The purpose of this study is to determine whether treatment with remote ischemic conditioning is of sufficient promise to improve outcome before conducting a larger clinical trial to examine its effectiveness as a treatment for intracerebral hemorrhage.
Age ≥ 18 years
Supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhage confirmed by brain CT scan
Functional independence prior to ICH, defined as pre-ICH mRS ≤ 1
NIHSS score ≥ 4 and GCS ≥ 6 upon presentation
Definite evidence of secondary ICH, such as structural abnormality, brain tumor, thrombolytic drug, and other causes
A very high likelihood that the patient will die within the next 24 hours on the basis of clinical and/or radiological criteria
Already booked for surgical treatment
Life expectancy of less than 90 days due to comorbid conditions
Yi Yang
Lead sponsor
The First Hospital of Jilin University
Sponsor institution