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Item type:Publication, Impact of Ultra-Early Perioperative Antihypertensive Therapy in Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage(Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2026-06) ;Tao Liu ;Linan Chen ;Leibo Liu ;Yang LiuLu Ma<jats:sec> <jats:title>BACKGROUND:</jats:title> <jats:p>Early intensive blood pressure (BP) lowering improves outcomes in acute intracerebral hemorrhage, but its perioperative benefit among patients undergoing surgical hematoma evacuation is uncertain. We evaluated whether earlier achievement of intensive BP targets is associated with improved outcomes in this population.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title>METHODS:</jats:title> <jats:p>Post hoc secondary analysis of the INTERACT3 (the third Intensive Care Bundle With Blood Pressure Reduction in Acute Cerebral Haemorrhage Trial) pragmatic, international, multicenter, blinded-end point, and stepped-wedge cluster-randomized trial. Among 7036 enrolled intracerebral hemorrhage patients at 121 hospitals, those who underwent surgical hematoma evacuation were included. Patients were categorized by time from hospital arrival to achieving the target systolic BP <140 mm Hg: ≤2 hours versus >2 hours. The primary outcome was 6-month mortality. Key secondary outcomes included death or disability (modified Rankin Scale scores 4–6), modified Rankin Scale score shift, health-related quality-of-life (EuroQol 5-Dimension 3-Level [EQ-5D-3L] domains, visual analog scale, and health utility index), and serious adverse events. Adjusted associations were estimated using Cox, logistic, ordinal logistic, and linear regression models, controlling for age, sex, treatment type, and admission Glasgow Coma Scale.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title>RESULTS:</jats:title> <jats:p> Of 7036 patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage, 1506 underwent surgical hematoma evacuation (mean [SD] age, 59.7 [11.8] years; 33.9% women). Overall, there was no statistically significant difference in 6-month mortality between patients who achieved target BP within 2 hours of treatment initiation and those who achieved it after 2 hours (adjusted hazard ratio, 0.81 [95% CI, 0.63–1.04]; <jats:italic toggle="yes">P</jats:italic> =0.09). Early BP achievement was associated with a lower risk of death or disability (adjusted odds ratio [OR], 0.71 [95% CI, 0.56–0.90]; <jats:italic toggle="yes">P</jats:italic> =0.01), a favorable shift in the distribution of modified Rankin Scale scores (adjusted common OR, 0.73 [95% CI, 0.60–0.89]; <jats:italic toggle="yes">P</jats:italic> <0.01), and fewer serious adverse events (adjusted OR, 0.73 [95% CI, 0.57–0.94]; <jats:italic toggle="yes">P</jats:italic> =0.02). EuroQol 5-Dimension 3-Level outcomes also favored the early group, with significant improvements in mobility (adjusted OR, 0.76 [95% CI, 0.60–0.97]; <jats:italic toggle="yes">P</jats:italic> =0.03), pain/discomfort (adjusted OR, 0.72 [95% CI, 0.54–0.95]; <jats:italic toggle="yes">P</jats:italic> =0.02), and usual activities (adjusted OR, 0.79 [95% CI, 0.62–1.00]; <jats:italic toggle="yes">P</jats:italic> =0.05), as well as higher visual analog scale (mean difference, 0.08 [95% CI, 0.002–0.17]; <jats:italic toggle="yes">P</jats:italic> =0.04) and health utility scores (mean difference, 0.05 [95% CI, 0.02–0.09]; <jats:italic toggle="yes">P</jats:italic> <0.01). </jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title>CONCLUSIONS:</jats:title> <jats:p>In patients with intracerebral hemorrhage undergoing surgical hematoma evacuation, perioperative intensive BP reduction appears safe. Achieving systolic BP <140 mm Hg within 2 hours was associated with better functional and quality-of-life outcomes, and fewer serious adverse events. These time-sensitive associations support prioritizing ultra-early perioperative BP control; confirmatory prospective analyses are warranted.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title>REGISTRATION:</jats:title> <jats:p> URL: <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" ext-link-type="uri" xlink:href="https://www.clinicaltrials.gov">https://www.clinicaltrials.gov</jats:ext-link> ; Unique identifier: NCT03209258. </jats:p> </jats:sec>1 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Sex differences in the clinical and surgical management after intracerebral hemorrhage: A post hoc analysis of the INTERACT3 clinical trial(SAGE Publications, 2026-02-05) ;Ma. Ignacia Allende ;Cheryl Carcel; ;Katie HarrisMenglu Ouyang<jats:sec> <jats:title>Introduction:</jats:title> <jats:p>As the management of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) shifts from historical inertia to more proactive, evidence-based care, ensuring sex-equitable access to best-practice stroke care is increasingly important. Data on sex differences in access to care for ICH remains limited and often conflicting. More robust evidence is required to understand where disparities may exist to inform targeted interventions.