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RecruitingNCT04945603POGASHUpdated Nov 29, 2023

Poor Grade Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Study Group

An observational study in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Aneurysmal and Poor Grade Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, sponsored by IRCCS San Raffaele. Recruiting at 10 sites in Italy. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-11-29.

Sponsored by IRCCS San Raffaele · Observational

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Dec 2025, 9 months ago, but the record still lists the study as recruiting.
  • Started May 2021; still recruiting 5 years 4 months later.
Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Other
Enrollment
800
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Multicentric registry study in order to define outcome, predictors, treatment effects and their modifiers in poor grade aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage patients.

The search for outcome predictors is going to be subdivided into three main research areas:

  1. outcome predictors in the emergency department (so called "early brain injury phase").
  2. outcome predictors in the neurocritical care unit (so called "delayed brain injury phase").
  3. Treatment strategies. Two other areas of research are identified: delayed cerebral ischemia (incidence, treatment, predictors, impact on outcome) and long term follow-up (recent evidences suggest that there may be a non-negligible proportion of poor grade subarachnoid hemorrhage patients who may benefit from substantial improvement at long-term (after 6-12 months of follow-up).
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Conditions studied

  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Aneurysmal
  • Poor Grade Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
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In context

Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

509 studies on the registry are indexed under Subarachnoid Hemorrhage; 124 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 800 is above the median of 117 across 226 observational studies indexed under Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.

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Lead sponsor

IRCCS San Raffaele is the lead sponsor of 443 studies on the registry; 234 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

All consecutive patients admitted to the emergency department because of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage of poor grade (IV-V) according to the WFNS classification

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients admitted to the emergency department because of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage of poor grade (IV-V) according to the WFNS classification.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients younger than 18 years old.
  • Pregnant or breast-feeding patients.
  • Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage due to trauma or vascular malformations other than cerebral aneurysms.
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Other
Enrollment
800 participants (estimated)
Target follow-up
3 Years
Patient registry
Yes

Groups and cohorts

  • Poor Grade Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

    All patients (prospective and retrospective) included will have to present a subarachnoid hemorrhage defined poor grade according to the WFNS scale due to the rupture of an intracranial aneurysm. The patients are managed according to both most recent international guidelines on the specific disease (Stroke, May 2012) and according to national and institutional guidelines/protocols.

    Other: Standard management according to international/national guidelines

Interventions

  • OtherStandard management according to international/national guidelines

    Standard management according to international/national guidelines. Observational study

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Clinical Outcome

    modified Rankin Scale

    Time frame: 6 months.

  2. Clinical Outcome

    modified Rankin Scale (mRS). Scale ranging from 0 (no symptoms) to 6 (dead) with higher scores indicating increasing neurological disability.

    Time frame: 12 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Long-Term clinical outcome

    modified Rankin Scale (mRS). Scale ranging from 0 (no symptoms) to 6 (dead)

    Time frame: 12-60 months

  2. Delayed Cerebral Ischemia

    Delayed Cerebral Ischemia

    Time frame: onset-30 days

  3. Rebleeding

    Rebleeding

    Time frame: onset-48hours

  4. Treatment Complications

    Treatment Complications

    Time frame: onset-1 week

  5. Decompressive Craniotomy

    Incidence, strategy (primary or secondary), predictors and clinical impact

    Time frame: onset-3 weeks

  6. Ventriculo-peritoneal shunt

    Incidence, strategy (primary or secondary), predictors and clinical impact

    Time frame: onset-4 weeks

  7. CSF drainage

    Use of external ventricular drainage or lumbar drainage according to institutional protocol. Clinical impact.

    Time frame: onset-3 weeks

  8. Volumetric analysis of intracranial bleeding

    Volumetric analysis and distribution assessment of intracranial bleeding. Clinical impact

    Time frame: onset-24hours

  9. Volumetric analysis of delayed cerebral ischemia

    Volumetric analysis and location assessment of delayed cerebral ischemia. Clinical impact

    Time frame: onset-3 weeks

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Study locations

8 of 10 sites recruiting
  • ASST Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII
    Bergamo, 24127, Italy
    Active, not recruiting
  • IRCCS Bellaria
    Bologna, Italy
    Recruiting
  • Azienda Ospedaliera Spedali Civili
    Brescia, 25123, Italy
    Recruiting
  • Ospedale Vito Fazzi
    Lecce, 73100, Italy
    Recruiting
  • IRCCS San Raffaele
    Milano, 20134, Italy
    Recruiting
  • Ospedale Maggiore della Città di Novara
    Novara, Italy
    Recruiting
  • Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma
    Parma, 43126, Italy
    Recruiting
  • Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli
    Roma, 00168, Italy
    Active, not recruiting
  • Ospedale Santissima Annunziata
    Taranto, 74121, Italy
    Recruiting
  • Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata
    Verona, 37126, Italy
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Publications

  • Panni P, Ambrosi A; POGASH (Poor Grade Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage) Investigators. In Reply: Clinical Impact and Predictors of Aneurysmal Rebleeding in Poor-Grade Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Results From the National POGASH Registry. Neurosurgery. 2023 Dec 1;93(6):e174-e176. doi: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002691. Epub 2023 Sep 21. No abstract available. PubMed 37732736 ↗
  • Panni P, Riccio L, Cao R, Pedicelli A, Marchese E, Caricato A, Feletti A, Testa M, Zanatta P, Gitti N, Piva S, Mardighian D, Semeraro V, Nardin G, Lozupone E, Paiano G, Picetti E, Montanaro V, Petranca M, Bortolotti C, Scibilia A, Cirillo L, Lanterna AL, Ambrosi A, Mortini P, Beretta L, Falini A. Clinical Impact and Predictors of Aneurysmal Rebleeding in Poor-Grade Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Results From the National POGASH Registry. Neurosurgery. 2023 Sep 1;93(3):636-645. doi: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002467. Epub 2023 Apr 3. PubMed 37010298 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 29, 2023, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04945603
Lead sponsor
IRCCS San Raffaele
Collaborators
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, A.O. Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, ASL Taranto, Ospedale V. Fazzi, IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Maggiore della Carita
Responsible party
Pietro Panni (Principal Investigator, IRCCS San Raffaele) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jun 30, 2021
Start date
May 25, 2021
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2025 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 31, 2028 (estimated)
Last update
Nov 29, 2023

Study contacts

Pietro Panni, P.I., M.D.
Contact
panni.pietro@hsr.it
+393406311389
Andrea Falini, Professor of Neuroradiology
Contact
falini.andrea@hsr.it
+39 0226432239
Pietro Panni, P.I., M.D.
principal investigator · Department of Neuroradiology, Department of Neurosurgery

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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