Karen Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 HELPS - HydroCoil Endovascular aneurysm occlusion & packing Is anybody else taking part in this trial? I've just had my last questionnaire in at 18 months post SAH. The people that have taken part in this trial, don't know whether they've been treated with the existing platinum coil or the new hydrogel coated hydrocoils. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Below is a brief explanation from the HELPS website. What is HELPS? A randomised controlled trial of hydrocoil versus bare platinum in the endovascular coil treatment of intracranial aneurysms. We aim to compare the following in patients allocated hydrocoil versus patients allocated bare platinum: Primary outcome Major aneurysm recurrence on follow-up angiography at 3-6 and 15-18 months Secondary outcomes Aneurysm packing density; clinical outcome at 3 and 18 months post-coiling (measured by the modified Rankin scale); coil length deployed (per mm of aneurysm dome); re-bleed and re-treatment rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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