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Trial reportNeuroradiology2015

GREAT-a randomized aneurysm trial. Design of a randomized controlled multicenter study comparing HydroSoft/HydroFrame and bare platinum coils for endovascular aneurysm treatment.

Christian Taschner, René Chapot, Vincent Costalat, Patrick Courthéoux, Xavier Barreau, Jerome Berge, Laurent Pierot, Kryzsztof Kadziolka, Betty Jean, Raphael Blanc and 11 more

Abstract readMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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In one paragraph

Trial report in Neuroradiology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Comparison between second generation HydroSoft coils and bare platinum coils for the treatment of large intracranial aneurysms.Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors at 15 institutions in 3 countries.

Christian TaschnerDepartment of Neuroradiology, Medical Centre - University of Freiburg, Breisacherstrasse 64, 79106, Freiburg, Germany, christian.taschner@uniklinik-freiburg.de.
René Chapot
Vincent Costalat
Patrick Courthéoux
Xavier Barreau
Jerome Berge
Laurent Pierot
Kryzsztof Kadziolka
Betty Jean
Raphael Blanc
Alessandra Biondi
Hervé Brunel
Sophie Gallas
Ansgar Berlis
Denis Herbreteau
Joachim Berkefeld
Christoph Groden
Horst Urbach
Samer El Shikh
Erika Graf
Alain Bonafé
University of Freiburg · DECentre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux · FRCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier · FRCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de Reims · FRAlfried Krupp Hospital · DEAssistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris · FRCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besançon · FRCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de Caen Normandie · FRCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de Clermont-Ferrand · FRCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de Tours · FRFondation de Rothschild · FRGoethe University Frankfurt · DEHeidelberg University · DEHôpital de la Timone · FRUniversity Hospital Augsburg · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The effectiveness of a hybrid hydrogel platinum detachable coil (HydroCoil; MicroVention Inc., Tustin, CA) for endovascular aneurysm treatment has been proven in a recently published RCT. Due to technical restrictions (coil stiffness, time restriction for placement), the HydroSoft coil as well as a corresponding 3D framing coil, the HydroFrame coil (MicroVention Inc., Tustin, CA), a class of new softer coils containing less hydrogel and swelling more slowly than the HydroCoil, have been developed and brought to clinical practice. The present study aims to compare the effectiveness of endovascular aneurysm treatment with coil embolization between patients allocated HydroSoft/HydroFrame versus bare platinum coiling. GREAT is a randomized, controlled, multicentre trial in patients bearing cerebral aneurysms to be treated by coil embolization. Eligible patients were randomized to either coil embolization with HydroSoft/HydroFrame coils (>50 % of administered coil length), or bare platinum coils. Inclusion criteria were as follows: age 18-75, ruptured aneurysm (WFNS 1-3) and unruptured aneurysm with a diameter between 4 and 12 mm. Anatomy such that endovascular coil occlusion deemed possible and willingness of the neurointerventionalist to use either HydroSoft/HydroFrame or bare platinum coils. Exclusion criteria were as follows: aneurysms previously treated by coiling or clipping. Primary endpoint is a composite of major aneurysm recurrence on follow-up angiography and poor clinical outcome (modified Rankin scale 3 or higher), both assessed at 18 months post treatment. Risk differences for poor outcomes will be estimated in a modified intention-to-treat analysis stratified by rupture status (DRKS-ID: DRKS00003132).

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Endovascular ProceduresAdolescentAdultAgedEmbolization, TherapeuticFemaleHumansIntracranial AneurysmMaleMiddle AgedResearch DesignYoung Adult

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PMID25724881
OpenAlexW2051191809

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