Registry of Acute Stroke Under Novel Oral Anticoagulants - Prime (RASUNOA-Prime)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02533960 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : August 27, 2015
Last Update Posted : November 2, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment |
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Ischemic Stroke Intracerebral Hemorrhage Oral Anticoagulation Cardiovascular Diseases Vascular Diseases | Other: not applicable (observational study) |
The main purpose of this observational cohort study is to assess routine emergency management of acute stroke patients with AF under different anticoagulation schemes before the index stroke.
The investigators will address the following aims and objectives:
- Describing emergency management of stroke patients (IS and ICH) with AF in clinical routine including early diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive procedures and assessing variations in emergency management of patients with AF by anticoagulation schemes pre stroke.
- Identifying variations in risk of early complications (e.g. symptomatic secondary intracerebral haemorrhage in ischemic stroke patients) with AF by different anticoagulation schemes pre stroke.
- Determining factors influencing outcome of stroke patients with AF at three months and clarifying the potential influence of different anticoagulation schemes pre stroke.
The registry consists of 2 separate substudies that cover two different patient cohorts: ischemic stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage.
The study will collect information from prospectively enrolling Neurology departments with certified stroke units across Germany.
The principal investigator, Prof. Dr. med. Roland Veltkamp, is affiliated with Imperial College London, UK, and Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany.
Study Type : | Observational |
Actual Enrollment : | 3832 participants |
Observational Model: | Cohort |
Time Perspective: | Prospective |
Official Title: | Registry of Acute Stroke Under Novel Oral Anticoagulants - Prime |
Actual Study Start Date : | June 2015 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | January 2021 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | June 2022 |

Group/Cohort | Intervention/treatment |
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NOAC
Ischemic stroke substudy: inclusion of 1000 patients under treatment with non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs). Hemorrhagic stroke substudy: inclusion of 334 patients under treatment with non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs). |
Other: not applicable (observational study)
Observational study without study related intervention. |
VKA
Ischemic stroke substudy: inclusion of 1000 patients under treatment with vitamin K antagonists (VKA). Hemorrhagic stroke substudy: inclusion of 333 patients under treatment with vitamin K antagonists (VKA) |
Other: not applicable (observational study)
Observational study without study related intervention. |
Without OAC
Ischemic stroke substudy: inclusion of 1000 patients without oral anticoagulation. Hemorrhagic stroke substudy: inclusion of 333 patients without oral anticoagulation. |
Other: not applicable (observational study)
Observational study without study related intervention. |
- Primary hypothesis (ischemic stroke substudy) [ Time Frame: Participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of less than 2 weeks" ]Intracerebral hemorrhage complications (i.e. sICH, according to NINDS and SITS-MOST)
- Primary hypothesis (hemorrhagic stroke substudy) [ Time Frame: 24 hours ]Proportion of relevant secondary hematoma expansion on follow-up neuroimaging (hematoma expansion of >= 33% or 6 mL)

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Sampling Method: | Probability Sample |
Acute stroke patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) under different anticoagulation schemes pre stroke [Non-vitamin K antagonists oral anticoagulants (NOAC, also referred to as novel or new oral anticoagulants), Vitamin K antagonists (VKA), and no oral anticoagulation. According to the type of stroke, patients will be enrolled in the ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke substudy.
NOTE: As of July 2019, enrollment in the ischemic stroke substudy was terminated due to achievement of the targeted enrolling numbers.
NOTE: As of April 2021, enrollment in the intracerebral hemorrhage substudy was terminated due to achievement of the targeted enrolling numbers.
Ischemic stroke substudy:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age >= 18 years
- Informed consent
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Acute ischemic stroke with either symptoms lasting ≥ 24h or evidence of infarction in brain imaging
- Anticoagulation with NOAC
- Anticoagulation with VKA
- No anticoagulation
- Previous/present atrial fibrillation
Exclusion Criteria:
- No informed consent
- Symptom-onset > 24 h
Hemorrhagic stroke substudy:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age >= 18 years
- Acute primary intracerebral hemorrhage
- - a) Anticoagulation with NOAC
- - b) Anticoagulation with VKA
- - c) No anticoagulation
- Previous/present atrial fibrillation
Exclusion Criteria:
- No informed consent
- Symptom-onset > 24 h

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02533960
Germany | |
University Hospital Heidelberg | |
Heidelberg, Germany, 69120 |
Principal Investigator: | Roland Veltkamp, Prof. Dr. med. | Heidelberg University Hospital, Department of Neurology, Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Stroke Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom. |
Responsible Party: | Prof. Roland Veltkamp, Principal Investigator, University Hospital Heidelberg |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02533960 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
RASUNOA-Prime |
First Posted: | August 27, 2015 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | November 2, 2022 |
Last Verified: | November 2022 |
Registry of Acute Stroke Under Novel Oral Anticoagulants |
Stroke Ischemic Stroke Cerebral Hemorrhage Cardiovascular Diseases Vascular Diseases Hemorrhage |
Cerebrovascular Disorders Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Nervous System Diseases Pathologic Processes Intracranial Hemorrhages |