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Cerebral Small Vessel DiseasesSHIVANCT05306834

Stopping Cognitive Decline and Dementia by Fighting Covert Cerebral Small Vessel Disease

A study testing Retinal Imaging, Blood sample and Evaluation of cardiovascular risks in people with Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases and Stroke, run by University Hospital, Bordeaux at 2 sites in France.

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Sites and contacts
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Trial summary

Cerebral small Vessel Disease (cSVD), characterized by an alteration of the structure and function of small penetrating brain arteries, is highly prevalent in older persons from the general population and represents a leading cause of stroke and a major contributor to cognitive decline and dementia risk. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 60 to 88 years
Conditions the study is for
Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases, Stroke, Dementia
What is being tested?
Retinal Imaging, Blood sample and Evaluation of cardiovascular risks
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
400 participants
Where
2 sitesFrance
Study dates
10 Nov 2022to Nov 2027
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 60 to 88 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • For the extensive cSVD patient group
  • For the extensive cSVD patient group included in the LEOPOLD trial:
  • Patients aged 60 to 88 years,
  • Patients included in the LEOPOLD trial and having performed their brain MRI on SIEMENS PRISMA machine
  • Being affiliated or beneficiary of the French national health insurance ("sécurité sociale"),
  • Free, informed and written consent signed by the participant and the investigator (at the latest on the day of inclusion and before any examination required by the research study).
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  • For the extensive cSVD patient group not included in the LEOPOLD trial:
  • Patients aged 60 to 88 years,
  • Patients with a cognitive complaint MMSE ≥ 20 performed in the 6 months before inclusion, associated or not with impaired cognitive tests and/or diaognosis of incipient dementia without pronounced cognitive deterioration,
  • Patients with a socio-educational level ≥ 3,
  • Patients with a moderate to high grade of hypersignals on an MRI OR on an CT scan performed prior inclusion (grades C and D of the modified Scheltens scale or grade 2/3 Fazekas),
  • Arterial hypertension defined by a Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) and / or Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP) ≥ 140/90 mmHg (according to the definition of the national health authority [HAS]), treated or not, confirmed within the previous 12 months or at the latest on the day of inclusion.
  • Being affiliated or beneficiary of the French national health insurance ("sécurité sociale"),
  • Free, informed and written consent signed by the participant and the investigator (at the latest on the day of inclusion and before any examination required by the research study)
  • For the minimal cSVD patient group:
  • Patients aged 60 to 88 years,
  • Patients with a cognitive complaint (MMSE ≥ 20 performed at the SHIVA inclusion visit or in the 6 monts prior the visit) associated or not with impaired cognitive tests and/or diagnosis of incipient dementia without pronounced cognitive deterioration,
  • Patients with little or no white matter hypertensities on brain MRI (grades 0 or 1 on the Fazekas scale); without lacunes or microbleeds,
  • Arterial hypertension defined by a Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) and / or Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP) ≥ 140/90 mmHg (according to the definition of the national health authority [HAS]), treated or not, confirmed within the previous 12 months or at the latest on the day of inclusion. Blood pressure values for this inclusion criterion can be objectified by several self-measurements performed by the patient at home for 3 days in a sitting or lying position (3 measurements on sitting or lying position and 3 measurements in standing position).
  • Being affiliated or beneficiary of the French national health insurance ("sécurité sociale"),
  • Free, informed and written consent signed by the participant and the investigator (at the latest on the day of inclusion and before any examination required by the research study