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title>Aims:</jats:title> <jats:p>We aimed to determine sex differences in the clinical and surgical management of patients with acute ICH who participated in the third Intensive Blood Pressure Reduction in Acute Cerebral Haemorrhage Trial (INTERACT3).</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title>Methods:</jats:title> <jats:p>We performed a post hoc analysis of INTERACT3, an international stepped-wedge, cluster-randomised trial undertaken in 121 hospitals across 9 low- to middle-income countries and 1 high-income country. The trial aimed to evaluate a care bundle composed of intensive blood-pressure lowering, rapid correction of hyperglycemia, fever control, and reversal of anticoagulation; in adults presenting within 6 h of ICH onset. We used mixed-effects logistic regression to evaluate sex differences in access to surgical interventions, admission to an intensive care unit or acute stroke unit, assisted feeding, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, withdrawal of care, and use of pharmacological therapies (antiepileptic drugs, mannitol, dexamethasone, and statins). Patterns of care were further evaluated using latent class analysis, with sex differences analyzed using the same regression framework.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title>Results:</jats:title> <jats:p>Of 7036 patients with ICH, 2533 (36%) were female. Females were older and had more severe neurological deficits. Overall care provision was similar across sexes. However, females were more likely to receive assisted feeding (odds ratio [OR] 1.15, 95% CI = 1.02–1.31), and were less likely to withdraw from active care (OR 0.41, 95% CI = 0.19–0.87) than males. Surgical interventions were accessed at similar rates among sexes, a finding that persisted in analyses restricted to supratentorial ICH with hematoma volumes ⩾ 30 mL. Three distinct care classes were identified: high-intensity, high-rehabilitation, and low-intensity, with females and males having comparable distributions within the classes.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title>Conclusion:</jats:title> <jats:p>Following acute ICH, females generally receive similar active acute care interventions as males, except for observed differences in access to assisted feeding and decision to withdraw from active care. These findings suggest that equal access to ICH interventions for females and males is feasible and exists in some settings. However, disparities in certain key interventions remain and present actionable opportunities for improvement. Further research is needed to explore not only access but also the timing and frequency of these interventions.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title>Data access statement:</jats:title> <jats:p>Individual, de-identified participant data used in these analyses will be shared on request from any qualified investigator after the approval of a protocol and signed data access agreement via both the trial steering committee and the research office of The George Institute for Global Health (Sydney, NSW, Australia).</jats:p> </jats:sec>1 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Low-Intensity Monitoring for Mild-to-Moderate Acute Ischemic Stroke Is Cost Saving: Economic Evaluation for OPTIMISTmain(Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2026-03) ;Lizheng Xu ;Menglu Ouyang ;Emily R. Atkins ;Debbie SummersYi Sui<jats:sec> <jats:title>BACKGROUND:</jats:title> <jats:p>OPTIMISTmain (Main Optimal Post rtPA-IV Monitoring in Ischemic Stroke Trial) has shown that low-intensity monitoring is feasible and safe compared with standard monitoring in stable patients who receive thrombolysis treatment for acute ischemic stroke of mild-to-moderate neurological impairment. We aimed to estimate the economic benefits of low-intensity care compared with standard care.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title>METHODS:</jats:title> <jats:p>A cost-minimization analysis based on OPTIMISTmain was conducted for Australia, China, Malaysia, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Vietnam. A decision tree model comprising 2 arms was developed from the trial design. State transition probabilities for each country were extracted from the trial, and cost data were sourced from the existing literature. Mean costs over the 90-day duration of follow-up were compared, and univariate and probabilistic sensitivity and scenario analyses were performed.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title>RESULTS:</jats:title> <jats:p>Low-intensity monitoring had the highest probability of cost saving in China (100.00%) and the United Kingdom (100.00%), followed by Australia (99.94%), the United States (95.91%), and Vietnam (86.66%), as patients in this group incurred US dollars savings of 239, 133, 647, 943, and 3 in direct costs compared with patients in the standard group, respectively. In Malaysia, however, the intervention costs slightly exceeded those for standard care (US dollars 5643 versus 5378). Countries with higher proportions of patients having intensive care unit monitoring had greater cost savings. Cost-saving thresholds of monitoring costs were 1.24, 1.30, 1.26, 1.24, 1.01, and 0.91 times the base case value in Australia, China, the United Kingdom, the United States, Vietnam, and Malaysia, respectively.