Stroke Trial, Recruiting
Who may be able to join
AI generated eligibility summary. Written by an AI model from the official source data and checked on a sample basis. It can contain mistakes, so confirm anything important against the original source. How we use AI
Who might be able to join this trial:
- People aged 18 years or older
- People whose stroke severity score (called NIHSS) is 4 or higher, indicating a moderate to severe stroke
- People whose brain imaging (using CTA, MRA, or DSA scans) has confirmed a blockage in a large artery in the brain
- People whose brain scan shows enough healthy brain tissue remaining, based on a scoring system called ASPECTS or PC-ASPECTS (score of 3 or higher)
- People who are being treated with a procedure to remove or dissolve the blood clot from inside a blood vessel in the brain, ideally within 8 hours of symptom start for front-of-brain strokes, or within 12 hours for back-of-brain strokes (those outside these time windows may still be assessed by the medical team using imaging)
- People, or their legal representative, who have signed a consent form agreeing to take part
Who may not be able to join:
- People who had significant disability before their stroke (a pre-stroke disability score greater than 2 on a standard scale)
- People who have bleeding in or around the brain, such as a brain haemorrhage or subarachnoid haemorrhage
- People with blood clotting disorders, a history of abnormal or excessive bleeding, or a history of low platelet or low white blood cell counts
- People with significant kidney problems, shown by blood creatinine levels more than twice the normal upper limit
- People with serious heart or lung conditions that the study doctor considers would make participation unsafe, or people expected to live less than 3 months
- People with a severe allergy to contrast dye used in medical imaging, or for whom this dye is not safe to use; also women of childbearing age who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or who test negative for pregnancy but are unwilling to use effective contraception during the study
- People whose psychiatric, cognitive, or mood conditions would prevent them from completing the study
- Anyone else the study doctor considers unsuitable for participation, for any other reason
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.
Contact this trial
Phone: 8610-59976660
Contact details sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before attending.
GP referral letter
Print a one-page summary to share with your doctor.
Trial details
Where this trial is recruiting
Primary endpoints
Functional independence at 90 days
Can't join this trial?
Data last synced from ClinicalTrials.gov: 9 July 2026. Trial status can change. Always verify current status directly with the trial site before making any decision.