PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
ED  - Awad, Issam
TI  - A Report from the CLEAR-IVH Trial
DP  - 2008 May 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 10--11
VI  - 8
IP  - 1
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/8/1/10.2.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/8/1/10.2.full
AB  - Data from studies such as the Surgical Trial in Intracerebral Hemorrhage [STICH] and Factor Seven for Acute Hemorrhagic Stroke Treatment [FAST] trial have suggested that intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) volume is a predictor of mortality. Preclinical data suggest that intraventricular thrombolysis leads to faster ventricular clearance and better recovery. The CLEAR- IVH trial sought to follow up on these ideas in a phase 2 study, and this article gives an overview of the results and plans for a phase 3 study.