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Contact the study team using the details below to take part. If there are no contact details below please ask your doctor in the first instance.
Ms
Natalia
Olejniczak
+44 (0)20 7594 0995
presize@imperial.ac.uk
Dr
Katerina
Spranger
+44 (0)20 3108 7553
contact@oxfordheartbeat.com
Intracranial aneurysm
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Stenting is a common treatment for cardiovascular (heart) diseases, such as aneurysms. Stents are small spring-like metallic structures used to strengthen weak blood vessels or open them up when they become clogged. The shape and size of each blood vessel is different so there are many different stents for the doctor to choose from.
The success of the stenting procedure depends on the right fit of the stent in the affected blood vessel. Currently, it is difficult for doctors to predict which stent will give a good fit from looking at the standard brain scans. A company called Oxford Heartbeat has built a computer software (a computer program) called PreSize Neurovascular that can be used by doctors to plan the procedure and help them choose the ‘best fit’ stent for each patient by creating an accurate 3D image of their blood vessels in the brain.
PreSize Neurovascular software has demonstrated high accuracy in calculating the size of the required stent based on patients’ brain scans.
This study tries to understand the benefits of this computer program when used by doctors to help them plan for brain stenting surgeries and how well it works in real-world clinical practice.
Oxford Heartbeat will work with hospitals in England and Scotland to collect this information over a period of about 16 months from approximately 100 patients.
Start dates may differ between countries and research sites. The research team are responsible for keeping the information up-to-date.
The recruitment start and end dates are as follows:
You can take part if:
You may not be able to take part if:
1. Any reasons in the opinion of the investigator, e.g. patient cases previously fitted with coiling in the same aneurysmal area might be deemed inappropriate for the purposes of this study if it significantly impacts the contrast in the pre-operative X-ray imaging2. Unable to give informed consent
Below are the locations for where you can take part in the trial. Please note that not all sites may be open.
Dr
Katerina
Spranger
+44 (0)20 3108 7553
contact@oxfordheartbeat.com
Ms
Natalia
Olejniczak
+44 (0)20 7594 0995
presize@imperial.ac.uk
The study is sponsored by Oxford Heartbeat Ltd and funded by National Institute for Health Research.
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