CT-Angiography Versus Angiogram as Ancillary Tests in the Determination of Death by Neurologic Criteria
ConditionInfarction, Brain
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorRegion Stockholm
About this trial
Diagnostic performance of a novel protocol for computed tomography-angiography, as ancillary test in the determination of complete cerebral infarction, in comparison to four vessel angiography.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Adults 18 years or older
Ongoing critical care due to severe acute brain injury
Four vessel angiography necessary for the determination of complete cerebral infarction, according to Swedish legislation
Disqualifiers
Treatment with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
Radiologic examination by computed tomography deemed too challenging due to respiratory or circulatory instability, as determined by responsible clinician
Trial population
Patients receiving critical care
Trial design
Design model
Case-only
Time perspective
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Not listed
Trial groups
50 Participants
are grouped into 1 trial groupGroup A: Suspected Complete Cerebral Infarction
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Diagnostic performance similar between computed tomography-angiography and four vessel angiography
Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, inter- and intrarater variability.
Time frame
PeriproceduralSponsors and contacts
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Region Stockholm
Lead sponsor
Karolinska Institutet
Sponsor institution
Karolinska Institutet
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov