Neurological Complication of Infective Endocarditis: A Prospective Multi-site Cohort Study

NCT ID: NCT05152225

Last Updated: 2021-12-09

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

200 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-01-01

Study Completion Date

2022-06-30

Brief Summary

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The main objective of this study is to better estimate the rate of infectious intracranial aneurysms (IIA) in proved infective endocarditis (IE). It also aims to identify MRI markers capable of accurately predicting (or excluding) IIA; to assess the impact of the different MRI abnormalities on the outcome; to capture the real-world management of EI with neurological complications in comprehensive IE centers in France

Detailed Description

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Rationale:

The incidence of Infective endocarditis (IE) in developed countries is approximately 3-15 per 100,000 pers-years. Discharge mortality remains 15-30% and therapeutic management suffers in many ways from the paucity of randomized studies.(1) Symptomatic neurological complications, which occur in 15 to 30% of patients, are the most frequent extra-cardiac complication of IE and are deemed to worsen the outcome of EI.(2,3) Among this overall neurological complications, Infectious Intracranial Aneurysms (IIA) are a relatively rare, yet probably underestimate, vessel wall injury caused by septic emboli, with potentially intracranial bleeding for the patients.

Neuroimaging in the context of IE has gained wide acceptance and is encouraged in the current guidelines.(4,5) Nevertheless the benefit of early neuroimaging to optimize the initial therapeutic management remains debated.(6,7) While the appearance and the frequency of the various neurologic complications of EI are well known thanks to prospective cohort studies with systematic pre-therapeutic MRI(8-10), several clinically relevant questions are still unknow or approximate, including: 1/ What is the rate of IIA in proved EI. The current gold standard for the detection of these small and distally located aneurysms remains Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA) and to our knowledge, there is no prospective unbiased cohort of IE with systematic DSA available in the literature. 2/ Are there MRI signs correlated with the presence of IIA on DSA? Several MRI markers such as sulcal SWI lesion or cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) with contrast enhancement look promising (10), but validation in unbiased prospective studies with systematic MRI and DSA is needed. 3/ What is the impact on the outcome of the different MRI abnormalities and of unruptured and ruptured IIA? As previously mentioned, the value of both MRI and DSA remain unclear to guide the acute therapeutic management of EI. A recent French survey highlighted differences between university Hospital in France in the management of IIA. Thus, the analysis of the current management of EI with neurological complications could also help at informing the design of future randomized trials.

Questions:

1. Better estimate the rate of IIA in proved EI.
2. Identify MRI markers able to accurately predict (or exclude) IIA.
3. What is the impact of different MRI abnormalities on the outcome?
4. Capture the real-world management of EI with neurological complications in comprehensive EI centers in France

Design and setting:

Multi-site, prospective cohort study, with standardized imaging protocol, in academic centers where MRI and DSA are performed routinely in patients with EI.

Ethics:

As for all non-interventional studies of de-identified data, written informed consent will be waived and a commitment to compliance (Reference Methodology CPMR-4) will be filed to the French data protection authority (CNIL) prior to data centralization, in respect to the General Data Protection Regulation. Patients and proxies will be informed they could oppose the use of their data for research purposes.

Conditions

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Endocarditis, Bacterial Aneurysm, Intracranial Mycotic

Keywords

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MRI digital subtraction angiography

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Infective endocarditis

Infective endocarditis with systematic brain MRI and digital subtraction angiography (DSA) performed routinely.

Brain MRI

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Brain MRI performed routinely in patients with EI

digital subtraction angiography (DSA)

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA) performed routinely in patients with EI

Interventions

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Brain MRI

Brain MRI performed routinely in patients with EI

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

digital subtraction angiography (DSA)

Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA) performed routinely in patients with EI

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* patients with left-sided active infective endocarditis (IE) satisfying modified Duke Criteria,
* patients who underwent both digital subtraction angiography (DSA) and brainMRI (as part of routine care)
* DSA protocol with 3D rotational for both carotids and one vertebral artery
* MRI/MRA standardized protocol including at least: Diffusion, FLAIR, 3D SWI, 3DT1SE and post gadolinium 3DT1SE and 3D TOF (large field: from the vertex to the magnum foramen).

Exclusion Criteria

* uncertain diagnosis of IE by infectious disease consultants
* patients with chronic IE
* MRI performed after the completion of Infectious intracranial aneurysms (IIA) treatment
* MRI performed without contrast injection or complete protocol
* More than 48-hours delay between performing MRI and DSA
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

100 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University Hospital, Limoges

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Sainte Anne Hospital (Paris)

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

the Jeunes en Neuroradiologie Interventionnelle (JENI) research group

NETWORK

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Basile Kerleroux

MD-MSc

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Central Contacts

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Basile Kerleroux, MD-MSc

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +33145648222

Email: [email protected]

Géraud Forestier, MD-MSc

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +33145648222

Email: [email protected]

References

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Snygg-Martin U, Gustafsson L, Rosengren L, Alsio A, Ackerholm P, Andersson R, Olaison L. Cerebrovascular complications in patients with left-sided infective endocarditis are common: a prospective study using magnetic resonance imaging and neurochemical brain damage markers. Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Jul 1;47(1):23-30. doi: 10.1086/588663.

Reference Type RESULT
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Baddour LM, Wilson WR, Bayer AS, Fowler VG Jr, Tleyjeh IM, Rybak MJ, Barsic B, Lockhart PB, Gewitz MH, Levison ME, Bolger AF, Steckelberg JM, Baltimore RS, Fink AM, O'Gara P, Taubert KA; American Heart Association Committee on Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis, and Kawasaki Disease of the Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, Council on Clinical Cardiology, Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia, and Stroke Council. Infective Endocarditis in Adults: Diagnosis, Antimicrobial Therapy, and Management of Complications: A Scientific Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2015 Oct 13;132(15):1435-86. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000296. Epub 2015 Sep 15.

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Habib G, Lancellotti P, Antunes MJ, Bongiorni MG, Casalta JP, Del Zotti F, Dulgheru R, El Khoury G, Erba PA, Iung B, Miro JM, Mulder BJ, Plonska-Gosciniak E, Price S, Roos-Hesselink J, Snygg-Martin U, Thuny F, Tornos Mas P, Vilacosta I, Zamorano JL; ESC Scientific Document Group. 2015 ESC Guidelines for the management of infective endocarditis: The Task Force for the Management of Infective Endocarditis of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Endorsed by: European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS), the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM). Eur Heart J. 2015 Nov 21;36(44):3075-3128. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv319. Epub 2015 Aug 29. No abstract available.

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Iung B, Tubiana S, Klein I, Messika-Zeitoun D, Brochet E, Lepage L, Al-Attar N, Ruimy R, Leport C, Wolff M, Duval X; ECHO-IMAGE Study Group. Determinants of cerebral lesions in endocarditis on systematic cerebral magnetic resonance imaging: a prospective study. Stroke. 2013 Nov;44(11):3056-62. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.113.001470. Epub 2013 Sep 3.

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Cho SM, Rice C, Marquardt RJ, Zhang LQ, Khoury J, Thatikunta P, Buletko AB, Hardman J, Uchino K, Wisco D; Infective Endocarditis Strokes and Imaging Characteristics (IESIC) group. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Susceptibility-Weighted Imaging Lesion and Contrast Enhancement May Represent Infectious Intracranial Aneurysm in Infective Endocarditis. Cerebrovasc Dis. 2017;44(3-4):210-216. doi: 10.1159/000479706. Epub 2017 Aug 19.

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Other Identifiers

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JENI2021IIA

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id