Table 1.
Inclusion, exclusion and withdrawal criteria
Inclusion | Exclusion |
18 years of age or older | Non-aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage. |
Anterior circulation aneurysm rupture | Multiple ruptured aneurysms. |
Patients who have undergone surgical intervention | Patients with congestive heart failure. |
Absence of rebleeding or new intracranial haemorrhage on postintervention CT scan | Severe aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (Hunt-Hess grade V). |
Consent to study participation | Active pathological bleeding. |
Allergy to cilostazol. | |
Positive pregnancy test. | |
Coagulopathy not caused by anticoagulant use. | |
History of haemorrhagic complications (gastrointestinal bleeding, and so on). | |
Uncontrolled or severe comorbidity that would qualify as an absolute contraindication for cilostazol. | |
Patients requiring anticoagulant treatment following intervention (eg, stent-assisted coiling or flow-diverting stent obliteration of aneurysm). Exception: patients who require the use of aspirin as determined by the staff member performing the coil embolisation for thromboembolic event protection due to a small amount of coil extrusion from the aneurysm neck will be allowed to be included into the trial. |
Criteria for discontinuing follow-up: subject wishing to terminate participation in the study at any time throughout his/her participation.