Journal article
Results of the ICTuS 2 Trial (Intravascular Cooling in the Treatment of Stroke 2)
Stroke (1970), Vol.47(12), pp.2888-2895
12/2016
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.116.014200
PMCID: PMC5134910
PMID: 27834742
Abstract
Therapeutic hypothermia is a potent neuroprotectant approved for cerebral protection after neonatal hypoxia-ischemia and cardiac arrest. Therapeutic hypothermia for acute ischemic stroke is safe and feasible in pilot trials. We designed a study protocol to provide safer, faster therapeutic hypothermia in stroke patients.
Safety procedures and 4°C saline infusions for faster cooling were added to the ICTuS trial (Intravascular Cooling in the Treatment of Stroke) protocol. A femoral venous intravascular cooling catheter after intravenous recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator in eligible patients provided 24 hours cooling followed by a 12-hour rewarm. Serial safety assessments and imaging were performed. The primary end point was 3-month modified Rankin score 0,1.
Of the intended 1600 subjects, 120 were enrolled before the study was stopped. Randomly, 63 were to receive hypothermia plus antishivering treatment and 57 normothermia. Compared with previous studies, cooling rates were improved with a cold saline bolus, without fluid overload. The intention-to-treat primary outcome of 90-day modified Rankin Score 0,1 occurred in 33% hypothermia and 38% normothermia subjects, odds ratio (95% confidence interval) of 0.81 (0.36-1.85). Serious adverse events occurred equally. Mortality was 15.9% hypothermia and 8.8% normothermia subjects, odds ratio (95% confidence interval) of 1.95 (0.56-7.79). Pneumonia occurred in 19% hypothermia versus 10.5% in normothermia subjects, odds ratio (95% confidence interval) of 1.99 (0.63-6.98).
Intravascular therapeutic hypothermia was confirmed to be safe and feasible in recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator-treated acute ischemic stroke patients. Protocol changes designed to reduce pneumonia risk appeared to fail, although the sample is small.
URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT01123161.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Results of the ICTuS 2 Trial (Intravascular Cooling in the Treatment of Stroke 2)
- Creators
- Patrick Lyden - From the Department of Neurology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (P.L.); Department of Neurosciences (T.H., K.R., B.M.) and Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center (T.R.), University of California, San Diego; Department of Neurology, Memorial Health Care System, Houston, TX (J.G.); Alzheimer's Therapeutic Research Institute, University of Southern California, San Diego (K.E., R.R.); Department of Neurology, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston (S.P.); Department of Neurosciences, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, FL (M.C.); Department of Neurology, Michigan State University, Kalamazoo (S.H.); Department of Neurology, Columbia University, New York, NY (S.A.); Performance Improvement Patient Safety Department, UC San Diego Health System, CA (J.J.); and Department of Neurology, North Memorial Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN (I.A.). lydenp@cshs.orgThomas Hemmen - From the Department of Neurology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (P.L.); Department of Neurosciences (T.H., K.R., B.M.) and Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center (T.R.), University of California, San Diego; Department of Neurology, Memorial Health Care System, Houston, TX (J.G.); Alzheimer's Therapeutic Research Institute, University of Southern California, San Diego (K.E., R.R.); Department of Neurology, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston (S.P.); Department of Neurosciences, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, FL (M.C.); Department of Neurology, Michigan State University, Kalamazoo (S.H.); Department of Neurology, Columbia University, New York, NY (S.A.); Performance Improvement Patient Safety Department, UC San Diego Health System, CA (J.J.); and Department of Neurology, North Memorial Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN (I.A.)James Grotta - From the Department of Neurology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (P.L.); Department of Neurosciences (T.H., K.R., B.M.) and Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center (T.R.), University of California, San Diego; Department of Neurology, Memorial Health Care System, Houston, TX (J.G.); Alzheimer's Therapeutic Research Institute, University of Southern California, San Diego (K.E., R.R.); Department of Neurology, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston (S.P.); Department of Neurosciences, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, FL (M.C.); Department of Neurology, Michigan State University, Kalamazoo (S.H.); Department of Neurology, Columbia University, New York, NY (S.A.); Performance Improvement Patient Safety Department, UC San Diego Health System, CA (J.J.); and Department of Neurology, North Memorial Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN (I.A.)Karen Rapp - From the Department of Neurology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (P.L.); Department of Neurosciences (T.H., K.R., B.M.) and Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center (T.R.), University of California, San