Common pill may shield brain after risky aneurysm procedure

NCT ID NCT06308952

Summary

This study is testing if taking the cholesterol-lowering drug atorvastatin before a brain aneurysm procedure can prevent strokes and artery narrowing. It will involve 354 patients in China who are getting a special stent called a flow diverter. Patients will be randomly assigned to receive either the real drug or a placebo pill to see which group has fewer complications.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University

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    Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510280, China

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