A Space-expanding Shield in Decompressive Hemicraniectomy for Stroke
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Stroke
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 – 70
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 110 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern · Other
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About This Trial
Instead of the standard decompressive hemicraniectomy with subsequent cranioplasty a single surgery with the implantation of an individually molded space-expanding shield is investigated in for patients with increased intracranial pressure due to a malignant stroke.
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients with malignant infarction of the middle cerebral artery identified by MRI including diffusion-weighted imaging or CT including perfusion imaging - fulfilling the European guidelines for decompressive hemicraniectomy (DCE) for stroke
* ≥ 18 and \< 70 years of age
* Ava…
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