NCT05838456

Brief Summary

After onset of Acute Ischemic Stroke (AIS), every minute of delay to treatment reduces the likelihood of a good clinical outcome. A key delay occurs in the time between completion of computed tomography (CT) angiography of the head and neck and interpretation in the setting of AIS care. The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of incorporating Viz.AI software, which via via a machine-learning algorithm performs artificial intelligence-based automated detection of large vessel occlusions (LVO) on CT angiography (CTA) images and alerts the AIS care team (diagnosis and treatment decisions will be based on the clinical evaluation and review of the images by the treating physician, per routine standard of care). The hypothesis is that integration of the software into the AIS care pathway will reduce delays in treatment. A cluster-randomized stepped-wedge trial will be performed across 4 hospitals in the greater Houston area.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
443

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2021

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 1, 2021

Completed
1.2 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

February 28, 2022

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 27, 2022

Completed
11 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

April 17, 2023

Completed
14 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

May 1, 2023

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

June 28, 2023

Completed
Last Updated

June 28, 2023

Status Verified

June 1, 2023

Enrollment Period

1.2 years

First QC Date

April 17, 2023

Results QC Date

May 2, 2023

Last Update Submit

June 3, 2023

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Time From Emergency Room Arrival to Initiation of Endovascular Stroke Therapy ("Door-to-groin" Time)

    from the time of emergency room arrival to the time of initiation of endovascular stroke therapy (about 97 minutes)

Secondary Outcomes (4)

  • Number of Patients Who Received With Endovascular Stroke Therapy

    at the time of initiation of endovascular stroke therapy

  • Number of Patients With Good Functional Outcome Defined as Modified Rankin Score (mRS) of 0-2

    90 days

  • Hospital Length of Stay

    From the time of admission to the hospital to the time of discharge (about 7 days)

  • Number of Patients With Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH)

    From the time of admission to the hospital to the time of discharge (about 7 days)

Study Arms (4)

Hospital 1 - 3 months with no Viz.AI software, then 12 months with Viz.AI software

EXPERIMENTAL
Device: Viz.AI software

Hospital 2 - 6 months with no Viz.AI software, then 9 months with Viz.AI software

EXPERIMENTAL
Device: Viz.AI software

Hospital 3 - 9 months with no Viz.AI software, then 6 months with Viz.AI software

EXPERIMENTAL
Device: Viz.AI software

Hospital 4 - 12 months with no Viz.AI software, then 3 months with Viz.AI software

EXPERIMENTAL
Device: Viz.AI software

Interventions

Viz.AI software performs artificial intelligence-based automated detection of large vessel occlusions and alerts the AIS care team.

Hospital 1 - 3 months with no Viz.AI software, then 12 months with Viz.AI softwareHospital 2 - 6 months with no Viz.AI software, then 9 months with Viz.AI softwareHospital 3 - 9 months with no Viz.AI software, then 6 months with Viz.AI softwareHospital 4 - 12 months with no Viz.AI software, then 3 months with Viz.AI software

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Male or Female
  • years of age or older.
  • Patients who present to the emergency department with signs and/or symptoms concerning for acute ischemic stroke.
  • Patients who undergo CT angiography imaging
  • Patients determined to have a large vessel occlusion acute ischemic stroke. This determination will be made based on official radiology report for the CT angiography imaging.

You may not qualify if:

  • Patients with incomplete data on the electronic medical record.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Martinez-Gutierrez JC, Kim Y, Salazar-Marioni S, Tariq MB, Abdelkhaleq R, Niktabe A, Ballekere AN, Iyyangar AS, Le M, Azeem H, Miller CC, Tyson JE, Shaw S, Smith P, Cowan M, Gonzales I, McCullough LD, Barreto AD, Giancardo L, Sheth SA. Automated Large Vessel Occlusion Detection Software and Thrombectomy Treatment Times: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Neurol. 2023 Nov 1;80(11):1182-1190. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.3206.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Ischemic Stroke

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

StrokeCerebrovascular DisordersBrain DiseasesCentral Nervous System DiseasesNervous System DiseasesVascular DiseasesCardiovascular Diseases

Results Point of Contact

Title
Sunil A. Sheth, MD
Organization
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Study Officials

  • Sunil Sheth, MD

    The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
Yes

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Intervention Model
CROSSOVER
Model Details: This is a stepped wedge cluster-randomized trial with 4 clusters (4 different hospitals). In a stepped wedge fashion over 3 month intervals, the 4 clusters will initiate use of the software package (Viz.AI). The order of implementation of the Viz.AI software at the four hospitals will be randomly determined.
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

April 17, 2023

First Posted

May 1, 2023

Study Start

January 1, 2021

Primary Completion

February 28, 2022

Study Completion

May 27, 2022

Last Updated

June 28, 2023

Results First Posted

June 28, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-06

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations