Wrist or groin? new study tests best route for stroke clot removal
NCT ID NCT05903560
First seen May 05, 2026
Summary
This study compares two ways to remove a blood clot from the basilar artery in the brain after a severe stroke: going in through the wrist (radial artery) or the groin (femoral artery). About 386 patients will be randomly assigned to one approach. The goal is to see which method leads to better recovery and fewer complications. The wrist approach may allow shorter hospital stays, but it is not yet proven for this type of stroke.
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Department of Neurology, Jinling Hospital
RECRUITINGNanjing, Jiangsu, 210002, China
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What this could mean
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Active substance
endovascular thrombectomy procedure via radial or femoral artery access
What this could lead to
If successful, this could show that using the wrist artery for clot removal is safer and leads to shorter hospital stays for certain stroke patients.
What could go wrong
This is a relatively early study with 386 participants, and results may not apply to all stroke types. The radial approach may be harder in some cases, requiring conversion to femoral access.
Conditions
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