Balloon procedure could stop minor strokes from getting worse
NCT ID NCT06763458
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a balloon angioplasty procedure can prevent early neurological decline in people who have had a minor stroke due to a narrowed brain artery. The trial will enroll 100 adults who have already received standard medication but still show fluctuating or worsening symptoms. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either balloon angioplasty plus medical therapy or medical therapy alone, and researchers will track how many experience a significant worsening of their condition.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Balloon angioplasty procedure
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this procedure could offer a way to prevent early neurological worsening in minor stroke patients with narrowed brain arteries.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 100 participants. The procedure carries risks like vessel damage or re-narrowing, and it may not prove better than standard medical therapy alone.
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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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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 years and older
- 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. Over 18 years of age; 2. Minor ischemic stroke within 1 week of onset (NIHSS≤5); 3. Have received the best drug treatment (dual antibody, anti-plate combined with anticoagulation), but symptoms still have measurable fluctuations or progression (NIHSS increased by at least 1 point); 4. Symptoms fluctuate to the time of receiving balloon dilation within 24 hours; 5. The etiology was considered to be severe stenosis of the responsible vessels due to intracranial arteriosclerosis (70-99% stenosis), or perforator artery disease with severe stenosis of the carrier artery (confirmed by MRA, CTA or DSA); 6. Patients with first onset or past onset without sequelae such as limb paralysis should not affect the score of this NIHSS, and mRS Score of patients with past onset should be less than 2 points; 7. Patients or family members sign informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients who have developed large intracranial vessel occlusion; 2. Intracranial hemorrhagic diseases in the past 3 months: cerebral hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage, etc.; 3. Non-atherosclerotic disease-related stenosis: arterial dissection, moya-moya disease, arterioinflammatory disease, etc. 4. Clotting disorders or systemic bleeding tendency or platelets less than 100,000; 5. Complicated with serious infection or liver, kidney and other serious diseases; 6. Patients with severe inability to control hypertension (systolic blood pressure \>200mmHg or diastolic blood pressure \>110mmHg); 7. Women who are pregnant, have a pregnancy plan or are breastfeeding; 8. Complicated with other serious diseases, life expectancy \< 6 months; Other conditions deemed inappropriate for participation in this study.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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General Hospital of Northern Theater Command
RECRUITINGShenyang, 110840, China
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