Timing and Outcomes of Recovery After intraCerebral Hemorrhage

Timing and Outcomes of Recovery After intraCerebral Hemorrhage

The TORCH registry is a prospective, observational cohort study, which will collect detailed, longitudinal data on the clinical characteristics, treatment modalities, and outcomes of patients with ICH. By leveraging a wide array of surgical interventions - including endoscopic surgery, minimally invasive surgery combined with urokinase, and craniotomy - the TORCH registry intends to provide a granular view of early hematoma evacuation surgical interventions and their impact on patient recovery and quality of life.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subject Age is ≥18 to ≤80 years
• Subject with a Head CT/CTA that demonstrates an acute, spontaneous, primary, supratentorial ICH, assessed via standard of care techniques
• Subject recieving a surgery intervention
• Subject has a NIHSS score ≥ 6 or GCS score 5≤GCS≤15
• Subject has a baseline Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) Score ≤ 1

Exclusion Criteria:

• Secondary intracerebral hemorrhage (with leading cause, e.g., Moyamoya disease, arteriovenous malformation, intracranial aneurysm, tumor, brain trauma)
• Pre-stroke life expectancy < 1 year for severe comorbidities (e.g., Progressive malignant tumor, severe chronic heart failure [NYHA: III-IV], severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [III-IV], chronic kidney disease requiring hemodialysis)
• Patients with platelet count < 100,000, INR > 1.4, or an elevated PT or APTT (reversal of coumadin is permitted but the patient must not require coumadin during the acute hospitalization). Irreversible coagulopathy either due to medical condition or prior to randomization
• Pregnant (positive pregnancy test) or lactating females (likelihood of altered coagulation function associated with the high estrogen/progesterone state)
• Irreversibly impaired brainstem function (bilateral fixed, dilated pupils and extensor motor posturing), GCS less than or equal to 4