An interventional study of Middle Meningeal Artery Embolisation in Chronic Subdural Hematoma, sponsored by University Hospital Hradec Kralove. Recruiting at 6 sites in Czechia. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-11-05.
Sponsored by University Hospital Hradec Kralove · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
This international multicenter study evaluates the efficacy and safety of middle meningeal artery embolization (MMAE) using PVA particles or liquid embolic agents as a perioperative treatment to prevent the recurrence of chronic subdural hematoma (cSDH). All participating patients across centers in the Czech Republic and Slovakia will receive the minimally invasive MMAE procedure within 7 days prior to or after surgical evacuation, with the primary goal of assessing hematoma recurrence rates and procedure-related complications over a 90-day follow-up period.
112 studies on the registry are indexed under Hematoma, Subdural, Chronic; 49 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 200 is close to the median of 185 across 86 interventional studies indexed under Hematoma, Subdural, Chronic.
Browse Hematoma, Subdural, Chronic studies →University Hospital Hradec Kralove is the lead sponsor of 49 studies on the registry; 15 are open to participants now.
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Blood cells that help blood clot. Too few raises the risk of bleeding and bruising. A usual adult range is about 150–400 × 10⁹/L (150,000–400,000 per µL); each lab has its own reference range.
Blood tests of how long blood takes to clot. The INR is the prothrombin time (PT) put on a common scale; about 1 is usual for someone not taking a blood thinner.
Criteria often make an exception for people on a blood thinner such as warfarin, whose INR is raised on purpose.
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Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.
You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.
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Platelets
Blood cells that help blood clot. Too few raises the risk of bleeding and bruising. A usual adult range is about 150–400 × 10⁹/L (150,000–400,000 per µL); each lab has its own reference range.
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INR, PT and aPTT (clotting tests)
Blood tests of how long blood takes to clot. The INR is the prothrombin time (PT) put on a common scale; about 1 is usual for someone not taking a blood thinner.
Criteria often make an exception for people on a blood thinner such as warfarin, whose INR is raised on purpose.
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GFR and eGFR (kidney filtering)
GFR (glomerular filtration rate) is how much blood the kidneys filter each minute. It is usually estimated from a blood test — eGFR, by formulas such as CKD-EPI or MDRD — and some studies ask for it to be measured directly instead. Usually given in mL/min/1.73 m².
Check the method, the units and the minimum the study states. A value of 90 or above is in the normal-or-high range, but kidney damage can show in other tests too.
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Life expectancy
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Patients with chronic subdural hematoma (cSDH) who undergo middle meningeal artery embolization (MMAE). This procedure is performed either as a standalone treatment or as an adjunct to surgical evacuation, based on clinical indication.
Device: Middle Meningeal Artery Embolisation
Patients with chronic subdural hematoma (cSDH) who receive standard clinical care without undergoing middle meningeal artery embolization. This includes standard surgical evacuation (burr-hole craniostomy) or conservative management (observation, medication) based on current guidelines.
Endovascular occlusion of the middle meningeal artery (MMA) performed under fluoroscopic guidance. The procedure aims to devascularize the chronic subdural hematoma membrane to promote hematoma resorption and prevent recurrence.
Rate of hematoma recurrence or treatment failure requiring surgical evacuation
The proportion of participants who experience a symptomatic or radiologically confirmed recurrence or progression of chronic subdural hematoma (cSDH) in the target hemisphere that requires surgical intervention (or re-operation for surgically treated patients) within the follow-up period.
Time frame: Up to 90 days post-enrollment.
Incidence of periprocedural and postprocedural complications
Safety outcomes evaluating complications related to the middle meningeal artery embolisation (MMAE) procedure or the embolic material. This includes technical failure, ischemic stroke, new intracranial hemorrhage, facial nerve palsy, visual impairment, local arterial access site complications (e.g., hematoma, pseudoaneurysm), or severe allergic reactions to contrast media.
Time frame: During hospitalization, up to 7 days post-procedure
Plan to share: Yes — De-identified individual participant data (IPD) including baseline demographics, clinical characteristics, neuroimaging metrics (hematoma thickness and volume), procedural details of middle meningeal artery embolisation, and follow-up clinical and radiological outcomes will be shared. Only data that underlie the results reported in the final published article will be made available.
Supporting information: Study protocol, Statistical analysis plan
Time frame: Data will become available beginning 6 months after the primary publication of the study results and will remain accessible for 36 months following publication.
Access criteria: Anonymized data will be shared with qualified academic researchers upon reasonable request. Requests must include a scientifically sound research proposal and a statistical analysis plan. Proposals will be reviewed and approved by the principal investigators of the study. Data will be shared strictly for the purpose of meta-analysis or independent verification of the results via secure data transfer.
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