Mode
Text Size
Log in / Sign up
N/A N=1,560

Alteplase Treatment in Elderly Acute Ischaemic Stroke (AIS) Patients

Stroke

Enrolled (actual)
1,560
Serious AEs
Results posted
Oct 2024
Primary outcome: Primary: Percentage of Patients With Favourable Outcome (Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) 0-1) at 1 Year — 27.7; 23.8 Percentage of Participants — p=<0.001

Study Design & Population

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

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Percentage of Patients With Favourable Outcome (Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) 0-1) at 1 Year
27.7; 23.8 <0.001 sig
SECONDARY
Percentage of Patients With Any Intracranial Haemorrhage (ICH) During Hospitalisation
13.7; 10.8 0.054
SECONDARY
All-cause Mortality During Hospitalisation
4.5; 2.8 0.097
SECONDARY
Percentage of Patients With Independence (Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) 0-2) at 1 Year
37.3; 33.7 <0.001 sig
SECONDARY
Distribution of Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) Score at 1 Year
3.5; 3.7 0.007 sig
SECONDARY
All-cause Mortality at 1 Year
36.2; 31.5 0.077

Summary

The objective of this study is to find out if Chinese Acute Ischaemic Stroke (AIS) patients older than 80 years benefit from intravenous (IV) Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator (rt-PA) treatment within 4.5 hours of symptom onset in a real-world clinical setting.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients registered in the Zhejiang Stroke Quality Control Centre (ZSQCC) platform from Jan 2017 to Mar 2020
  • > 80 years of age
  • Diagnosed with AIS at admission
  • Arrived or admitted to the hospital within 4.5 hours of symptom onset
  • If treated with IV rt-PA: received IV rt-PA within 4.5 hours of symptom onset

Exclusion criteria

  • Documented Intravenous Thrombolysis (IVT) contraindication except age to IV rt-PA treatment according to the Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC)
  • Missing any one of the key data (age, gender, baseline National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale [NIHSS], time of symptom onset, time of hospital arrival or admission, IVT or not, time of IV rt-PA treatment)
  • Received thrombolysis agents other than rt-PA (urokinase, tenecteplase, recombinant plasminogen activator, prourokinase, streptokinase)
  • Received endovascular treatment
  • Received IV rt-PA after 4.5 hours of symptom onset
View full record on ClinicalTrials.gov →

Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05401149). 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.

Back to search