Applicability of Clinical Trials in an Unselected Cohort of Patients With Intracerebral Hemorrhage.
Applicability of Clinical Trials in an Unselected Cohort of Patients With Intracerebral Hemorrhage.
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临床试验在未经选择的脑出血患者队列中的适用性。
DOI:
10.1161/strokeaha.116.014203
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发表时间:
2016
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影响因子:
8.3
通讯作者:
Lindgren,Arne
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作者:
Hansen,BjörnM;Ullman,Natalie;Norrving,Bo;Hanley,DanielF;Lindgren,Arne
Background and PurposePatient selection in clinical trials on intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) affects overall applicability of results. We estimated eligibility for completed, ongoing, and planned clinical trials in an unselected cohort of patients with ICH.MethodsLarge clinical ICH trials were identified using trial registration databases. Each trial’s inclusion criteria were applied to a consecutive group of patients with ICH from the prospective hospital-based Lund Stroke Register. Survival status was obtained from the National Census Office and 90-day poor functional outcome (modified Rankin Scale ≥4) from the Swedish Stroke Register or medical files.ResultsAmong 253 patients with ICH, estimated eligibility proportions ranged between 2% and 36% for the 11 identified clinical trials. Patients not eligible for any trial (n=96) had more intraventricular hemorrhage, lower baseline level of consciousness, higher rates of cerebellar ICH, and lower rates of lobar ICH (P≤0.001). Thirty-day case fatality for noneligible patients was 54% versus 18% among patients eligible in ≥1 trial (95% confidence interval, 44%–64% versus 13%–25%;P<0.001). Noneligible ICH patients more frequently had poor functional outcome (75% versus 48%; 95% confidence interval, 65%–83% versus 40%–56%;P<0.001).ConclusionsThere is large variation in proportions of patients with ICH eligible for inclusion in clinical trials and over a third of patients with ICH are not eligible for any trial.