Ruptured AneurysmMASHNCT02864940
Memory Training in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Patients
A study testing Lumosity and Crossword puzzle in people with Ruptured Aneurysm and Memory Deficits, run by Rush University Medical Center at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The study aim is to determine if periodic online cognitive exercises (Lumosity) improve memory function in ruptured cerebral aneurysm patients with disabling baseline memory deficits within the first 24 months after rupture. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Ruptured Aneurysm, Memory Deficits, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- What is being tested?
- Lumosity and Crossword puzzle
- Type of treatment
- Medical device
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 38 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- Jun 2016to 28 Aug 2018
- Phase
- Interventional
- 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 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Ruptured cerebral aneurysm-confirmed by study personnel within past year
- Age 18 and older
- Those with a modified Rankin 0 or 1
- Baseline memory problem affecting daily life
- Home computer or tablet with internet access
Who cannot join
- Unable to read or speak English
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, 60612
About this study
Official title: MASH Study (Memory Training in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Patients)
The study aim is to determine if periodic online cognitive exercises (Lumosity) improve memory function in ruptured cerebral aneurysm patients with disabling baseline memory deficits within the first 24 months after rupture. Half of the subjects will be randomized to use Lumosity-designed online cognitive exercises and half will serve as an active control group performing online crossword puzzles.
Read the detailed description
In this prospective randomized, control clinical trial subjects have a self-reported disabling memory deficit within the first two years of their ruptured cerebral aneurysm. Subjects will be recruited in the neurosurgery clinic setting, via email and phone screen, through social media and phone screen, or during a monthly support group for the patient population in question.
During the screening interview the inclusion and exclusion criteria are assessed and informed consent is obtained if needed.
Those who qualify for the study will undergo a baseline assessment involving Checklist for cognitive and emotional consequences following stroke (CLCE-24), Working memory questionnaire, Activity of Daily living Questionnaire, and a Lumosity Administered assessment.
After baseline assessments randomization will occur stratified according to duration since SAH <12 or >12 months, to either a treatment group, which will include online access to structure-oriented activities (Lumosity), or an active control group(online crossword puzzles).
Subjects in the intervention group will undergo twenty training sessions over 10 weeks involving cognitive games selected from Lumocity. Games will be customized using an automated algorithm supplied by Lumosity, to determine performance in the various targeted skills, which include: task switching, logical reasoning, quantitative reasoning, response inhibition, numerical calculation, working memory, face-name recall, selective attention, spatial recall, spatial orientations, planning, and divided attention. The recommended duration of interaction is 2 hours per week for 10 weeks.
The control group uses a computerized crossword puzzle. the puzzle is offered in three different puzzle sizes, levels of complexity, and font sizes. these puzzles do not provide progressive challenge to the user by either increased speed, visual field size, number of distractors, or degree of difficulty of target stimulus differentiation.
- Conditions
- Ruptured Aneurysm, Memory Deficits, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Being tested
- Lumosity, Crossword puzzle
- Keywords
- Memory, aneurysm, deficits, trouble, forgetful, ruptured, subarachnoid, hemorrhage
- Medical subject headings
- Aneurysm, Ruptured, Memory Disorders, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Aneurysm, Rupture, Hemorrhage
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
LumosityDevice
A web-based cognitive training platform that includes games designed with the purpose of improving the user's cognitive abilities
Crossword puzzleDevice
This game offers a choice between three puzzle sizes, three levels of complexity, and varying font sizes. It also includes optional help features such as filling in an unknown letter or word.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention Arm | Experimental | Using the cognitive exercises on Lumosity for 10 weeks Receives: Device: Lumosity |
| Control Arm | Active comparator | Using online crossword puzzles for 10 weeks. Receives: Device: Crossword puzzle |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
CLCE-24
Cognitive and Emotional Consequences CLCE-24-C, which consists of 13 items (e.g., problems with "doing two things at once" or "remembering new information" . The items involve multiple cognitive domains (including executive functioning, attention, memory, speed of processing and visuospatial perception) and are indicative of the cognitive complaints the patient experiences. The interviewer scores a "0" for the absence of complaints, a "1" for possible complaints and a "2" for the presence of complaints. Total scores range from 0-26 and higher scores indicate more cognitive complaints.
Measured: One year
Working Memory
Working Memory Questionnaire - 30 questions in 3 different domains of 10 questions each. First domain short term storage, second domain was attention, third domain executive aspects of working memory such as decision making, planning ahead or shifting.
Each question 6 point Likert scale (0-5), three domains, maximal score 50 each for total score out of 150 with higher scores corresponding to more difficulties/complaints. Total score ranges from 0-150, with higher scores corresponding to more difficulties/complaints.
Measured: One Year
Activity of Daily Living
Activities of daily living: Each answered question was rated on a five-point Likert-type scale, ranging from 0 (no problem at all) to 4 (very severe problem in everyday life).
