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.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre for Neurology and Neurorehabilitation n.a. N. M. Madzhido, OOO "Neyromed Servis"
Tashkent, 100187, Uzbekistan
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City Hospital No.40 of the Kurortny District
Sestroretsk, 197706, Russia
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Federal State Budget Educational Institution of Further Professional Education "Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education"
Moscow, 125445, Russia
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Federal State Budget Educational Institution of Higher Education "Kazan State Medical University"
Kazan', 420012, Russia
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Federal State Budget Military Educational Institution of Higher Education "Military Medical Academy n.a. S.M.Kirov"
Saint Petersburg, 194044, Russia
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Federal State Budget Research Institution "Federal Research Center for Fundamental and Translational Medicine"
Novosibirsk, 630117, Russia
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Federal State Budget Research Institution "Research Center of Neurology"
Moscow, 125367, Russia
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Municipal Autonomous Healthcare Insitution of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour "City Clinical Hospital No.1"
Chelyabinsk, 454092, Russia
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OOO "Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine"
Yaroslavl, 150000, Russia
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Private Healthcare Institution "Clinical Hospital "RR-Medicine" of Voronezh
Voronezh, 394024, Russia
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Regional Budget Healthcare Institution "Ivanovo Regional Clinical Hospital"
Ivanovo, 152040, Russia
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State Budget Healthcare Institution of the Novosibirsk Region "City Hospital № 34"
Novosibirsk, 630054, Russia
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State Budget Healthcare Institution of the Sverdlovsk Region "Sverdlovsk Regional Clinical Hospital No.1"
Yekaterinburg, 620102, Russia
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State Budget Healthcare Institution of the Yaroslavl Region "Clinical Hospital No.2"
Yaroslavl, 150030, Russia
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