Anesthesia Management in Endovascular Therapy for Ischemic Stroke

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

332 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-08-31

Study Completion Date

2020-06-30

Brief Summary

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Objective of the study: to assess whether pharmacological sedation or general anesthesia for treatment of anterior circulation ischemic stroke with endovascular mechanical thrombectomy is associated with difference in morbidity (neurological outcome and peri-procedural complications).

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Detailed Description

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Since 2015, the management of anterior acute ischemic stroke (AIS) involves endovascular treatment with mechanical thrombectomy (MT). This urgent, difficult and uncomfortable procedure in frail patients requires multidisciplinary care ideally involving neurologists, interventional neuroradiologists and anesthesiologists.

Two anesthetic strategies are currently used: pharmacologic sedation in spontaneous ventilation or general anesthesia with tracheal intubation. General anesthesia provides strict immobility, protects the airway and avoids emergency intubation in case of severe procedural complication (notably vomiting and aspiration). Sedation is a frequently used alternative because of (1) a rapid execution which could reduce delay to reperfusion, (2) a lower risk of blood pressure drop that may compromise cerebral blood flow in the penumbra area, (3) the theoretical capacity to assess neurological status during the procedure and (4) the supposed risk of complications associated with mechanical ventilation and intravenous anesthestics on brain metabolism. Nevertheless, sedation exposes to dramatic complications in case of patient agitation and movements.

The choice of the ideal anesthesic management is still lacking. Old retrospective studies seemed to favor sedation with worst neurological outcome associated with general anesthesia. Nevertheless, these datas suffered methodological issues with selection bias: more severe patients based on NIHSS score were rather treated with general anesthesia and blood pressure was not controlled. Recent studies that demonstrated the benefit of MT did not include a specific anesthetic protocol and none of the studies currently available included a blood pressure management protocol that appears to be an essential component of cerebral perfusion. A subgroup analysis of the MR Clean study, including patients with an identical initial NIHSS score, did not find benefit from MT in patients with general anesthesia compared to those receiving sedation. Finally, authors concluded that performing a MT under general anesthesia would significantly lengthen the reperfusion delay and nullify the benefit of MT.

The prospective, randomized, single-center SIESTA trial, conducted in 150 patients with an anterior circulation AIS, found no difference in the early neurological improvement (primary endpoint), assessed on the change in NIHSS score between admission and the 24th hour, between the conscious sedation group and the general anesthesia group. There were a tendency for a better 3-month neurological outcome in the general anesthesia group (37% vs 18% of patients with a Modified Rankin score of 0-2 in the general anesthesia and conscious sedation groups respectively), but it was not possible to conclude due to a lack of statistical power.

Due to the increasing number of patients eligible for endovascular MT and the potential implication of these two anesthetic management on the functional outcome, a study comparing general anesthesia and sedation during a MT seems essential as specified in the recent updated American Stroke Association guidelines.

The objective of this study is to assess whether sedation or general anesthesia during endovascular treatment with mechanical thrombectomy is associated with a difference in morbidity (neurological outcome and peri-procedural complications), in anterior circulation AIS.

Conditions

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Stroke Thrombectomy Anesthesia Conscious Sedation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Multicentic, prospective, open, in parallel groups, stratified and randomised study.

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

It is an open label trial because it is not possible to maintain the anesthesiologist and patient blinded during the procedure. However, all subsequent evaluations will be conducted by clinical research staff blinded to the randomization group.

Study Groups

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General anaesthesia

In the general anesthesia group, rapid sequence induction is used. Conduction of general anesthesia and drugs used are left to the expertise of each investigating center. Systolic blood pressure has to be maintained between 140 and 180 mmHg with an intravenous norepinephrine infusion if necessary, tele-expiratory carbon dioxyde concentration (EtCO2) has to be maintained between 30 and 35 mmHg and SpO2 has to be maintained between 94 and 98 %.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

General anaesthesia

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Procedure in which patients are induced into an unconscious state through use of various medications so that they do not feel pain during surgery

Conscious Sedation

In the conscious sedation group, drugs choice as well as pharmacological modulation will be left to the expertise of each investigating center. A sedation level between 0 and -3 with spontaneous breathing will be targeted, using the Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale (RASS) score validated in French. The lightest sedation level will be targeted, i.e. minimal to moderate sedation according to the US recommendations for sedation / analgesia. Systolic blood pressure will be maintained between 140 and 180 mmHg with an intravenous norepinephrine infusion if necessary and SpO2 will be maintained between 94 and 98%.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Conscious Sedation

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

A drug-induced depression of consciousness during which patients respond purposefully to verbal commands, either alone or accompanied by light tactile stimulation. No interventions are required to maintain a patent airway. (From: American Society of Anesthesiologists Practice Guidelines)

Interventions

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General anaesthesia

Procedure in which patients are induced into an unconscious state through use of various medications so that they do not feel pain during surgery

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Conscious Sedation

A drug-induced depression of consciousness during which patients respond purposefully to verbal commands, either alone or accompanied by light tactile stimulation. No interventions are required to maintain a patent airway. (From: American Society of Anesthesiologists Practice Guidelines)

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Acute anterior circulation ischemic stroke (terminal portion of the internal carotid artery, middle cerebral artery), with indication for radiological mechanical thrombectomy assessed by the neurology / neuroradiology team
* Over 18 years of age
* Benefiting from an affiliation to the French Social Security system
* Patient or familly informed consent. In case of patient incapacity and no family present, and due to the emergency of the procedure, the patient may be included on the sole decision of the investigator (emergency procedure with subsequent differed consent).

Exclusion Criteria

* Altered vigilance defined by score ≥ 2 at item 1a "level of consciousness" of the NIHSS score
* Altered previous autonomy, defined by a modified Rankin score (mRS)\> 1
* Acute ischemic stroke of posterior circulation or anterior cerebral artery
* Associated brain haemorrhage
* Pregnant or nursing women
* Patient under law protection
* Stroke complicating another acute illness or postoperative stroke.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No