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Trial on Endovascular Aneurysm Management (TEAM)
This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified by Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), October 2008
First Received: September 26, 2007   Last Updated: November 4, 2008   History of Changes
Sponsors and Collaborators: Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Information provided by: Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00537134
  Purpose

The management of patients with unruptured aneurysms is controversial. Patients with unruptured aneurysms may suffer intracranial hemorrhage, but the incidence of this event is still debated. Endovascular treatment can prevent rupture, but involves immediate risks; furthermore, successful treatment does not eliminate all risks. A randomized trial may be the best way to demonstrate the potential benefits of endovascular over conservative management of unruptured aneurysms.


Condition Intervention
Brain Aneurysm
Device: Embolization, coiling
Other: Conservative management

MedlinePlus related topics: Aneurysms Brain Aneurysm
U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title: Safety and Efficacy of Endovascular Treatment of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms in the Prevention of Aneurysmal Haemorrhages: A Randomized Comparison With Indefinite Deferral of Treatment in 2002 Patients Followed for 10 Years

Further study details as provided by Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM):

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Primary outcome is disease or treatment-related morbidity and mortality. [ Time Frame: 1 year, 5 year and 10 years after treatment or observation ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • To better define the natural history of unruptured aneurysms eligible for endovascular treatment. [ Time Frame: At 5 and 10 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • To define the rate of hemorrhagic events despite endovascular treatment. [ Time Frame: At 1, 5 and 10 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
  • To determine the Morbidity/Mortality (M/M) related to endovascular treatment of unruptured aneurysms. [ Time Frame: At 1, 5 and 10 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
  • To compare overall M/M of the 2 groups [ Time Frame: At 10 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
  • To compare the quality of life and anxiety levels of surviving patients of the 2 groups. [ Time Frame: At 5 and 10 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • To determine the rate of occlusion of aneurysms treated by coiling in an effort to estimate longer-term efficacy. [ Time Frame: At 5 and 10 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • To determine the rate of aneurysmal growth in the conservative group in surviving patients. [ Time Frame: At 5 and 10 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • To verify cognitive functions using the MoCA in all patients as well as by detailed neuropsychological testing, before and 6 months after treatment in a consecutive sample of 100 patients of both groups. [ Time Frame: Baseline, 1 year, 5 and 10 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 2002
Study Start Date: September 2006
Estimated Study Completion Date: September 2021
Estimated Primary Completion Date: September 2020 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
1: No Intervention
Conservative management (watchful observation)
Other: Conservative management
watchful observation until indication for treatment arises
2: Active Comparator
Endovascular treatment
Device: Embolization, coiling
Endovascular embolization with platinum coils

Detailed Description:

This study is designed as a pragmatic trial. All candidates for endovascular treatment of one or more unruptured intracranial aneurysms will be offered to participate. Unruptured aneurysms may be recently discovered or prevalent. If they accept, subjects will be randomized to one of the two arms of the trial: Conservative management (Observation) or Endovascular treatment.

Both groups will be advised to obtain medical treatment for hypertension if necessary and will receive counselling for behavioural risk factor modelling (smoking or excessive drinking) when indicated. A non-invasive (MRA or CTA) or catheter angiogram and a baseline CT-scan or MRI of the brain are required to enter the study. These studies should demonstrate the unequivocal presence of a saccular aneurysm >=3 mm treatable by endovascular methods. A catheter angiogram is required if there is doubt. Imaging studies will be reviewed centrally. Both treatments will be standardized. Patients will be followed similarly for a minimum of 10 years.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • At least one documented subarachnoid aneurysm, never ruptured
  • Patient aged 18 or older
  • Life expectancy more than 10 years

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with recent (less than 3 months) intracranial haemorrhage
  • Lesion characteristics unsuitable for endovascular treatment
  • Patients with a single extradural aneurysm
  • Aneurysms < 3 mm or giant aneurysms (≥ 25 mm)
  • Patients with a poor outcome (Rankin scale ≥ 3) after the rupture, surgical or endovascular treatment of another aneurysm
  • Patients with incompletely treated aneurysms that have previously ruptured
  • Patients with associated arteriovenous malformations
  • Patients with new severe progressive symptoms in relationship with the aneurysm (sudden onset, severe persisting headaches suggestive of impending rupture, third-nerve palsy, mass-effect)
  • Patients with previous intracranial haemorrhage from unknown etiology
  • Patients with multiple unruptured aneurysms in whom surgical clipping of one or many aneurysms is planned in addition to endovascular management
  • Patients with absolute contraindications to anaesthesia, endovascular treatment, or administration of contrast material, including low-osmolarity agents or gadolinium
  • Pregnant patients
  • Patients unable to give informed consent
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00537134

Contacts
Contact: Guylaine Gevry, BSc 514-890-8000 ext 27235 guylaine.gevry@crchum.qc.ca
Contact: Ruby Klink, PhD 514-890-8000 ext 25245 ruby.klink@crchum.qc.ca

Locations
United States, Arizona
St Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center Recruiting
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Contact: Joanie Cacciola         joanie.cacciola@chw.edu    
Principal Investigator: Cameron McDougall, Dr            
United States, Massachusetts
Boston Medical Center Recruiting
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Contact: Andrew Morrisson         Andrew.Morrison@bmc.org    
Principal Investigator: Thanh Nguyen, Dr            
United States, New York
St Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center Recruiting
New York, New York, United States
Contact: Peter Rappa, PRappa@chpnet.org            
Principal Investigator: Alejandro Berenstein, Dr            
SUNY Downstate Medical Center Recruiting
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Contact: Sergey Zhabin         Sergey.Zhabin@downstate.edu    
Principal Investigator: Sundeep Mangla, Dr            
United States, South Carolina
Medical University of South Carolina Recruiting
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Contact: Adrian Parker         parkerad@musc.edu    
Principal Investigator: Aquilla Turk, Dr            
United States, Texas
The Methodist Hospital Recruiting
Houston, Texas, United States
Contact: Marilyn Bautista         mhbautista@tmhs.org    
Principal Investigator: Richard Klucznick, Dr            
Canada, Quebec
CHUM Notre-Dame Hospital / TEAM clinical research unit (Head office) Recruiting
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H2L 4M1
Contact: Guylaine Gevry, BSc     514-890-8000 ext 27235     guylaine.gevry@crchum.qc.ca    
Principal Investigator: Jean Raymond, MD            
France
TEAM France Coordination Unit - CHU Reims CRICAM Recruiting
Reims, France
Contact: Béatrice Baury     33 3 26 78 92 66     bbaury@chu-reims.fr    
Principal Investigator: Laurent Pierot, MD            
Principal Investigator: Christophe Cognard, MD            
United Kingdom
TEAM European Coordination Centre NVRU- Radcliffe Infirmary Recruiting
Oxford, United Kingdom
Contact: Julia Yarnold     44 1865 617166     julia.yarnold@nds.ox.ac.uk    
Principal Investigator: Andrew J. Molyneux, MD            
Sponsors and Collaborators
Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Jean Raymond, MD Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal - Hôpital Notre-Dame
Principal Investigator: Andrew J. Molyneux, MD NRU, Radcliffe Infirmary Oxford University UK
Principal Investigator: Allan J Fox, MD Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and University of Toronto
Principal Investigator: Claiborne S. Johnston, MD, PhD University of California, San Francisco, USA
Principal Investigator: Jean-Paul Collet, MD, PhD University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Principal Investigator: Isabelle Rouleau, PhD CHUM Hôpital Notre-Dame, Montreal, Canada
  More Information

Additional Information:
Publications:
Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by National Clinical Trials Identifier (NCT ID):
Responsible Party: Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal ( Jean Raymond, Dr )
Study ID Numbers: MCT-80799, ISRCTN62758344
Study First Received: September 26, 2007
Last Updated: November 4, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00537134     History of Changes
Health Authority: Canada: Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Keywords provided by Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM):
Aneurysm
Brain
Unruptured
observation
treatment
Endovascular

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Intracranial Aneurysm
Aneurysm
Vascular Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Brain Diseases
Hemorrhage
Cerebrovascular Disorders
Intracranial Arterial Diseases

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Intracranial Aneurysm
Aneurysm
Nervous System Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Brain Diseases
Cerebrovascular Disorders
Intracranial Arterial Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 06, 2009