The Dutch ICH Surgery Trial (DIST) is a multicenter, prospective, randomized, open, blinded endpoint (PROBE) clinical trial in the Netherlands investigating the effect of minimally invasive endoscopy-guided surgery in patients with spontaneous, supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhage.
The DIST is part of the ‘Collaboration for New TReatments of Acute Stroke’ (CONTRAST) consortium.
The trial is registered on ClinicalTrials.gov with identifier: NCT05460793.

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Kind regards,

On behalf of the Dutch ICH Surgery Trial executive committee and the CONTRAST consortium:
Prof. Dr. Karin Klijn (neurologist Radboudumc Nijmegen and principal investigator)
Dr. Ruben Dammers (neurosurgeon Erasmus MC Rotterdam and principal investigator)
Dr. Floris Schreuder (neurologist Radboudumc Nijmegen and coordinating investigator)
Drs. Floor Wilting (PhD Candidate DIST Radboudumc Nijmegen and coordinating investigator)
Drs. Nadia Colmer (PhD Candidate DIST Erasmus MC Rotterdam and coordinating investigator)
Drs. Axel Wolsink (PhD Candidate DIST Radboudumc Nijmegen and coordinating investigator)