Study Stopped
Poor recruitment, trial terminated
Simvastatin For Intracerebral Hemorrhage Study
2 other identifiers
interventional
1
1 country
1
Brief Summary
Study Objective: To analyze if statins are effective in ameliorating perihematomal edema evolution thereby reducing mortality and improving functional outcomes following spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH).
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at below P25 for phase_2
Started Oct 2008
Shorter than P25 for phase_2
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
July 15, 2008
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
July 18, 2008
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
October 1, 2008
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 1, 2009
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 1, 2009
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
June 12, 2017
CompletedOctober 9, 2017
September 1, 2017
8 months
July 15, 2008
May 7, 2017
September 8, 2017
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Perihematomal Edema
Solitary patient lost to follow up (out of state)
Days 7 and 14
Study Arms (2)
I
EXPERIMENTALSimvastatin Group
II
PLACEBO COMPARATORPlacebo Group
Interventions
Patients in study arm 1 will receive simvastatin 80 mg once daily for 14 days or until death or discharge.
Patients in study arm II will receive placebo once daily for 14 days or until death or discharge.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Patient with CT evidence of ICH admitted within 24 hours of onset of symptoms.
You may not qualify if:
- Age \< 18 or \> 85
- Admission Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) \< 6
- ICH volume \< 10 cc
- ICH secondary to trauma, aneurysm, Arterio-Venous Malformation (AVM), tumor or post surgical
- Multiple ICH
- Associated Subdural hematoma or significant Subarachnoid hemorrhage
- History of prior neurologic disease with modified Rankin Scale (mRS) \> 1
- Hematoma evacuation, hemicraniectomy, clot lysis
- Myopathy
- Active Liver disease
- Pregnancy
- Statin allergy
- Patients on statins prior to admission
- Patients with an acute indication for statin therapy (Unstable angina)
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Johns Hopkins Universitylead
- National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)collaborator
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)collaborator
Study Sites (1)
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Baltimore, Maryland, 21224, United States
Related Publications (2)
Naval NS, Abdelhak TA, Zeballos P, Urrunaga N, Mirski MA, Carhuapoma JR. Prior statin use reduces mortality in intracerebral hemorrhage. Neurocrit Care. 2008;8(1):6-12. doi: 10.1007/s12028-007-0080-2.
PMID: 17701108BACKGROUNDNaval NS, Abdelhak TA, Urrunaga N, Zeballos P, Mirski MA, Carhuapoma JR. An association of prior statin use with decreased perihematomal edema. Neurocrit Care. 2008;8(1):13-8. doi: 10.1007/s12028-007-0081-1.
PMID: 17701107BACKGROUND
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Neeraj Naval
- Organization
- Johns Hopkins University SOM (former employer during the study)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Neeraj S Naval, M.D.
Johns Hopkins University
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- Yes
- Restrictive Agreement
- No
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 2
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- QUADRUPLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
July 15, 2008
First Posted
July 18, 2008
Study Start
October 1, 2008
Primary Completion
June 1, 2009
Study Completion
June 1, 2009
Last Updated
October 9, 2017
Results First Posted
June 12, 2017
Record last verified: 2017-09