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title>CONCLUSIONS:</jats:title> <jats:p>The low-intensity monitoring protocol was cost saving in countries with high proportions of intensive care resources for postthrombolysis treatment monitoring, such as in the United States.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title>REGISTRATION:</jats:title> <jats:p> URL: <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" ext-link-type="uri" xlink:href="https://www.clinicaltrials.gov">https://www.clinicaltrials.gov</jats:ext-link> ; Unique identifier: NCT03734640. URL: <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" ext-link-type="uri" xlink:href="https://www.anzctr.org.au/">https://www.anzctr.org.au/</jats:ext-link> ; Unique identifier: ACTRN 12619001556134p. </jats:p> </jats:sec>2 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Mediation Analysis to Identify Individual Component Effects of the Care Bundle to Improve Functional Outcome After ICH in the INTERACT3 Study(Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2025-10) ;Xinwen Ren ;Qiang Li ;Menglu Ouyang ;Laurent BillotXiaoying Chen1Scopus© Citations 6 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Surgical outcomes from haematoma evacuation for intracerebral haemorrhage in the INTERACT3 study(Elsevier BV, 2025-09) ;Xin Hu ;Menglu Ouyang ;Jianguo Xu ;Yi LiuXi Li1Scopus© Citations 4 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Effects of blood pressure lowering in relation to time in acute intracerebral haemorrhage: a pooled analysis of the four INTERACT trials(Elsevier BV, 2025-07) ;Xia Wang ;Xinwen Ren ;Qiang Li ;Menglu OuyangChen ChenScopus© Citations 1 2 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Safety and efficacy of low-intensity versus standard monitoring following intravenous thrombolytic treatment in patients with acute ischaemic stroke (OPTIMISTmain): an international, pragmatic, stepped-wedge, cluster-randomised, controlled non-inferiority trial(Elsevier BV, 2025-05) ;Craig S Anderson ;Debbie Summers ;Menglu Ouyang ;Yi SuiBrenda Johnson2Scopus© Citations 15 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Effects of Intensive Blood Pressure Lowering on Brain Swelling in Thrombolyzed Acute Ischemic Stroke: The ENCHANTED Results(Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2025-06) ;Guobin Zhang ;Chen Chen ;Xinwen Ren ;Yang ZhaoMenglu Ouyang2 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Predictive Accuracy of Clinicians Estimates of Death and Recovery after Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Pre-Specified Analysis in INTERACT3 Study(2024) ;Menglu Ouyang ;Lu Ma ;Xiaoying Chen ;Xia WangLaurent Billot<jats:p>Introduction: Accurately predicting a patient’s prognosis is an important component of decision-making in intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). We aimed to determine clinicians’ ability to predict survival, functional recovery, and return to premorbid activities in patients with ICH. Methods: Pre-specified secondary analysis of the third intensive care bundle with blood pressure reduction in acute cerebral hemorrhage trial (INTERACT3), an international, multicenter, stepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trial. Clinician perspectives on prognosis were collected at hospital admission and Day 7 (or before discharge). Prognosis questions were the likelihood of (i) survival at 48 h and 6 months, (ii) favorable functional outcome (recovery walking and self-care), and (iii) return to usual activities at 6 months. Clinician predictions were compared with actual outcomes. Results: Most clinician participants were from neurosurgery (75%) with a median of 8 working years (IQR 5–14) of experience. Of the 6,305 randomized patients who survived 48 h, 213 (3.4%) were predicted to die (positive predictive value [PPV] 0.99, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.99–0.99). Of 5,435 patients who survived 6 months, 209 (3.8%) were predicted to die (PPV 0.93, 95% CI: 0.92–0.93). Predictions on the favorable functional outcome (PPV 0.54, 95% CI: 0.52–0.56) and satisfied ability to return to usual activities (PPV 0.50, 95% CI: 0.49–0.52) were poor. Prediction accuracy varied by working years and region of practice. Conclusions: In patients with ICH, clinician estimates of death are very good but conversely they are poor in predicting higher levels of functional recovery and activities. </jats:p>1 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Cluster-Randomized, Crossover Trial of Head Positioning in Acute Stroke(2017) ;Craig S. Anderson ;Hisatomi Arima; ;Laurent BillotMaree L. Hackett7Scopus© Citations 166