Test is scored by taking the total score of a patient and dividing by the number of items rated and converted to percentiles, allows test to measure deficits seen with regular activities. Total score ranges from 0-100%. Test has a validated cut off points for determine positive results: 0-33% may indicate some impairment, 34-66% moderate impairment, 67+%: severe impairment. Higher values = worse outcomes
Measured: One year
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted12 Aug 2016 (estimated)
- Study startJun 2016
- Primary completion15 Aug 2018
- Study completion28 Aug 2018
Why it stopped: Unable to enroll
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Publications (16)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Ruptured AneurysmStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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 N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 38 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Lumos Labs, Inc.
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Michael Chen, M.D., Rush University Medical Center
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02864940
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- MASH 14080402
- Acronym
- MASH
- Status last verified
- Mar 2023
- First submitted
- 5 Aug 2016
- Last updated
- 10 Apr 2023
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Brisman JL, Song JK, Newell DW. Cerebral aneurysms. N Engl J Med. 2006 Aug 31;355(9):928-39. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra052760. No abstract available.
PubMed 16943405Rinkel GJ, Algra A. Long-term outcomes of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage. Lancet Neurol. 2011 Apr;10(4):349-56. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(11)70017-5.
PubMed 21435599Passier PE, Visser-Meily JM, van Zandvoort MJ, Post MW, Rinkel GJ, van Heugten C. Prevalence and determinants of cognitive complaints after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Cerebrovasc Dis. 2010;29(6):557-63. doi: 10.1159/000306642. Epub 2010 Apr 8.
PubMed 20375498Sheldon S, Macdonald RL, Schweizer TA. Free recall memory performance after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2012 Mar;18(2):334-42. doi: 10.1017/S1355617711001780. Epub 2012 Feb 13.
PubMed 22325677Sheldon S, Macdonald RL, Cusimano M, Spears J, Schweizer TA. Long-term consequences of subarachnoid hemorrhage: examining working memory. J Neurol Sci. 2013 Sep 15;332(1-2):145-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2013.06.021. Epub 2013 Jul 18.
PubMed 23871092Al-Khindi T, Macdonald RL, Schweizer TA. Decision-making deficits persist after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neuropsychology. 2014 Jan;28(1):68-74. doi: 10.1037/neu0000003. Epub 2013 Sep 16.
PubMed 24040927Chen M, Mangubat E, Ouyang B. Patient-reported outcome measures for patients with cerebral aneurysms acquired via social media: data from a large nationwide sample. J Neurointerv Surg. 2016 Jan;8(1):42-6. doi: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2014-011492. Epub 2014 Dec 1.
PubMed 25452396Levine B, Schweizer TA, O'Connor C, Turner G, Gillingham S, Stuss DT, Manly T, Robertson IH. Rehabilitation of executive functioning in patients with frontal lobe brain damage with goal management training. Front Hum Neurosci. 2011 Feb 17;5:9. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2011.00009. eCollection 2011.
PubMed 21369362Westerberg H, Jacobaeus H, Hirvikoski T, Clevberger P, Ostensson ML, Bartfai A, Klingberg T. Computerized working memory training after stroke--a pilot study. Brain Inj. 2007 Jan;21(1):21-9. doi: 10.1080/02699050601148726.
PubMed 17364516Willis SL, Tennstedt SL, Marsiske M, Ball K, Elias J, Koepke KM, Morris JN, Rebok GW, Unverzagt FW, Stoddard AM, Wright E; ACTIVE Study Group. Long-term effects of cognitive training on everyday functional outcomes in older adults. JAMA. 2006 Dec 20;296(23):2805-14. doi: 10.1001/jama.296.23.2805.
PubMed 17179457Ball K, Berch DB, Helmers KF, Jobe JB, Leveck MD, Marsiske M, Morris JN, Rebok GW, Smith DM, Tennstedt SL, Unverzagt FW, Willis SL; Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly Study Group. Effects of cognitive training interventions with older adults: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2002 Nov 13;288(18):2271-81. doi: 10.1001/jama.288.18.2271.
PubMed 12425704Jobe JB, Smith DM, Ball K, Tennstedt SL, Marsiske M, Willis SL, Rebok GW, Morris JN, Helmers KF, Leveck MD, Kleinman K. ACTIVE: a cognitive intervention trial to promote independence in older adults. Control Clin Trials. 2001 Aug;22(4):453-79. doi: 10.1016/s0197-2456(01)00139-8.
PubMed 11514044van Heugten C, Rasquin S, Winkens I, Beusmans G, Verhey F. Checklist for cognitive and emotional consequences following stroke (CLCE-24): development, usability and quality of the self-report version. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2007 Apr;109(3):257-62. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2006.10.002. Epub 2006 Nov 28.
