Effect of early sleep apnoea treatment with adaptive servo-ventilation in acute stroke patients on cerebral lesion evolution and neurological outcomes: study protocol for a multicentre, randomized controlled, rater-blinded, clinical trial (eSATIS: early Sleep Apnoea Treatment in Stroke)

Table 2 Summary of assessment at each time point according to SPIRIT guidelines

*The following assessments will be collected as long as they are performed within the clinical routine. **Routine analyses: total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, triglycerides, glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c), glucose, C-reactive protein (CRP), thrombocytes, INR, PTT and fibrinogen. Inflammatory markers (optional, depending on funding): MMP-9, TIMP-1, TIMP-4 and sVCAM-1. ***Clinical baseline. Black bars indicate that an assessment can be performed within the indicated timeframe

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