Stroke Trial, Recruiting NCT05134454 Sponsor: Karolinska Institutet Condition: Stroke
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Stroke Trial, Recruiting

NCT05134454
Recruiting Not Applicable

Who may be able to join

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Who might be able to join this trial:

  • People who are 70 years old or older.
  • People who have been diagnosed with an ischemic stroke (a stroke caused by a blood clot) or a TIA (sometimes called a "mini-stroke") within the last 14 days.

Who may not be able to join:

  • People who have already been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (an irregular heartbeat condition).
  • People for whom blood-thinning medication (oral anticoagulants) is not medically suitable, based on standard prescribing guidelines.
  • People who need blood-thinning medication for a reason other than atrial fibrillation, such as a blood clot in the veins or an artificial heart valve.
  • People who are on two types of antiplatelet (blood-clot-preventing) medications that cannot be safely switched to a blood-thinning tablet.
  • People who have a pacemaker, an implantable heart rhythm device (cardioverter defibrillator), or an implantable heart monitoring device.
  • People whom the trial doctor believes will not be able to follow the study requirements and schedule.

Important: Always verify eligibility with the trial site directly before applying.

Based on publicly available eligibility criteria from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before acting. This is not medical advice.

This is a simplified plain English summary of the eligibility criteria. Full criteria are set by the trial investigators and may include additional requirements not shown here. Never self-exclude from a trial based on this summary. Contact the trial site directly to confirm your eligibility.
Last synced 26 July 2026
This study is not part of the standard drug-approval phase pathway (for example an observational, device, behavioural, or registry study), so a phase success rate does not apply.

Contact this trial

Principal Investigator: Johan Engdahl, MD, PhD, Karolinska Institutet

Phone: +46737593374

Contact details sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before attending.

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Trial details

Status
Recruiting
Phase
Not Applicable
Registry
ClinicalTrials.gov
Start date
20 January 2022
Est. completion
1 December 2025

Where this trial is recruiting

🇸🇪 Sweden

Primary endpoints

Composite of stroke, death and intracerebral bleeding

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Expanded access pathways

If this trial is not available to you, other access pathways may exist. In Australia, the TGA Special Access Scheme allows access to unapproved therapeutic goods for individual patients.

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Data last synced from ClinicalTrials.gov: 26 July 2026. Trial status can change. Always verify current status directly with the trial site before making any decision.

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