Who cannot join

  • For Extensive cSVD patient group :
  • For the extensive cSVD patient group also included in the LEOPOLD trial:
  • patients with severe myopia greater than -6 dioptres
  • partients with known allergy to Tropicamide (Mydriaticum®)
  • patients with an extensive cataract
  • patients with ptosis
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  • For the extensive cSVD patient group not included in the LEOPOLD trial:
  • Orthostatic hypotension defined by a decrease of 20 mmHg in SBP and / or 10 mmHg in DBP in a standing position at 3 minutes sought in the previous 3 months or on the day of inclusion,
  • Very severe renal impairment (creatinine clearance less than 15 ml / min) on a blood test dating back less than one year,
  • Secondary hypertension: renovascular hypertension, primary hyperaldosteronism, pheochromocytoma...
  • Contraindication to MRI (presence of a ferromagnetic foreign body, in particular certain intracranial clips, certain heart valves, an intraocular foreign body, metal prosthesis, subject carrying a pacemaker, subject carrying prosthetic heart valves incompatible with MRI. ventricular shunt, claustrophobia),
  • Associated severe diseases, with a life expectancy of less than 3 months,
  • Physical problems likely to interfere with the feasibility of the tests (sight, hearing, etc.),
  • Existence of dementia of which the etiology is distinct from Alzheimer's disease, vascular or mixed dementia
  • Persons under tutorship or curatorship,
  • Patients with loss of autonomy living in EHPAD (nursing home)
  • patients with severe myopia greater than -6 dioptres
  • participants with known allergy to Tropicamide (Mydriaticum®)
  • patients with an extensive cataract
  • patients with ptosis
  • For the minimal cSVD patient group:
  • Orthostatic hypotension defined by a decrease of 20 mmHg in SBP and / or 10 mmHg in DBP in a standing position at 3 minutes sought in the previous 3 months or on the day of inclusion,
  • Very severe renal impairment (creatinine clearance less than 15 ml / min) on a blood test dating back less than one year,
  • Secondary hypertension: renovascular hypertension, primary hyperaldosteronism, pheochromocytoma...
  • Contraindication to MRI (presence of a ferromagnetic foreign body, in particular certain intracranial clips, certain heart valves, an intraocular foreign body, metal prosthesis, subject carrying a pacemaker, subject carrying prosthetic heart valves incompatible with MRI. ventricular shunt, claustrophobia),
  • Associated severe diseases, with a life expectancy of less than 3 months,
  • Physical problems likely to interfere with the feasibility of the tests (sight, hearing, etc.),
  • Existence of dementia of which the etiology is distinct from Alzheimer's disease, vascular or mixed dementia
  • Persons under tutorship or curatorship,
  • Patients with loss of autonomy living in EHPAD (nursing home)
  • Patients with severe myopia greater than -6 dioptries
  • Patients with known allergy to Tropicamide (Mydriaticum®)
  • Patients with an extensive cataract
  • Patients with ptosis

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

France2 sites, 2 recruiting
  • Bordeaux Hospital

    Bordeaux, 33000

    DEBETTE Stéphanie, Pr

    Recruiting
  • Broca Hospital

    Paris, 75014

    HANON Olivier, Pr

    Recruiting

Other trials in France

About this study

Cerebral small Vessel Disease (cSVD), characterized by an alteration of the structure and function of small penetrating brain arteries, is highly prevalent in older persons from the general population and represents a leading cause of stroke and a major contributor to cognitive decline and dementia risk. In France >4 million persons aged 60+ are estimated to have moderate to extensive covert cSVD (ccSVD), i.e. features of SVD on brain imaging without a history of clinical stroke. Better detection and management of covert cSVD would have a major impact on preventing disability and costs related to stroke, cognitive impairment and dementia. However, there are no specific mechanistic treatments for cSVD and hardly any recommendations worldwide on how to prevent and treat cSVD and related cognitive impairment. The aim of the present study, through the identification of novel cutting-edge multimodal biomarkers, is to develop innovative diagnostic and risk prediction tools for cSVD and its complications and to contribute to accelerating the discovery of novel drug targets and therapeutics strategies for cSVD.

Read the detailed description

cSVD is by far the most prevalent vascular contributor to cognitive impairment in the population. However, accurate quantitative estimates of the predictive ability of cSVD for dementia risk are lacking. Moreover, stratification of cognitive decline and dementia risk in cSVD patients according to imaging characteristics as well as evidence of coexisting neurodegenerative disease and vascular comorbidity are lacking. Hypertension is the strongest known risk factor for cSVD but there are currently no guidelines for the management of cSVD (or emerging guidelines based on weak evidence, and no specific mechanism-based treatments, leading to empirical and heterogeneous clinical practice, which in most instances consists of ignoring these lesions. This clinical blind spot represents a major "missed opportunity" for the prevention of cognitive decline and dementia.

This study aims to explore the relation of brain and retinal microvasculature image characteristics (imaging biomarkers), as well as molecular biomarkers derived from blood, with presence or absence of extensive cSVD and with cognitive and other clinical characteristics in two groups of 200 patients 60+ years of age. The first group will consist of patients with little or no white matter hyperintensities on brain MRI (no or minor MRI features of cSVD); while the second will include patients with moderate to severe white matter hyperintensities (MRI features of extensive cSVD).

This will create a unique deeply characterized resource for epidemiological and mechanistic investigations of cSVD, which can also serve as a pilot setting to test the trajectories and requirements for individualized patient care of cSVD patients.

The combination of retinal microvascular measurements using innovative multimodal imaging is entirely novel to our knowledge. In the context of the RHU SHIVA program, the same retained imaging protocol will be implemented for 400 young adults, which will provide insight into trajectories of these retinal biomarkers across the adult lifespan).

For the molecular biomarkers allow the validation of genomic, epigenomic, transcriptomic, proteomic, and metabolomic biomarkers for cSVD identified through secondary use of large existing cohort studies in the general population (3C, i-Share cohorts), in persons with memory complaints (MEMENTO cohort), and in collaboration with other cohorts with the Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology (CHARGE) consortium, also as part of the RHU SHIVA program.

