 2005to Apr 2013
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 80 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • 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)
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  • 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

Who cannot join

  • 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
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  • 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.

Trial locations and contacts

29 sites in 4 countries.

29 sites in 4 countries

United States26 sites
  • University of Maryland Medical Systems

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21201

  • Johns Hopkins University/Bayview Medical Center

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21287

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35294

  • Medical University of South Carolina

    Charleston, South Carolina, 29425

  • Rush University

    Chicago, Illinois, 60612

  • University of Chicago

    Chicago, Illinois, 60637

  • University of Cincinnati

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45267

  • Case Western University

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44106

  • Henry Ford Health System

    Detroit, Michigan, 48202

  • JFK Medical Center New Jersey

    Edison, New Jersey, 08818

  • NorthShore University Health System

    Evanston, Illinois, 60201

  • Hartford Hospital

    Hartford, Connecticut, 06102

  • University of Texas, Houston

    Houston, Texas, 77030

  • Mayo Clinic

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32216

  • University of California Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, California, 90095

  • Mt. Sinai Medical Center

    New York, New York, 10029

  • Stanford University

    Palo Alto, California, 94034

  • Thomas Jefferson University

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107

  • Temple University

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19140

  • Barrow Neurosurgical Associates

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85013

  • Allegheny General Hospital

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15212

  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213

  • Virginia Commonwealth University

    Richmond, Virginia, 23298

  • University of Texas HSC, San Antonio

    San Antonio, Texas, 78229

  • University of California, San Diego

    San Diego, California, 92103

  • Georgetown University

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007

Other trials in United States

Canada1 site
  • Montreal Neurological Institute at McGill University

    Montreal, Quebec, H3A 2B4

Other trials in Canada

Germany1 site
  • University of Heidelberg

    Heidelberg, 69117

Other trials in Germany

United Kingdom1 site
  • Newcastle General Hospital

    Newcastle

Other trials in United Kingdom

About this study

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.

Read the detailed description

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.

Being tested
MIS+Cathflo Activase (drug), Intraoperative stereotactic CT-Guided Endoscopic Surgery
Medical subject headings
Cerebral Hemorrhage

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • MIS+Cathflo Activase (drug)Drug

    Also called rtPA

    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.

  • Intraoperative stereotactic CT-Guided Endoscopic SurgeryProcedure or 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.

Study groups in NCT00224770
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Medical ManagementNo interventionStandard of care medical management as per American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines.
MISTIE Surgical ManagementActive comparatorMinimally 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.
Receives: Drug: MIS+Cathflo Activase (drug)
ICES Surgical ManagementActive comparatorIntraoperative 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.
Receives: Procedure: Intraoperative stereotactic CT-Guided Endoscopic Surgery

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Safety Outcome Number 1: Rate of Mortality

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

    Measured: 30 days from randomization

  2. Safety Outcome Number 2: Rate of Procedure-related Mortality

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

    Measured: 7 days from randomization

  3. 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.

    Measured: 30 days from randomization

  4. Safety Outcome Number 4: Rate of Symptomatic Rebleeding

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

    Measured: 72 hours post last dose

  5. 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

    Measured: 180 days from randomization

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. 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.

    Measured: 180 days from randomization

  2. 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.

    Measured: 365 days from randomization

  3. 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.

    Measured: Time from randomization until end of treatment, up to 10 days

  4. 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.

    Measured: Time from post-operation until end of treatment, up to 10 days

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted23 Sep 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startAug 2005
  3. Primary completionAug 2012
  4. Study completionApr 2013

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
141 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00224770
Sponsor's protocol ID
ICH01
Other IDs
R01NS046309
Acronym
MISTIE
Status last verified
Jun 2015
First submitted
21 Sep 2005
Last updated
18 Jun 2015
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Hansen BM, Ullman N, Muschelli J, Norrving B, Dlugash R, Avadhani R, Awad I, Zuccarello M, Ziai WC, Hanley DF, Thompson RE, Lindgren A; MISTIE and CLEAR Investigators. Relationship of White Matter Lesions with Intracerebral Hemorrhage Expansion and Functional Outcome: MISTIE II and CLEAR III. Neurocrit Care. 2020 Oct;33(2):516-524. doi: 10.1007/s12028-020-00916-4.

    PubMed 32026447
  • Vespa P, Hanley D, Betz J, Hoffer A, Engh J, Carter R, Nakaji P, Ogilvy C, Jallo J, Selman W, Bistran-Hall A, Lane K, McBee N, Saver J, Thompson RE, Martin N; ICES Investigators. ICES (Intraoperative Stereotactic Computed Tomography-Guided Endoscopic Surgery) for Brain Hemorrhage: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial. Stroke. 2016 Nov;47(11):2749-2755. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.116.013837. Epub 2016 Oct 6.

    PubMed 27758940
  • Hanley DF, Thompson RE, Muschelli J, Rosenblum M, McBee N, Lane K, Bistran-Hall AJ, Mayo SW, Keyl P, Gandhi D, Morgan TC, Ullman N, Mould WA, Carhuapoma JR, Kase C, Ziai W, Thompson CB, Yenokyan G, Huang E, Broaddus WC, Graham RS, Aldrich EF, Dodd R, Wijman C, Caron JL, Huang J, Camarata P, Mendelow AD, Gregson B, Janis S, Vespa P, Martin N, Awad I, Zuccarello M; MISTIE Investigators. Safety and efficacy of minimally invasive surgery plus alteplase in intracerebral haemorrhage evacuation (MISTIE): a randomised, controlled, open-label, phase 2 trial. Lancet Neurol. 2016 Nov;15(12):1228-1237. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(16)30234-4. Epub 2016 Oct 11.

    PubMed 27751554
  • Muschelli J, Ullman NL, Sweeney EM, Eloyan A, Martin N, Vespa P, Hanley DF, Crainiceanu CM. Quantitative Intracerebral Hemorrhage Localization. Stroke. 2015 Nov;46(11):3270-3. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.010369. Epub 2015 Oct 8.

    PubMed 26451031
  • Webb AJ, Ullman NL, Morgan TC, Muschelli J, Kornbluth J, Awad IA, Mayo S, Rosenblum M, Ziai W, Zuccarrello M, Aldrich F, John S, Harnof S, Lopez G, Broaddus WC, Wijman C, Vespa P, Bullock R, Haines SJ, Cruz-Flores S, Tuhrim S, Hill MD, Narayan R, Hanley DF; MISTIE and CLEAR Investigators. Accuracy of the ABC/2 Score for Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Systematic Review and Analysis of MISTIE, CLEAR-IVH, and CLEAR III. Stroke. 2015 Sep;46(9):2470-6. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.114.007343. Epub 2015 Aug 4.

    PubMed 26243227

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing MIS+Cathflo Activase (drug) and Intraoperative stereotactic CT-Guided Endoscopic Surgery in people with Intracerebral Hemorrhage, run by Daniel Hanley at 29 sites in 4 countries.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 10 inclusion and 20 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 18 Jun 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 29 sites in United States, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 18 Jun 2015). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Safety Outcome Number 1: Rate of Mortality (time frame: 30 days from randomization). The study lists 5 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00224770, which also lists 5 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 18 Jun 2015.

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