Which anesthesia helps stroke patients recover faster?
NCT ID NCT06183567
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether a lighter sedation (sedoanalgesia) or full general anesthesia leads to better early recovery in people having emergency clot removal after a stroke. Researchers will track 62 patients' neurological scores and vital signs during and after the procedure. The goal is to see which method is safer and supports faster improvement.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward better anesthesia choices for stroke patients, potentially improving early recovery after clot removal.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 62 participants, so results may not apply to all stroke patients. It compares two procedures, not a new drug or cure.
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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 62 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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 to 80 years
- 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. Presence of cerebral ischemic embolism within the first 6 hours 2. ASA 1-4 3. Body mass index below 30 kg m-2 4. NIHSS score ≥ 10 5. Presence of isolated/combined occlusion at any level of the anterior circulation internal carotid or middle cerebral artery Exclusion Criteria: * Chronic renal failure * EF less than 40 * Presence of intracranial hemorrhage * Previous known history of severe neurological disease * Presence of bleeding diathesis * Pre-procedure GCS ≤ 8 and intubated patients * Failure to clearly show the site of vascular occlusion on diagnostic imaging results * Clinical or imaging evidence of vascular occlusion that is not internal carotid artery or middle cerebral artery * Absence of gag reflex, loss of airway protective reflex, inadequate saliva swallowing * History of lung infection, advanced COPD or respiratory failure * Known history of aspiration due to vomiting, * Known history of difficult airway * In the presence of known intolerance or allergy to certain drugs for sedation, analgesia or both * Previously known carotid artery stenosis * Pregnant patients * Patients without consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Umraniye Education and Research Hospital
Istanbul, Umraniye, 34734, Turkey (Türkiye)
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