Diego; Department of Neurology, Memorial Health Care System, Houston, TX (J.G.); Alzheimer's Therapeutic Research Institute, University of Southern California, San Diego (K.E., R.R.); Department of Neurology, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston (S.P.); Department of Neurosciences, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, FL (M.C.); Department of Neurology, Michigan State University, Kalamazoo (S.H.); Department of Neurology, Columbia University, New York, NY (S.A.); Performance Improvement Patient Safety Department, UC San Diego Health System, CA (J.J.); and Department of Neurology, North Memorial Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN (I.A.)Karin Ernstrom - From the Department of Neurology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (P.L.); Department of Neurosciences (T.H., K.R., B.M.) and Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center (T.R.), University of California, San Diego; Department of Neurology, Memorial Health Care System, Houston, TX (J.G.); Alzheimer's Therapeutic Research Institute, University of Southern California, San Diego (K.E., R.R.); Department of Neurology, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston (S.P.); Department of Neurosciences, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, FL (M.C.); Department of Neurology, Michigan State University, Kalamazoo (S.H.); Department of Neurology, Columbia University, New York, NY (S.A.); Performance Improvement Patient Safety Department, UC San Diego Health System, CA (J.J.); and Department of Neurology, North Memorial Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN (I.A.)Teresa Rzesiewicz - From the Department of Neurology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (P.L.); Department of Neurosciences (T.H., K.R., B.M.) and Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center (T.R.), University of California, San Diego; Department of Neurology, Memorial Health Care System, Houston, TX (J.G.); Alzheimer's Therapeutic Research Institute, University of Southern California, San Diego (K.E., R.R.); Department of Neurology, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston (S.P.); Department of Neurosciences, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, FL (M.C.); Department of Neurology, Michigan State University, Kalamazoo (S.H.); Department of Neurology, Columbia University, New York, NY (S.A.); Performance Improvement Patient Safety Department, UC San Diego Health System, CA (J.J.); and Department of Neurology, North Memorial Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN (I.A.)Stephanie Parker - From the Department of Neurology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (P.L.); Department of Neurosciences (T.H., K.R., B.M.) and Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center (T.R.), University of California, San Diego; Department of Neurology, Memorial Health Care System, Houston, TX (J.G.); Alzheimer's Therapeutic Research Institute, University of Southern California, San Diego (K.E., R.R.); Department of Neurology, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston (S.P.); Department of Neurosciences, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, FL (M.C.); Department of Neurology, Michigan State University, Kalamazoo (S.H.); Department of Neurology, Columbia University, New York, NY (S.A.); Performance Improvement Patient Safety Department, UC San Diego Health System, CA (J.J.); and Department of Neurology, North Memorial Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN (I.A.)Mauricio Concha - From the Department of Neurology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (P.L.); Department of Neurosciences (T.H., K.R., B.M.) and Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center (T.R.), University of California, San Diego; Department of Neurology, Memorial Health Care System, Houston, TX (J.G.); Alzheimer's Therapeutic Research Institute, University of Southern California, San Diego (K.E., R.R.); Department of Neurology, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston (S.P.); Department of Neurosciences, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, FL (M.C.); Department of Neurology, Michigan State University, Kalamazoo (S.H.); Department of Neurology, Columbia University, New York, NY (S.A.); Performance Improvement Patient Safety Department, UC San Diego Health System, CA (J.J.); and Department of Neurology, North Memorial Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN (I.A.)Syed Hussain - From the Department of Neurology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (P.L.); Department of Neurosciences (T.H., K.R., B.M.) and Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center (T.R.), University of California, San Diego; Department of Neurology, Memorial Health Care System, Houston, TX (J.G.); Alzheimer's Therapeutic Research Institute, University of Southern California, San Diego (K.E., R.R.); Department of Neurology, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston (S.P.); Department of Neurosciences, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, FL (M.C.); Department of Neurology, Michigan State University, Kalamazoo (S.H.); Department of Neurology, Columbia University, New York, NY (S.A.); Performance Improvement Patient Safety Department, UC San Diego Health System, CA (J.J.); and Department of Neurology, North Memorial Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN (I.A.)Sachin Agarwal - From the Department of Neurology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (P.L.); Department of Neurosciences (T.H., K.R., B.M.) and Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center (T.R.), University of California, San Diego; Department of Neurology, Memorial Health Care System, Houston, TX (J.G.); Alzheimer's Therapeutic Research Institute, University of Southern California, San Diego (K.E., R.R.); Department of Neurology, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston (S.P.); Department of Neurosciences, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, FL (M.C.); Department of Neurology, Michigan State University, Kalamazoo (S.H.); Department of Neurology, Columbia University, New York, NY (S.A.); Performance Improvement Patient Safety Department, UC San Diego Health System, CA (J.J.); and Department of Neurology, North Memorial Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN (I.A.)Brett Meyer - From the Department of Neurology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (P.L.); Department of Neurosciences (T.H., K.R., B.M.) and Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center (T.R.), University of California, San Diego; Department of Neurology, Memorial Health Care System, Houston, TX (J.G.); Alzheimer's Therapeutic Research Institute, University of Southern California, San Diego (K.E., R.R.); Department of Neurology, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston (S.P.); Department of Neurosciences, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, FL (M.C.); Department of Neurology, Michigan State University, Kalamazoo (S.H.); Department of Neurology, Columbia University, New York, NY (S.A.); Performance Improvement Patient Safety Department, UC San Diego Health System, CA (J.J.); and Department of Neurology, North Memorial Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN (I.A.)Julie Jurf - From the Department of Neurology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (P.L.); Department of Neurosciences (T.H., K.R., B.M.) and Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center (T.R.), University of California, San Diego; Department of Neurology, Memorial Health Care System, Houston, TX (J.G.); Alzheimer's Therapeutic Research Institute, University of Southern California, San Diego (K.E., R.R.); Department of Neurology, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston (S.P.); Department of Neurosciences, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, FL (M.C.); Department of Neurology, Michigan State University, Kalamazoo (S.H.); Department of Neurology, Columbia University, New York, NY (S.A.); Performance Improvement Patient Safety Department, UC San Diego Health System, CA (J.J.); and Department of Neurology, North Memorial Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN (I.A.)Irfan Altafullah - From the Department of Neurology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (P.L.); Department of Neurosciences (T.H., K.R., B.M.) and Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center (T.R.), University of California, San Diego; Department of Neurology, Memorial Health Care System, Houston, TX (J.G.); Alzheimer's Therapeutic Research Institute, University of Southern California, San Diego (K.E., R.R.); Department of Neurology, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston (S.P.); Department of Neurosciences, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, FL (M.C.); Department of Neurology, Michigan State University, Kalamazoo (S.H.); Department of Neurology, Columbia University, New York, NY (S.A.); Performance Improvement Patient Safety Department, UC San Diego Health System, CA (J.J.); and Department of Neurology, North Memorial Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN (I.A.)Rema Raman - From the Department of Neurology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (P.L.); Department of Neurosciences (T.H., K.R., B.M.) and Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center (T.R.), University of California, San Diego; Department of Neurology, Memorial Health Care System, Houston, TX (J.G.); Alzheimer's Therapeutic Research Institute, University of Southern California, San Diego (K.E., R.R.); Department of Neurology, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston (S.P.); Department of Neurosciences, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, FL (M.C.); Department of Neurology, Michigan State University, Kalamazoo (S.H.); Department of Neurology, Columbia University, New York, NY (S.A.); Performance Improvement Patient Safety Department, UC San Diego Health System, CA (J.J.); and Department of Neurology, North Memorial Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN (I.A.)
- Contributors
- Colin P Derdeyn (Contributor) - University of Iowa, Radiology
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Stroke (1970), Vol.47(12), pp.2888-2895
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1161/STROKEAHA.116.014200
- PMID
- 27834742
- PMCID
- PMC5134910
- ISSN
- 0039-2499
- eISSN
- 1524-4628
- Grant note
- P50 NS044148 / NINDS NIH HHS P50 NS044227 / NINDS NIH HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/2016
- Academic Unit
- Neurology; Radiology; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Neurosurgery
- Record Identifier
- 9984020798202771
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