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This is a proof-of-concept study with a prospective observational design, where the association between progressive levels of verticalization and cerebral blood flow velocity (Ultrasound) in subacute stroke patients and healthy subjects will be investigated.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Stroke subjects |
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| Healthy |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Verticalization | Procedure | Progressive levels of verticalization |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Blood flow velocity | Cerebral blood flow velocity measured with transcranial doppler ultrasound | within 12 hours post thrombectomy |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Blood pressure | Systolic and Diastolic pressure | within 12 hours post thrombectomy |
| Heart rate | Number of contractions (beats) of the heart per minute |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Reperfusion after thrombectomy | modified Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarction | within 12 hours post thrombectomy |
| Perfusion imaging | Cerebral blood flow |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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•First-ever ischemic stroke in the territory of the middle cerebral artery (MCA)
| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremia Held, PhD | Contact | 0442555645 | 41 | jeremia.held@uzh.ch |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Andreas Luft, MD | University of Zurich | Study Chair |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Hospital Zurich | Recruiting | Zurich | Canton of Zurich | 8091 | Switzerland |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 41567543 | Derived | Deseoe J, Rottenberger Y, Pipping T, Schwarz A, Lehmann A, Veerbeek JM, Wegener S, Luft AR, Held JPO, Globas C. Very early tilt-table verticalization unmasks impaired cerebral autoregulation within 24 h after endovascular thrombectomy: a transcranial Doppler study. Front Neurol. 2026 Jan 6;16:1709991. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2025.1709991. eCollection 2025. | |
| 37139076 |
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| ID | Term |
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| D020521 | Stroke |
| ID | Term |
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| D002561 | Cerebrovascular Disorders |
| D001927 | Brain Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
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| within 12 hours post thrombectomy |
| Oxygen saturation | Relative measure of the concentration of oxygen in the blood | within 12 hours post thrombectomy |
| Impairment caused by a stroke | National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale - NIHSS (Maximum score 42 - higher scores mean a worse outcome) | within 12 hours post thrombectomy |
| Neurological status | Glasgow Coma Scale - GCS (Maximum score 15 - higher scores mean a better outcome) | within 12 hours post thrombectomy |
| Adverse events | headache, focal edema, seizures, hemorrhagic transformation | within 12 hours post thrombectomy |
| within 24 hours post thrombectomy |
| Disability | modified Rankin Scale - mRS (maximum score 6 - higher scores mean a worse outcome) | 3 month post stroke |
| Health-related quality | Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System® 29 | 3 month post stroke |
| Independence in gait | Functional Ambulation Categories (Maximum score 5 - higher scores mean a better outcome) | 3 month post stroke |
| Deseoe J, Schwarz A, Pipping T, Lehmann A, Veerbeek JM, Luft AR, Wegener S, Globas C, Held JPO. Cerebral blood flow velocity progressively decreases with increasing levels of verticalization in healthy adults. A cross-sectional study with an observational design. Front Neurol. 2023 Apr 17;14:1149673. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1149673. eCollection 2023. |
| D014652 | Vascular Diseases |
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |