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StrokeNORMONICUNCT06367543

Guideline-recommended Basic Parameter Adherence in Neurocritical Care Patients

An observational study of Stroke, run by University of Giessen at 1 site in Germany.

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

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Trial summary

The aim of the planned study project is to assess the current situation regarding the treatment of patients with severe stroke at the neuro-critical care unit. Specifically, determination of whether the target parameters recommended in the guidelines for temperature, systolic blood pressure, mean arterial blood… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Stroke
What is being tested?
Time in therapeutic range of vital parameters
How many people
474 participants
Where
1 siteGermany
Study dates
1 Jan 2021to 31 Dec 2021
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

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
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: All patients admitted with the diagnosis of stroke treated on NICU will be included.

Who may be able to join

  • Age above 18
  • acute neurovascular disease, i.e. cerebral ischemia, intracerebral hemorrhage or subarachnoid hemorrhage (International Classification of diseases, ICD10, i.e. 160.x, 161.x, 163.x).
  • neurocritical care admission due to intubation and controlled ventilation Stay ≥ 4 days at the ICU.
  • Hospital stay on NICU of a minimum of 4 days.

Who cannot join

  • Patients who received initial do-not-treat/do-not-resuscitate (DNT/DNR) orders as well as those who deceased within 24 hours after admission were not enrolled

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Germany1 site
  • Universitätsklinikum Gießen

    Giessen, Hesse, 35392

Other trials in Germany

About this study

Official title: Guideline-recommended Basic Parameter Adherence in Neurocritical Care Patients: German-wide Observational Multicenter Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis

The aim of the planned study project is to assess the current situation regarding the treatment of patients with severe stroke at the neuro-critical care unit. Specifically, determination of whether the target parameters recommended in the guidelines for temperature, systolic blood pressure, mean arterial blood pressure, blood glucose, arterial oxygen partial pressure and arterial carbon dioxide partial pressure had to be maintained. From the planned data analysis, the need for the introduction of cerebrovascular bundles can be derived and planned.

Read the detailed description

Cerebrovascular events include cerebral infarctions as well as intracranial haemorrhages. If the severity of this cerebrovascular damage is so severe, functional damage to the brain occurs, which must be treated regularly in intensive care. In particularly severe cases, patients are analgosedated, intubated and ventilated to treat elevated intracranial pressure (ICP). Especially in these critically ill patients, it is known from numerous studies that adherence to normal physiological parameters of body temperature, blood pressure, serum glucose and ventilation parameters leads to an improvement in the outcome of the patients. This has led to the corresponding guidelines for the treatment of these patients.

In the case of patients with sepsis, it is known that a scientifically proven finding of a better treatment option did not directly lead to an implementation in daily patient care. Only the introduction of treatment and target bundles as a combination of such interventions then led to the implementation of the recommendations and to an improvement in patient care. From this background, the question arises as to whether the above-mentioned measures have been implemented in neurological intensive care medicine for patients with severe cerebrovascular diseases or whether measures such as the introduction and training of target bundles could be useful.

The aim of this research project is to generate new evidence for or against common treatment algorithms in fields where no randomized data are available. Among other things, it will be analysed to what extent early management on intensive care units affect outcomerelevant parameters. The overall aim is to improve the current level of evidence on the management of patients with severe stroke by analyzing a large database of individualized patient data.

The aim of the planned study project is a national, multicentre retrospective collection of real patient data in specialized neurological/neurosurgical intensive care units of patients with severe cerebrovascular diseases. From these collected data, the reality of treatment is to be presented and guideline adherence is to be calculated. From the planned data analysis, the need for the introduction of cerebrovascular bundles can be derived and planned.

Specifically, a retrospective evaluation of patients who were hospitalized at eight neurocritical care units in eight tertiary centres in Germany. Specifically, it is planned to first identify these patients through a controlling query. Subsequently, various clinical parameters from the routine acute phase will be collected by reviewing the in-house electronic data systems. Aspects of data protection will be observed according to the local institutional guidelines.

Conditions
Stroke
Being tested
Time in therapeutic range of vital parameters
Keywords
neurocritical care unit, guideline adherence, stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, ischemic stroke, targeted management
Medical subject headings
Stroke, Cerebral Hemorrhage, Ischemic Stroke

What participants receive

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

  • Time in therapeutic range of vital parametersDiagnostic test

    Also called Treatment adherence on NICU

    Treatment adherence on NICU to the following vital parameters:

    1. Temperature (T<37,5°C) (every 4 hours during the first 96 h after admission to neurocritical care unit)
    2. systolic blood pressure ICD-10 (International Statistical Classification of Diseases 10th Revision) (I60, 161 \& 162): 100-140 mmHg ICD-10 (I63): 120-180 mmHg (every 4 hours during the first 96 h after admission to neurocritical care unit)
    3. Mean arterial blood pressure (MAP: 60-90 mmHg) (every 4 hours during the first 96 h after admission to neurocritical care unit)
    4. Arterial oxygen partial pressure (paO2: 75 - 100 mmHg) (every 4 hours during the first 96 h after admission to neurocritical care unit)
    5. Arterial carbon dioxide partial pressure (paCO2: 35 - 45 mmHg). (every 4 hours during the first 96 h after admission to neurocritical care unit)
    6. Blood glucose (BG: 80-180 mg/dL). (every 4 hours during the first 96 h after admission to neurocritical care unit)
Study groups in NCT06367543
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Patients with stroke admitted to an NICUPatients with neurovascular disease necessitating NICU-treatment. Neurovascular disease includes all stroke subcategorized into ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke (i.e. subarachnoid hemorrhage and intracerebral hemorrhage)
Receives: Diagnostic Test: Time in therapeutic range of vital parameters

