Swiss trial of decompressive craniectomy versus best medical treatment of spontaneous supratentorial intracerebral haemorrhage (SWITCH) : an international, multicentre, randomised-controlled, two-arm, assessor-blinded trial

RATIONALE: Decompressive craniectomy (DC) is beneficial in people with malignant middle cerebral artery infarction. Whether DC improves outcome in spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) is unknown.

AIM: To determine whether DC without haematoma evacuation plus best medical treatment (BMT) in people with ICH decreases the risk of death or dependence at 6 months compared to BMT alone.

METHODS AND DESIGN: SWITCH is an international, multicentre, randomised (1:1), two-arm, open-label, assessor-blinded trial. Key inclusion criteria are age ⩽75 years, stroke due to basal ganglia or thalamic ICH that may extend into cerebral lobes, ventricles or subarachnoid space, Glasgow coma scale of 8-13, NIHSS score of 10-30 and ICH volume of 30-100 mL. Randomisation must be performed <66 h after onset and DC <6 h after randomisation. Both groups will receive BMT. Participants randomised to the treatment group will receive DC of at least 12 cm in diameter according to institutional standards.

SAMPLE SIZE: A sample of 300 participants randomised 1:1 to DC plus BMT versus BMT alone provides over 85% power at a two-sided alpha-level of 0.05 to detect a relative risk reduction of 33% using a chi-squared test.

OUTCOMES: The primary outcome is the composite of death or dependence, defined as modified Rankin scale score 5-6 at 6 months. Secondary outcomes include death, functional status, quality of life and complications at 180 days and 12 months.

DISCUSSION: SWITCH will inform physicians about the outcomes of DC plus BMT in people with spontaneous deep ICH, compared to BMT alone.

TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02258919.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

Enthalten in:

European stroke journal - (2024) vom: 12. Feb., Seite 23969873241231047

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fischer, Urs [VerfasserIn]
Fung, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Beyeler, Seraina [VerfasserIn]
Bütikofer, Lukas [VerfasserIn]
Z'Graggen, Werner [VerfasserIn]
Ringel, Florian [VerfasserIn]
Gralla, Jan [VerfasserIn]
Schaller, Karl [VerfasserIn]
Plesnila, Nikolaus [VerfasserIn]
Strbian, Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Arnold, Marcel [VerfasserIn]
Hacke, Werner [VerfasserIn]
Jüni, Peter [VerfasserIn]
Mendelow, Alexander David [VerfasserIn]
Stapf, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Al-Shahi Salman, Rustam [VerfasserIn]
Bressan, Jenny [VerfasserIn]
Lerch, Stefanie [VerfasserIn]
Bassetti, Claudio L A [VerfasserIn]
Mattle, Heinrich P [VerfasserIn]
Raabe, Andreas [VerfasserIn]
Beck, Jürgen [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Decompressive craniectomy
Intracerebral haemorrhage
Journal Article
Randomised-controlled trial

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Date Revised 13.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02258919

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doi:

10.1177/23969873241231047

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368378705