Intravenous Thrombolysis in Patients With Ischemic Stroke and Recent Ingestion of Direct Oral Anticoagulants (DO-IT Cohort)

August 13, 2024 updated by: Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern

Safety and Efficacy of Intravenous Thrombolysis in Patients With Ischemic Stroke and Recent Ingestion of Direct Oral Anticoagulants: the DOAC - International Thrombolysis (DO-IT) Cohort Study

DO-IT is an international, prospective observational registry evaluating whether the administration of intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) is safe and improves functional outcome in ischemic stroke patients with recent direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) intake. For this purpose, information on 2800 adult participants experiencing an acute ischemic stroke will be obtained at several high-volume international stroke centers and divided into three groups: IVT with recent DOACs intake (DOAC+IVT), and recent DOAC intake not receiving IVT (DOAC) as well as anonymized patients without DOAC receiving IVT. The patients are followed up for 90 days after the index event. treatment recommendations from the described observations. The investigators hypothesize that also more liberal decisions for IVT in patients with recent DOAC intake are not associated with an increased risk for symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage (sICH) and result in better functional outcome at 3 month.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

2800

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

  • Name: Freschta Zipser-Mohammadzada, PhD
  • Phone Number: +41 31 63 2 60 83
  • Email: nctu@insel.ch

Study Locations

      • Innsbruck, Austria
        • Not yet recruiting
        • Medical University of Innsbruck
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Christian Böhme, MD, PhD
      • Brussel, Belgium
        • Not yet recruiting
        • Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc
        • Contact:
          • Pasquale Scoppettuolo, MD
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Pasquale Scoppettuolo, MD
      • Leuven, Belgium, 3000
        • Not yet recruiting
        • UZ Leuven
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Robin Lemmens, Prof
      • Vancouver, Canada
        • Not yet recruiting
        • The University of British Columbia | Vancouver General Hospital
        • Contact:
          • Thalia Field
      • Caen, France
        • Not yet recruiting
        • CHU Caen
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Marion Boulanger, MD
      • Sanderbusch, Germany
        • Not yet recruiting
        • Nordwest-Krankenhaus Sanderbusch
        • Contact:
          • Pawel Kermer
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Pawel Kermer, MD
      • Tübingen, Germany
        • Not yet recruiting
        • Universitäsklinikum Tübingen
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Sven Poli, MD
        • Contact:
          • Julia Zeller
    • Thessaly
      • Larissa, Thessaly, Greece, 41110
        • Recruiting
        • Dept. of Medicine, University of Thessaly
        • Principal Investigator:
          • George Ntaios, MD, PhD
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Dimitra Papadimitriou, MD
      • Naples, Italy
        • Not yet recruiting
        • A.O.R.N. Antonio Cardarelli Hospital
        • Contact:
          • Paolo Candelaresi, MD
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Paolo Candelaresi, MD
      • Palermo, Italy
        • Not yet recruiting
        • Ospedali Riuniti Hospital
        • Contact:
          • Marina Mannino, MD
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Marina Mannino, MD
      • Perugia, Italy
        • Recruiting
        • Ospedale "Bufalini", Cesena
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Michele Romoli, MD
      • Reggio Emilia, Italy
        • Not yet recruiting
        • AUSL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia
        • Contact:
          • Marialuisa Zedde, MD
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Marialuisa Zedde
      • Oslo, Norway
        • Not yet recruiting
        • Akershus Hospital
        • Contact:
          • Espen Kristoffersen, MD
      • Lisboa, Portugal
        • Not yet recruiting
        • Hospital de Egas Moniz
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Joao Pedro Marto, MD
      • Belgrade, Serbia
        • Recruiting
        • Clinical Centre of Serbia, University Hospital Belgrade
        • Contact:
          • Visnja Padjen, MD
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Visnja Padjen, MD
      • Singapore, Singapore, 119228
        • Recruiting
        • National University Hospital
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Benjamin Tan, MD
        • Contact:
          • Benjamin Tan, MD
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Mayank Dalakoti, MD
      • Ljubljana, Slovenia
        • Recruiting
        • Ljubljana University Medical Centre
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Senta Frol, MD
      • Barcelona, Spain
        • Recruiting
        • Hospital De La Santa Creu I Sant Pau
        • Contact:
          • Marina Guasch-Jiménez, MD
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Marina Guasch-Jiménez, MD
      • Barcelona, Spain
        • Not yet recruiting
        • Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge
        • Contact:
          • Pere Cardona, MD
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Pere Cardona, MD
      • Aarau, Switzerland
        • Recruiting
        • Kantonsspital Aarau
        • Contact:
          • Timo Kahles
      • Basel, Switzerland
        • Recruiting
        • Unispital Basel
        • Contact:
          • Gerrit Grosse
      • Bern, Switzerland
        • Recruiting
        • Inselspital Bern, University Hospital Bern
        • Contact:
          • Freschta Zipser-Mohammadzada
      • Fribourg, Switzerland
        • Recruiting
        • Hfr Fribourg
        • Contact:
          • Friedrich Medlin
      • Geneva, Switzerland
        • Recruiting
        • University Hospital Geneva
        • Contact:
          • Emmanuel Carrera
      • Lausanne, Switzerland
        • Recruiting
        • CHUV Lausanne
        • Contact:
          • Patrik Michel
      • Lucerne, Switzerland
        • Recruiting
        • Kantonsspital Lucerne
        • Contact:
          • Manuel Bolognese
      • Lugano, Switzerland
        • Recruiting
        • EOC Lugano
        • Contact:
          • Carlo Cereda
      • Neuchâtel, Switzerland
        • Recruiting
        • Hôpital Neuchâtelois
        • Contact:
          • Susanne Renaud
      • St. Gallen, Switzerland
        • Recruiting
        • Kantonsspital St. Gallen
        • Contact:
          • Gian Marco De Marchis
      • Zurich, Switzerland
        • Recruiting
        • University Hospital Zurich
        • Contact:
          • Laura Westphal
      • Zurich, Switzerland
        • Recruiting
        • Hirslanden Zurich
        • Contact:
          • Nils Peters
      • London, United Kingdom
        • Not yet recruiting
        • King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
        • Contact:
          • Con Tibajia
      • London, United Kingdom
        • Not yet recruiting
        • Imperial College London NHS Trust
        • Contact:
          • Lucio D'Anna, MD
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Lucio D'Anna, MD

