New study tracks brain vessel disease to unlock future treatments
NCT ID NCT07342075
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is creating a registry of 50 people aged 50 and older who have cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD), a condition that affects small blood vessels in the brain and can cause thinking problems. Researchers will track changes in memory tests, brain scans, and other health markers over 6 months. The goal is to better understand CSVD and find clues for future treatments, possibly using traditional Chinese medicine.
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 successful, this could help design more targeted treatments for cerebral small vessel disease, possibly using traditional Chinese medicine.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early registry study with only 50 participants and no treatment being tested. It aims to gather data, not prove a cure, so results may not lead to immediate therapies.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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.
Who is studied
The study population mainly consisted of patients from the outpatient and inpatient departments of the Department of Neurology at Dongzhimen Hospital.
- Ages
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50 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. Age above 50 years (including 50-year-old); 2. MRI confirmed the presence of typical imaging changes of CSVD; 3. Voluntary participation in the study and be willing to sign the Informed Consent Form. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with acute ischemic stroke or acute intracranial hemorrhage (e.g., epidural hematoma, subdural hematoma, subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracerebral hemorrhage, etc.) or a history of cerebral infarction (non-lacunar) or intracranial hemorrhage within the past 3 months; 2. Significant non-vascular white matter lesions (e.g., multiple sclerosis, adult-onset leukoencephalopathy, metabolic encephalopathy, etc.); 3. Patients with a history of cognitive impairment due to other causes (e.g., normal pressure hydrocephalus, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, encephalitis, etc.); 4. Severe hepatic, renal, or cardiac insufficiency (ALT or AST \>2 times the upper limit of normal, or serum creatinine \>1.5 times the upper limit of normal, or New York Heart Association \[NYHA\] functional class III or IV); 5. Patients with psychiatric disorders that affect study medication administration and evaluation; 6. Contraindications to MRI examination (e.g., claustrophobia, presence of an implantable pacemaker, etc.); 7. Patients unable to comply with follow-up examinations or other study procedures due to residential location or other reasons; 8. Participation in other clinical trial projects.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100700
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, China
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