Stroke Trial, Recruiting

Written by an AI model from ClinicalTrials.gov eligibility criteria and checked on a sample basis. Please confirm against the original criteria.

Who might be able to join this trial:

• People aged 40 years or older
• People whose stroke began within the past 2 weeks
• People whose stroke severity score (a standardised medical rating scale called the NIHSS) was 16 or below at the start
• People whose stroke has been confirmed as an ischemic stroke (caused by a blocked blood vessel, not bleeding) by a CT or MRI brain scan
• People who had little to no disability before their stroke, based on a standard functional scale (called the mRS, with a score of 1 or lower)
• People whose arteries in the neck on the affected side (including the internal carotid artery and vertebral artery) show 50% or less narrowing
• People in whom a specialised MRI scan (called high-resolution MRI) has identified a significant fatty build-up or plaque — covering 40% or more of the artery — in a specific blood vessel in the brain (the middle cerebral artery M1 segment or basilar artery) on the affected side
• People who have given signed consent to participate in the trial

Who may not be able to join:

• People whose CT scan shows bleeding in the brain
• People who are unable to have an MRI scan for any reason, or who are unable to complete the required MRI scan sequences
• People who have a brain tumour, an abnormal tangle of blood vessels in the brain (arteriovenous malformation), or a brain aneurysm
• People who have another serious illness where life expectancy is less than one year
• People who are pregnant
• People whom the trial researchers consider unsuitable for the study for other reasons (confirm with trial site)

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