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N/A N=1,655

SITS-IVT in Patients >80 Years Study

Ischaemic Stroke

Enrolled (actual)
1,655
Serious AEs
Results posted
Jul 2024
Primary outcome: Primary: Number of Participants With Symptomatic Intracerebral Haemorrhage (SICH) Per Safe Implementation of Thrombolysis - Stroke-Monitoring Study (SITS-MOST) Definition — 14; 15 Participants — p=1.000

Study Design & Population

Study type
Observational
Phase
N/A
Interventions
Alteplase (Drug)
Age
Older Adult · 80+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Boehringer Ingelheim
Primary completion
Dec 2022

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Number of Participants With Symptomatic Intracerebral Haemorrhage (SICH) Per Safe Implementation of Thrombolysis - Stroke-Monitoring Study (SITS-MOST) Definition
14; 15 1.000
PRIMARY
Mortality Within 90 Days, Defined as the Number of Participants With a Death Event
161; 149 0.254
PRIMARY
Functional Independency, as Defined by a mRS (Modified Rankin Score) 0-2 Within 90 Days
205; 233 0.280
SECONDARY
Stroke Severity, Defined by the National Institute of Health's Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
10.5; 11 0.916
SECONDARY
Number of Participants With a Modified Rankin Score (mRS) of 0-1 Within 90 Days
142; 158 0.561
SECONDARY
Number of Participants With Symptomatic Intracerebral Haemorrhage (SICH) Per European Cooperative Acute Stroke Study 2 (ECASS 2) Definition
24; 30 0.522
SECONDARY
Time From Onset of Symptoms to Start of Intravenous Thrombolysis (IVT) Treatment
153; 151 0.810
SECONDARY
Time From Onset of Symptoms to Door (or Captured in the Registry Arrival at the Hospital)
93; 88 0.179
SECONDARY
Door to Needle Time
46; 48 0.275

Summary

A non-interventional post-approval study on Safe Implementation of Treatment in Stroke - International Stroke Thrombolysis Register (SITS-ISTR) existing data of intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen Activator (rt-PA) (0.9 mg/kg) in acute ischaemic stroke patients over 80 years, treated according to the Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) in European countries.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients over 80 years old presenting with acute ischaemic stroke symptoms for which thrombolysis treatment was initiated within 4.5 hours after stroke onset according to SmPC are included.
  • Patients over 80 years who received thrombolysis according to SmPC for acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) within 4.5 hours after stroke onset during the period (approximately 3 years) prior to July 2018 are included.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Contraindication(s) to the use of IV thrombolysis per local SmPC.
  • Documentation that the patient was enrolled or is planned to be enrolled in an investigational clinical trial at the time of the onset of index event and for the duration of the data collection.
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04260347). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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