AI as a second opinion for stroke: a smarter path to Clot-Busting?
NCT ID NCT07785492
First seen Aug 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This trial tests whether an AI tool that assists doctors in deciding about clot-busting treatment can increase the number of acute ischemic stroke patients who receive it within 24 hours of symptoms. The AI analyzes patient data and gives real-time prompts about eligibility and risks, but the doctor makes the final decision. The study involves 516 adults with acute ischemic stroke at basic hospitals in China, comparing AI-assisted care to standard care. The goal is to see if the tool improves treatment rates and patient outcomes at 90 days.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI-assisted thrombolysis decision support tool
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this AI tool could help more stroke patients receive timely clot-busting treatment, potentially improving recovery and reducing disability.
- What could go wrong
- The tool is only a support—doctors make the final call. Its benefit may vary across hospitals, and the trial is not designed to prove long-term outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 516 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2026
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age ≥18 years. 2. Clinical diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke. 3. Onset time (last known well) \<24 hours. 4. CT or MRI examination excluding intracerebral hemorrhage. 5. Signed informed consent by the patient or a legally authorized representative Exclusion Criteria: 1. Currently participating in another interventional clinical trial related to drugs or devices. 2. Pregnant women. 3. Has received intravenous thrombolysis at another hospital. 4. Has completed a definitive reperfusion therapy decision at another hospital and is transferred to this hospital solely for follow-up observation or rehabilitation.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Liuyang Jili Hospital
RECRUITINGChangsha, Hunan, China
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