Chilling the brain during stroke: could cold saline boost recovery?
NCT ID NCT07232082
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether cooling the brain with cold saline during clot-removal surgery helps people recover from severe strokes. About 322 adults with large strokes will be randomly assigned to get standard care or standard care plus local brain cooling. The main goal is to see if more patients are independent at 90 days after treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- intra-arterial cold saline infusion
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new way to protect the brain during stroke treatment, potentially leading to better recovery for patients with large strokes.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial with only 322 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The cooling procedure carries risks like infection or vessel damage, and it may not improve outcomes.
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Study facts
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- 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 322 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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May 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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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: General Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age ≥18 years old. 2. The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score was ≥6 points before randomization. 3. Time from symptom onset to randomization ≤24h. 4. Patients or their guardians can understand the purpose of the trial, voluntarily participate and sign a written informed consent, and are capable of receiving clinical follow-up. Specific Neuroimaging Inclusion Criteria 1. Prior to randomization, CTA, MRA, or DSA confirmed the presence of anterior circulatory large vessel occlusion (internal carotid artery or M1segment). 2. NCCT ASPECTS value of 3 to 5 based on findings from non-contrast CT within 24 hours after stroke onset (defined as the time the patient was last known to be well), with no limitation with respect to infarct-core volume; 3. NCCT ASPECTS value of 0 to 2 based on findings from non-contrast CT within 24 hours after stroke onset and an infarct-core volume between 70 ml and 100 ml; 4. NCCT ASPECTS value greater than 5 based on findings from non-contrast CT after stroke onset and an infarct-core volume of 70 to 100 ml. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pre stroke mRS\>1 score. 2. Multivessel Occlusion 3. Concomitant untreated intracranial aneurysms, intracranial tumors (with the exception of small meningiomas), or intracranial vascular malformations. 4. History of intracranial hemorrhage within 6 months, including parenchymal hemorrhage, intraventricular hemorrhage, or subarachnoid hemorrhage. 5. History of gastrointestinal hemorrhage, genitourinary bleeding, acute myocardial infarction (AMI), cranial trauma, or having undergone major surgical procedures within the past month. 6. The presence of active bleeding, severe anemia, coagulation dysfunction, or an uncorrected bleeding tendency (platelet count \< 40,000 /μl, uncorrected INR\>2.0). 7. Patients with heart function of grade 1 or above, or with a clear history of acute or chronic heart dysfunction, are at greater risk of acute heart failure or fluid perfusion intolerance as determined by clinicians. 8. Severe heart, liver, kidney disease. 9. Known allergy to contrast media or related medications. 10. Refractory hypertension uncontrolled by medication (defined as persistent systolic blood pressure \>185 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure \>110 mmHg). 11. glucose \<2.8 mmol/L or \>22.2 mmol/L; 12. Pregnancy or lactation; 13. the expected survival time is less than 12 months. 14. Participating in other clinical trials, in the investigational phase or in the follow-up phase. 15. Other conditions deemed by investigators to pose significant risks or render participation unsuitable (e.g. inability to comply due to psychiatric/cognitive/emotional disorders).
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