Could a russian drug boost brain function in chronic ischemia?

NCT ID NCT06834490

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested whether the drug Mexidol (given first as injections, then as pills) can improve thinking and memory in people with chronic cerebral ischemia, a condition where the brain doesn't get enough blood flow. 318 adults aged 40-90 with mild to moderate cognitive impairment took part. The main goal was to see if their scores on a cognitive test (MoCA) improved after treatment compared to a placebo.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

Mexidol (ethylmethylhydroxypyridine succinate)

What this could lead to

If it works, this could offer a treatment option to slow cognitive decline in people with chronic cerebral ischemia.

What could go wrong

This is a completed Phase 3 trial, but results are not yet published. The improvement in cognitive scores may be small or not clinically meaningful.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

brain ischemia central nervous system disorder cerebrovascular disorder Cognitive Dysfunction Hypoxia, Brain ischemic disease Neurobehavioral Manifestations stroke disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Centre for Neurology and Neurorehabilitation n.a. N. M. Madzhido, OOO "Neyromed Servis"

    Tashkent, 100187, Uzbekistan

  • City Hospital No.40 of the Kurortny District

    Sestroretsk, 197706, Russia

  • Federal State Budget Educational Institution of Further Professional Education "Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education"

    Moscow, 125445, Russia

  • Federal State Budget Educational Institution of Higher Education "Kazan State Medical University"

    Kazan', 420012, Russia

  • Federal State Budget Military Educational Institution of Higher Education "Military Medical Academy n.a. S.M.Kirov"

    Saint Petersburg, 194044, Russia

  • Federal State Budget Research Institution "Federal Research Center for Fundamental and Translational Medicine"

    Novosibirsk, 630117, Russia

  • Federal State Budget Research Institution "Research Center of Neurology"

    Moscow, 125367, Russia

  • Municipal Autonomous Healthcare Insitution of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour "City Clinical Hospital No.1"

    Chelyabinsk, 454092, Russia

  • OOO "Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine"

    Yaroslavl, 150000, Russia

  • Private Healthcare Institution "Clinical Hospital "RR-Medicine" of Voronezh

    Voronezh, 394024, Russia

  • Regional Budget Healthcare Institution "Ivanovo Regional Clinical Hospital"

    Ivanovo, 152040, Russia

  • State Budget Healthcare Institution of the Novosibirsk Region "City Hospital № 34"

    Novosibirsk, 630054, Russia

  • State Budget Healthcare Institution of the Sverdlovsk Region "Sverdlovsk Regional Clinical Hospital No.1"

    Yekaterinburg, 620102, Russia

  • State Budget Healthcare Institution of the Yaroslavl Region "Clinical Hospital No.2"

    Yaroslavl, 150030, Russia