Correlation Between Clinical Neurological Biomarkers and Rehabilitation Outcome
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- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Stroke. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Italy
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Correlation Study Between Clinical, Neurophysiological, and Neuroradiological Biomarkers and Rehabilitation Outcomes to Predict Functional Recovery After Stroke and Personalize Treatment.
Overview
Our study purpose is to evaluate the predictive power of various clinical, neurophysiological, and neuroimaging biomarkers-acquired and analyzed using advanced and integrated techniques-on motor functional recovery and disability post-stroke. The goal is to construct an integrated individual biomarker algorithm with a high predictive value for outcomes.
Detailed description
Ability to predict post-stroke individual recovery still represents an important challenge to develop personalized and effective neurorehabilitation strategies. The aim of this study is to verify the predictive power of different clinical, neurophysiological and neuroimaging biomarkers in combination, acquired and analysed using advanced, integrated techniques, on functional motor recovery and post-stroke disability.
Patients with ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke and hemiparesis are subsequently enrolled and undergo multimodal assessment that includes measures spanning 4 assessment categories: demographic/medical history, clinical biomarkers, neurophysiological biomarkers (Motor Evoked Potentials, High-density EEG), neuroimaging biomarkers (infarct volume, corticospinal tract injury) at T0 (from 14 to 30 days post-stroke), T1 (after 2 months of intensive rehabilitation treatment) and T2 (4-6 months after discharge). Primary endpoint is change in arm Fugl-Meyer score. Secondary endpoints are changes in lower limb Fugl Meyer motor, Nine hole peg test, National Institute of Health Stroke Scale, mRS Rankin Scale, modified Barthel Index scores.
Multivariate analyses will indicate which biomarkers at baseline have the greatest value to predict significant changes in primary and secondary endpoints at T1 and T2.
A model incorporating measures of clinical, neurophysiological and neuroimaging biomarkers could best predict individual treatment-induced behavioral gains and therefore allow to plan a "tailor-made" rehabilitation project, select rehabilitation therapy, appropriate allocation of time and human resources and stratify clinical trial enrollees.
Primary outcome measures
- change in arm Fugl-Meyer score [Time frame: at T0 (from 14 to 30 days post-stroke), T1 (after 2 months of intensive rehabilitation treatment) and T2 (4-6 months after discharge).]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- First stroke in the middle cerebral artery territory.
- Ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke (7-30 days post-acute event).
- Upper limb plegia or paresis.
- Both genders, aged >18 years.
- Ability to provide informed consent by the patient or caregiver/responsible relative.
Exclusion criteria
- Previous stroke.
- Stroke in territories other than the middle cerebral artery.
- Inability to provide informed consent.
- Contraindications to TMS or MRI.
- History of cancer in the past two years.
- Presence of other neurological conditions interfering with biomarkers
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Case-only
Study locations
Italy · 1 center
- IRCCS San Raffaele — Roma
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06805929 · RP 20/15