NCT03247998.

Study name	GASTROKE – the effect of general anaesthesia versus sedation for patients with acute ischemic stroke undergoing endovascular treatment on three month morbidity and mortality: a feasibility study
Methods	Setting: single‐centre, France Design: RCT, 2 arms, parallel assignment, open‐label single‐blind Start date: 26 July 2017 (reported in protocol) Completion date: 1 August 2019 (reported in protocol)
Participants	20 men and women aged 18–95 years Inclusion criteria People with ischaemic stroke Aged > 18 years Considered to be a candidate for EVT by the London Health Sciences Stroke team Presenting within first 8 hours after symptom onset except those for whom GA thought to be clearly indicated or contraindicated, by the attending anaesthesiologist Exclusion criteria People in whom the attending anaesthesiologist considered there was a clear indication for either GA or sedation
Interventions	Experimental: GA Comparator: CSA with remifentanil
Outcomes	Primary outcome Randomisation potential (time frame: 20 weeks) Secondary outcomes Number of participants who complete the recruitment procedure prior to start of EVT (time frame: 20 weeks) Length of time to complete/completeness of study‐related assessments (time frame: 1 year)
Starting date	26 July 2017
Contact information	Miguel Arango Lawson Health Research Institute, Canada 519‐685‐8500 ext 35571; miguel.arango@lhsc.on.ca
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