Remote Ischemic Preconditioning for Intracranial Aneurysm Treatment

The RIPAT study is a prospective, randomized, double-blind study organized by the neurovascular group of the Clinical Department of Neurosurgery of Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria. Patients aged 18+ in whom the treatment of an un-ruptured intracranial aneurysm is indicated are eligible for study participation. Prior to aneurysm treatment, with the patient already under general anesthesia, the blood supply to an arm will be restricted for 3x 5minutes by inflating a standard blood pressure cuff. The study hypothesis is that this "remote ischemic preconditioning" maneuver is able to prevent a stroke during the following treatment of the aneurysm.