2024
Disability and Recurrent Stroke Among Participants in Stroke Prevention Trials
de Havenon A, Viscoli C, Kleindorfer D, Sucharew H, Delic A, Becker C, Robinson D, Yaghi S, Li V, Lansberg M, Cramer S, Mistry E, Sarpong D, Kasner S, Kernan W, Sheth K. Disability and Recurrent Stroke Among Participants in Stroke Prevention Trials. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2423677. PMID: 39028666, PMCID: PMC11259901, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.23677.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevention trialsPoststroke disabilityRecurrent stroke ratesRecurrent strokeCohort studyRate of recurrent strokeStroke Prevention TrialIncreased hazardInsulin Resistance InterventionSecondary prevention trialsBaseline disabilityAssociated with increased ratesStroke rateMain OutcomesFunctional statusResistance InterventionStudy baselineSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeWorsening heart failureModified Rankin ScaleProfession's participationLong-term followVascular deathDisability
2022
Central vs site outcome adjudication in the IRIS trial
Forman R, Viscoli CM, Bath PM, Furie KL, Guarino P, Inzucchi SE, Young L, Kernan WN. Central vs site outcome adjudication in the IRIS trial. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2022, 31: 106667. PMID: 35901589, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2022.106667.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral adjudicationHazard ratioStroke definitionsRecent transient ischemic attackInsulin Resistance InterventionMain secondary outcomesShorter symptom durationTransient ischemic attackPrevention of strokeNormal brain imagingClinical trial researchIschemic attackIschemic strokeSecondary outcomesSymptom durationPrimary outcomeStroke trialsIRIS trialMyocardial infarctionOutcome definitionsStroke typeOutcome eventsAdjudicated eventsOutcome adjudicationResistance Intervention
2017
Effects of pioglitazone on cognitive function in patients with a recent ischaemic stroke or TIA: a report from the IRIS trial
Furie KL, Viscoli CM, Gorman M, Ford GA, Young LH, Inzucchi SE, Guarino PD, Lovejoy AM, Conwit R, Tanne D, Kernan WN. Effects of pioglitazone on cognitive function in patients with a recent ischaemic stroke or TIA: a report from the IRIS trial. Journal Of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 2017, 89: 21. PMID: 28939682, DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2017-316361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient ischemic attackRecent ischemic strokeIschemic strokeCognitive functionHomeostasis model assessment insulin resistance scoreModified Mini-Mental State Examination scoresAssessment-insulin resistance scoreMini-Mental State Examination scoreInsulin Resistance InterventionPoststroke cognitive functionVascular risk factorsEffect of pioglitazoneInsulin-resistant patientsState Examination scoreIschemic attackPioglitazone groupPlacebo groupIRIS trialStroke trialsCerebrovascular diseaseInsulin resistanceRisk factorsCognitive dysfunctionPatientsResistance Intervention
2016
Pioglitazone and Risk for Bone Fracture: Safety Data From a Randomized Clinical Trial
Viscoli CM, Inzucchi SE, Young LH, Insogna KL, Conwit R, Furie KL, Gorman M, Kelly MA, Lovejoy AM, Kernan WN, Investigators F. Pioglitazone and Risk for Bone Fracture: Safety Data From a Randomized Clinical Trial. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2016, 102: 914-922. PMID: 27935736, PMCID: PMC5460686, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2016-3237.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient ischemic attackIschemic strokeFracture riskBone fracturesRisk/benefit ratioAbsolute fracture riskInsulin Resistance InterventionPlacebo-treated patientsIschemic attackNondiabetic patientsPlacebo groupCardiovascular riskBone healthStroke trialsNondiabetic participantsPrevent fallsClinical trialsRelative riskSafety dataFracture classificationQuarterly interviewsPioglitazonePatientsResistance InterventionRisk incrementTaking care of volunteers in a stroke trial: a new assisted-management strategy
Stuart AC, Sico JJ, Viscoli CM, Tayal AH, Inzucchi SE, Ford GA, Furie KL, Cote R, Spence JD, Tanne D, Kernan WN. Taking care of volunteers in a stroke trial: a new assisted-management strategy. Stroke And Vascular Neurology 2016, 1: 108. PMID: 28959471, PMCID: PMC5435205, DOI: 10.1136/svn-2016-000029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnticholesteremic AgentsAntihypertensive AgentsBiomarkersBlood CoagulationBlood PressureCholesterol, LDLDouble-Blind MethodEuropeFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsHumansHypoglycemic AgentsInsulin ResistanceIschemic Attack, TransientIschemic StrokeIsraelMaleMiddle AgedNorth AmericaPioglitazoneRecurrenceRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsRisk Reduction BehaviorSecondary PreventionTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsPersonal healthcare providerBlood pressureStroke trialsPreventive careTrial participantsLow-density lipoprotein cholesterolPrevention goalsInsulin Resistance InterventionTransient ischemic attackPrevention of strokeSecondary prevention goalsEvidence-based careProportion of participantsIschemic attackAntithrombotic therapyIschemic strokeLipoprotein cholesterolSecondary preventionAntithrombotic useStroke therapyInsulin sensitisersMyocardial infarctionAnnual visitsHealthcare providersResistance Intervention
2009
Boosting enrollment in neurology trials with Local Identification and Outreach Networks (LIONs)
Kernan WN, Viscoli CM, DeMarco D, Mendes B, Shrauger K, Schindler JL, McVeety JC, Sicklick A, Moalli D, Greco P, Bravata DM, Eisen S, Resor L, Sena K, Story D, Brass LM, Furie KL, Gutmann L, Hinnau E, Gorman M, Lovejoy AM, Inzucchi SE, Young LH, Horwitz RI. Boosting enrollment in neurology trials with Local Identification and Outreach Networks (LIONs). Neurology 2009, 72: 1345-1351. PMID: 19365056, PMCID: PMC2677492, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0b013e3181a0fda3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOutreach NetworkCentral coordinating centerInsulin Resistance InterventionSecondary stroke preventionNames of patientsResults of surveillanceStroke preventionMore patientsStroke siteConnecticut hospitalsTrial participantsHome visitsPatientsResistance InterventionPersonal physicianElectronic admissionRandomization ratesCoordinating CenterMore rapid completionMonthsHigher enrollment ratesHospitalRecruitment strategiesTrialsParticipants