Being tested
Retinal Imaging, Blood sample, Evaluation of cardiovascular risks, Brain imaging (MRI), Cognitive Tests
Keywords
Cognitive decline, Dementia, Stroke, Small vessel disease, Healthy brain aging, Brain imaging, Adaptive optics, Optical coherence tomography angiography, Prevention, Risk prediction, Genomic, Multiomics, Proteomics, Metabolomics
Medical subject headings
Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases, Stroke, Dementia, Cognitive Dysfunction

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Retinal ImagingProcedure or surgery

    Auto-Refractometry / Adaptative Optics (OA) / Swept Source Optical Coherence Tomography (SS-OCT-A) / Globe Axial length measurements / Color Retinophotography of the retina.

  • Blood sampleGenetic

    Analyses of molecular biomarkers including

  • Evaluation of cardiovascular risksProcedure or surgery

    Measurement of blood pressure and arterial stiffness

  • Brain imaging (MRI)Procedure or surgery

    3DT1 / 3DFLAIR / T2GRE / DTI 15 directions (and B0MAP)

  • Cognitive TestsOther

    Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) / Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) / 16 items Free and Cued Recall (RL/RI 16 items) / Trail Making Test A et B (TMT A et B) / Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB) / Phonemic (letter P) and semantic (animals) verbal fluency tests / Digit Symbol Substitution Test (DSST)

  • Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)Other

    15 items

  • Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL)Other

    Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL)

  • Unipodal standing testDiagnostic test

    Unipodal standing test

  • Walking speed measurementOther

    over 5 meters

Study groups in NCT05306834
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Minimal cSVD patient groupActive comparatorlittle or no white matter hyperintensities
Receives: Procedure: Retinal Imaging; Genetic: Blood sample; Procedure: Evaluation of cardiovascular risks; Procedure: Brain imaging (MRI); Other: Cognitive Tests; Other: Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS); Other: Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL); Diagnostic Test: Unipodal standing test; Other: Walking speed measurement
Extensive cSVD patient groupActive comparatormoderate to severe white matter hyperintensities
Receives: Procedure: Retinal Imaging; Genetic: Blood sample; Procedure: Evaluation of cardiovascular risks; Procedure: Brain imaging (MRI); Other: Cognitive Tests; Other: Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS); Other: Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL); Diagnostic Test: Unipodal standing test; Other: Walking speed measurement

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Comparison of images and the molecular data

    This comparison should help identify relevant biomarkers to characterize and categorize cSVD. We will also more broadly look at the association of retinal microvascular markers and molecular biomarkers with all available MRI-markers of cSVD (beyond the presence or absence of extensive white matter hyperintensities that defines the cases and controls).

    Measured: Day 0 and Year 3

Secondary outcomes (7)
  1. Degree of association between retinal and brain marker

    Degree of association between retinal and brain marker

    Measured: Day 0, Year 1 and Year 3

  2. Degree of association between brain, microvascular and retinal marker

    Data relating to cardiovascular risk factors / clinic data / the results of the cognitive tests, /the results of pan-genomic genotypes obtained by pan-genome genotyping or sequencing (and from blood samples) and other molecular markers

    Measured: Day 0, Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3

  3. Correlation between retinal micovascular biomarkers

    SS-OCT-A (swept source optical coherence tomography angiography) and OA(Adaptive Optic)

    Measured: Day 0, Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3

  4. Reproducibility and time course of retinal vascular biomarkers

    SS-OCT-A (swept source optical coherence tomography angiography) and OA (Adaptive Optic)

    Measured: Between Day 0 and Year 1

  5. Detecting, classifying and quantifying markers of retinal microvascular lesions

    Performance image acquisition -OCT-A (swept source optical coherence tomography angiography) and OA (Adaptive Optic)

    Measured: up to year 3

  6. Comparison of the results in the Shiva study and SHIVA share study

    Comparison of the association results and mean distributions observed in SHIVA with those observed in the SHIVA-Share

    Measured: through study completion, an average of 3 year

  7. Occurrence of incident stroke, dementia and death during follow-up.

    Association of all imaging or molecular biomarkers with the occurrence of incident stroke, dementia and death during follow-up.

    Measured: through study completion, an average of 3 year

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted1 Apr 2022
  2. Study start10 Nov 2022
  3. Primary completionNov 2027 (estimated)
  4. Study completionNov 2027 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
400 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05306834
Sponsor's protocol ID
CHUBX 2021/22
Acronym
SHIVA
Status last verified
Jan 2024
First submitted
25 Feb 2022
Last updated
26 Jan 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Retinal Imaging, Blood sample and Evaluation of cardiovascular risks in people with Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases and Stroke, run by University Hospital, Bordeaux at 2 sites in France.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 21 inclusion and 34 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 26 Jan 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 sites in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Stéphanie DEBETTE, Pr (5.57.57.16.59 ext. +33, stephanie.debette@u-bordeaux.fr), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Comparison of images and the molecular data (time frame: Day 0 and Year 3). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 26 Jan 2024; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 7 Nov 2026.

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