What is being measured

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

  1. Time in Therapy range

    Percentage of patients within treatment range for the primary intervention measured parameters every 4 hours during the first 96 hours after admission to neurocritical care unit:

    • Body temperature < 37,5 degrees celsius.
    • Systolic blood pressure range by patients with ischemic stroke (120-180 mmHg; systolic blood pressure range by patients with hemorrhagic stroke (100-140 mmHg.
    • Mean blood pressure range in all patients (60-90 mmHg).
    • Serum blood glucose range (80-180 mg/dL).
    • Arterial oxygen partial pressure paO2 range (75-100 mmHg)
    • Arterial carbon dioxide partial pressure (paCO2) range (35-45 mmHg).

    Measured: every 4 hours during the first 96 hours after admission to neurocritical care unit.

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Acute measures

    1. Percentage of participant with preclinical intubation.
    2. Percentage of participants who received intravenous thrombolysis
    3. Percentage of participants who received mechanical thrombectomy with TICI grading (Thrombolysis in cerebral infarction (TICI) scale), (minimum value of 0 and maximum value of 3; higher scores mean better outcome).
    4. Percentage of participants who received Clipping/Coiling during the stay at the neurocritical care unit.
    5. Percentage of participant who received surgical hematoma evacuation during the stay at the neurocritical care unit.

    Measured: From date of admission to the neurocritical care unit until the date of discharge or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 90 days.

  2. Invasive measures performed in the course of the Stay

    1. Active cooling system. (Percentage of participants with active cooling system from the whole study population).
    • Percentage of participants who received invasive (Cooling catheter for temperature management).
    • Percentage of participants who received surface cooling pads.
    1. Percentage of participant with Placement of EVD (External ventricular drain)
    2. Percentage of participants with placement of lumbar drain.

    Measured: From date of admission to the neurocritical care unit until the date of discharge or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 90 days.

  3. Duration of ventilation

    Duration of ventilation measured in hours.

    Measured: From date of admission to the neurocritical care unit until the date of discharge or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 90 days.

  4. Deceased on Intensive Care.

    Death on neurocritical care Unit.

    Measured: From date of admission to the neurocritical care unit until the date of discharge or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 90 days.

  5. NIHSS (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale).

    NIHSS (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale) on discharge or transfer. (minimum value of 0 and maximum value of 42; higher scores mean worse outcome) on discharge or transfer.

    Measured: From date of admission to the neurocritical care unit until the date of discharge or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 90 days.

Timeline

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

  1. First posted16 Apr 2024
  2. Study start1 Jan 2021
  3. Primary completion31 Dec 2021
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2021

Resources

More details

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

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrolment
474 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06367543
Sponsor's protocol ID
AZ 117/22
Acronym
NORMONICU
Status last verified
Apr 2025
First submitted
13 Mar 2024
Last updated
6 Apr 2025
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Levy MM, Evans LE, Rhodes A. The Surviving Sepsis Campaign Bundle: 2018 update. Intensive Care Med. 2018 Jun;44(6):925-928. doi: 10.1007/s00134-018-5085-0. Epub 2018 Apr 19. No abstract available.

    PubMed 29675566
  • Evans L, Rhodes A, Alhazzani W, Antonelli M, Coopersmith CM, French C, Machado FR, Mcintyre L, Ostermann M, Prescott HC, Schorr C, Simpson S, Wiersinga WJ, Alshamsi F, Angus DC, Arabi Y, Azevedo L, Beale R, Beilman G, Belley-Cote E, Burry L, Cecconi M, Centofanti J, Coz Yataco A, De Waele J, Dellinger RP, Doi K, Du B, Estenssoro E, Ferrer R, Gomersall C, Hodgson C, Moller MH, Iwashyna T, Jacob S, Kleinpell R, Klompas M, Koh Y, Kumar A, Kwizera A, Lobo S, Masur H, McGloughlin S, Mehta S, Mehta Y, Mer M, Nunnally M, Oczkowski S, Osborn T, Papathanassoglou E, Perner A, Puskarich M, Roberts J, Schweickert W, Seckel M, Sevransky J, Sprung CL, Welte T, Zimmerman J, Levy M. Surviving sepsis campaign: international guidelines for management of sepsis and septic shock 2021. Intensive Care Med. 2021 Nov;47(11):1181-1247. doi: 10.1007/s00134-021-06506-y. Epub 2021 Oct 2. No abstract available.

    PubMed 34599691
  • Mullhi RK, Singh N, Veenith T. Critical care management of the patient with an acute ischaemic stroke. Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2021 Jan 2;82(1):1-9. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2020.0123. Epub 2021 Jan 18.

    PubMed 33512282
  • Sharma D, Smith M. The intensive care management of acute ischaemic stroke. Curr Opin Crit Care. 2022 Apr 1;28(2):157-165. doi: 10.1097/MCC.0000000000000912.

    PubMed 35034076

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Stroke, run by University of Giessen at 1 site in Germany.

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 4 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 6 Apr 2025. 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 Germany. 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?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

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?

Time in Therapy range (time frame: every 4 hours during the first 96 hours after admission to neurocritical care unit.). 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 NCT06367543, which also lists 4 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 6 Apr 2025.

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