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

The in- and exclusion criteria emulate a target trial, thus the investigators want to study a population that is - except from recent DOAC ingestion - eligible for IVT as per standard of care.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Clinical diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke with indication for IVT according to applicable guidelines
  2. Time from symptom onset or last known well <12 hours
  3. Admission NIHSS of 2 points or more
  4. either DOAC ingestion within 48 hours prior to expected timepoint of IVT bolus, or patient with an ongoing prescription of DOAC, but exact timepoint of last intake not verifiable in the emergency setting. (regardless of whether intravenous thrombolysis was given) OR DOAC prescription (any intake within the last 7 days) and receiving intravenous thrombolysis
  5. Informed consent (if obtainable and in those international sites where this is legally required) for the prospective part

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patient refused the use of biological data for research purposes (Switzerland)
  2. Any acute or subacute intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) identified by admission CT or MRI on brain scan
  3. Documentation of any other absolute contraindications to IVT in the medical record
  4. Significant pre-stroke disability (mRS score of 5), including known advanced dementia
  5. Known (serious) sensitivity to Alteplase/Tenecteplase or any of the excipients
  6. Pregnancy or lactating women.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
DOAC+IVT
Acute ischemic Stroke patients with recent DOACs intake receive IVT.
The timepoints, dose, and type of IVT will be collected as well as any complications occuring.
DOAC
Acute ischemic Stroke patients with recent DOAC intake do not receive IVT.
IVT Controls
Acute ischemic Stroke patients without recent DOAC intake receive IVT.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of Participants with symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage (sICH)
Time Frame: Within 36 hours after IVT
Defined as worsening of at least 4 points on the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale and attributed to radiologically evident intracranial hemorrhage.
Within 36 hours after IVT
Dichotomized good functional outcome (mRS 0-2)
Time Frame: At day 90 or return to baseline (+/- 2 weeks) after admission
Modified Rankin Scale from 0 (no disability) to 6 (death)
At day 90 or return to baseline (+/- 2 weeks) after admission

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Rate of IVT among IVT-eligible DOAC patients
Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 2 years
To determine the rate of IVT in eligible patients with acute ischemic stroke and recent DOAC intake.
Through study completion, an average of 2 years
All-cause mortality, major bleeding and orolingual edema
Time Frame: From date of randomization until the date of all-cause mortality, major bleeding or orolingual edema, whichever came first, assessed up to 7 days.
From date of randomization until the date of all-cause mortality, major bleeding or orolingual edema, whichever came first, assessed up to 7 days.
Categorical shift in the modified Rankin Scale (mRS)
Time Frame: At Day 90 (+/-2 weeks) after admission
Modified Rankin Scale from 0 (no disability) to 6 (death)
At Day 90 (+/-2 weeks) after admission
Stroke severity (NIHSS)
Time Frame: At 24 hours ±8 hours
National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale from 0 (no symptoms) to 39 (most severe symptoms)
At 24 hours ±8 hours
Ischemic stroke volume at 24 hours (mL)
Time Frame: At 24 hours ±8 hours
At 24 hours ±8 hours

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Study Director: Thomas Meinel, MD, PhD, Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 1, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

March 31, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 31, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 24, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 13, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

August 16, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 16, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 13, 2024

Last Verified

August 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

IPDMA of similar observational cohort studies is planned.

IPD Sharing Time Frame

After publication of primary study results

IPD Sharing Access Criteria

Ethics clearance, agreement with the DO-IT collaboration about terms of use and authorship

IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type

  • STUDY_PROTOCOL
  • SAP
  • ICF

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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