PubMed 17126480Vallat-Azouvi C, Pradat-Diehl P, Azouvi P. The Working Memory Questionnaire: a scale to assess everyday life problems related to deficits of working memory in brain injured patients. Neuropsychol Rehabil. 2012;22(4):634-49. doi: 10.1080/09602011.2012.681110. Epub 2012 Apr 27.
PubMed 22537095Johnson N, Barion A, Rademaker A, Rehkemper G, Weintraub S. The Activities of Daily Living Questionnaire: a validation study in patients with dementia. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 2004 Oct-Dec;18(4):223-30.
PubMed 15592135
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 10 Apr 2023. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- MASH Study (Memory Training in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Patients)
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02864940
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- MASH / MASH 14080402
- Conditions
- Ruptured Aneurysm, Memory Deficits, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Keywords
- Memory, aneurysm, deficits, trouble, forgetful, ruptured, subarachnoid, hemorrhage
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- TerminatedReason stopped: Unable to enroll
- Enrolment
- 38 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Rush University Medical CenterUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Lumos Labs, Inc.
- Study start
- Jun 2016
- Primary completion
- 15 Aug 2018 (actual)
- Study completion
- 28 Aug 2018 (actual)
- First posted
- 12 Aug 2016 (estimated)
- Results
- Posted 10 Apr 2023
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The study aim is to determine if periodic online cognitive exercises (Lumosity) improve memory function in ruptured cerebral aneurysm patients with disabling baseline memory deficits within the first 24 months after rupture. Half of the subjects will be randomized to use Lumosity-designed online cognitive exercises and half will serve as an active control group performing online crossword puzzles.
Detailed description
In this prospective randomized, control clinical trial subjects have a self-reported disabling memory deficit within the first two years of their ruptured cerebral aneurysm. Subjects will be recruited in the neurosurgery clinic setting, via email and phone screen, through social media and phone screen, or during a monthly support group for the patient population in question.
During the screening interview the inclusion and exclusion criteria are assessed and informed consent is obtained if needed.
Those who qualify for the study will undergo a baseline assessment involving Checklist for cognitive and emotional consequences following stroke (CLCE-24), Working memory questionnaire, Activity of Daily living Questionnaire, and a Lumosity Administered assessment.
After baseline assessments randomization will occur stratified according to duration since SAH <12 or >12 months, to either a treatment group, which will include online access to structure-oriented activities (Lumosity), or an active control group(online crossword puzzles).
Subjects in the intervention group will undergo twenty training sessions over 10 weeks involving cognitive games selected from Lumocity. Games will be customized using an automated algorithm supplied by Lumosity, to determine performance in the various targeted skills, which include: task switching, logical reasoning, quantitative reasoning, response inhibition, numerical calculation, working memory, face-name recall, selective attention, spatial recall, spatial orientations, planning, and divided attention. The recommended duration of interaction is 2 hours per week for 10 weeks.
The control group uses a computerized crossword puzzle. the puzzle is offered in three different puzzle sizes, levels of complexity, and font sizes. these puzzles do not provide progressive challenge to the user by either increased speed, visual field size, number of distractors, or degree of difficulty of target stimulus differentiation.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention Arm | Experimental | Device: LumosityUsing the cognitive exercises on Lumosity for 10 weeks |
| Control Arm | Active comparator | Device: Crossword puzzleUsing online crossword puzzles for 10 weeks. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Ruptured cerebral aneurysm-confirmed by study personnel within past year
- Age 18 and older
- Those with a modified Rankin 0 or 1
- Baseline memory problem affecting daily life
- Home computer or tablet with internet access
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Unable to read or speak English
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| LumosityA web-based cognitive training platform that includes games designed with the purpose of improving the user's cognitive abilities | Device | Intervention Arm |
| Crossword puzzleThis game offers a choice between three puzzle sizes, three levels of complexity, and varying font sizes. It also includes optional help features such as filling in an unknown letter or word. | Device | Control Arm |
Primary outcome
CLCE-24
Time frame: One year
Cognitive and Emotional Consequences CLCE-24-C, which consists of 13 items (e.g., problems with "doing two things at once" or "remembering new information" . The items involve multiple cognitive domains (including executive functioning, attention, memory, speed of processing and visuospatial perception) and are indicative of the cognitive complaints the patient experiences. The interviewer scores a "0" for the absence of complaints, a "1" for possible complaints and a "2" for the presence of complaints. Total scores range from 0-26 and higher scores indicate more cognitive complaints.
Working Memory
Time frame: One Year
Working Memory Questionnaire - 30 questions in 3 different domains of 10 questions each. First domain short term storage, second domain was attention, third domain executive aspects of working memory such as decision making, planning ahead or shifting. Each question 6 point Likert scale (0-5), three domains, maximal score 50 each for total score out of 150 with higher scores corresponding to more difficulties/complaints. Total score ranges from 0-150, with higher scores corresponding to more difficulties/complaints.
Activity of Daily Living
Time frame: One year
Activities of daily living: Each answered question was rated on a five-point Likert-type scale, ranging from 0 (no problem at all) to 4 (very severe problem in everyday life). Test is scored by taking the total score of a patient and dividing by the number of items rated and converted to percentiles, allows test to measure deficits seen with regular activities. Total score ranges from 0-100%. Test has a validated cut off points for determine positive results: 0-33% may indicate some impairment, 34-66% moderate impairment, 67+%: severe impairment. Higher values = worse outcomes
Results and safety
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Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 10 Apr 2023.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, baseline, all outcome measures and adverse events.
- Background: PubMed 16943405Brisman JL, Song JK, Newell DW. Cerebral aneurysms. N Engl J Med. 2006 Aug 31;355(9):928-39. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra052760. No abstract available.
- Background: PubMed 21435599Rinkel GJ, Algra A. Long-term outcomes of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage. Lancet Neurol. 2011 Apr;10(4):349-56. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(11)70017-5.
- Background: PubMed 20375498Passier PE, Visser-Meily JM, van Zandvoort MJ, Post MW, Rinkel GJ, van Heugten C. Prevalence and determinants of cognitive complaints after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Cerebrovasc Dis. 2010;29(6):557-63. doi: 10.1159/000306642. Epub 2010 Apr 8.
- Background: PubMed 22325677Sheldon S, Macdonald RL, Schweizer TA. Free recall memory performance after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2012 Mar;18(2):334-42. doi: 10.1017/S1355617711001780. Epub 2012 Feb 13.
- Background: PubMed 23871092Sheldon S, Macdonald RL, Cusimano M, Spears J, Schweizer TA. Long-term consequences of subarachnoid hemorrhage: examining working memory. J Neurol Sci. 2013 Sep 15;332(1-2):145-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2013.06.021. Epub 2013 Jul 18.
- Background: PubMed 24040927Al-Khindi T, Macdonald RL, Schweizer TA. Decision-making deficits persist after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neuropsychology. 2014 Jan;28(1):68-74. doi: 10.1037/neu0000003. Epub 2013 Sep 16.
- Background: PubMed 25452396Chen M, Mangubat E, Ouyang B. Patient-reported outcome measures for patients with cerebral aneurysms acquired via social media: data from a large nationwide sample. J Neurointerv Surg. 2016 Jan;8(1):42-6. doi: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2014-011492. Epub 2014 Dec 1.
- Background: PubMed 21369362Levine B, Schweizer TA, O'Connor C, Turner G, Gillingham S, Stuss DT, Manly T, Robertson IH. Rehabilitation of executive functioning in patients with frontal lobe brain damage with goal management training. Front Hum Neurosci. 2011 Feb 17;5:9. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2011.00009. eCollection 2011.
- Background: PubMed 17364516Westerberg H, Jacobaeus H, Hirvikoski T, Clevberger P, Ostensson ML, Bartfai A, Klingberg T. Computerized working memory training after stroke--a pilot study. Brain Inj. 2007 Jan;21(1):21-9. doi: 10.1080/02699050601148726.
- Background: PubMed 17179457Willis SL, Tennstedt SL, Marsiske M, Ball K, Elias J, Koepke KM, Morris JN, Rebok GW, Unverzagt FW, Stoddard AM, Wright E; ACTIVE Study Group. Long-term effects of cognitive training on everyday functional outcomes in older adults. JAMA. 2006 Dec 20;296(23):2805-14. doi: 10.1001/jama.296.23.2805.
- Background: PubMed 12425704Ball K, Berch DB, Helmers KF, Jobe JB, Leveck MD, Marsiske M, Morris JN, Rebok GW, Smith DM, Tennstedt SL, Unverzagt FW, Willis SL; Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly Study Group. Effects of cognitive training interventions with older adults: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2002 Nov 13;288(18):2271-81. doi: 10.1001/jama.288.18.2271.
- Background: PubMed 11514044Jobe JB, Smith DM, Ball K, Tennstedt SL, Marsiske M, Willis SL, Rebok GW, Morris JN, Helmers KF, Leveck MD, Kleinman K. ACTIVE: a cognitive intervention trial to promote independence in older adults. Control Clin Trials. 2001 Aug;22(4):453-79. doi: 10.1016/s0197-2456(01)00139-8.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
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The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
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Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Lumosity and Crossword puzzle in people with Ruptured Aneurysm and Memory Deficits, run by Rush University Medical Center at 1 site in United States.
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 5 inclusion and 1 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: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 10 Apr 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. 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.
Are results available for this study?
Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 10 Apr 2023). 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?
CLCE-24 (time frame: One year). The study lists 3 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 NCT02864940, which also lists 16 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 10 Apr 2023.