Can a quick cholesterol shot boost stroke recovery?
NCT ID NCT07002476
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 03, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether giving a strong cholesterol-lowering drug (PCSK9 inhibitor) before emergency stroke treatment helps people recover better. About 652 adults with a major stroke will be randomly assigned to receive either the intensive drug or standard care. The main goal is to see if more people are independent and disability-free 90 days after their stroke.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 978 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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: * Adults (age 18 years and older); * Imaging diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke with anterior circulation large vessel occlusion (including: internal carotid artery, middle cerebral artery M1 and M2, anterior cerebral artery A1 and A2); * Planned to undergo endovascular intervention within 24 hours of symptom onset (or last known well time) according to local guidelines; * Provision of informed consent by the patient or his/her legally authorized representative (or by an appropriate agent according to local requirements). Exclusion Criteria: * ASPECTS score ≤5 on cranial CT imaging; * Pre-existing functional impairment, with mRS score \>2; * Patients who are allergic to PCSK9 inhibitors; * Patients who have received PCSK9 monoclonal antibody within 1 month prior to enrollment or PCSK9 siRNA therapy within 6 months prior to enrollment; * Severe renal insufficiency, defined as estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) \< 15 mL/min/1.73m2 at final screening; * Active liver disease or hepatic dysfunction, defined as aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \> 3 times the upper limit of normal; * Severe, concomitant non-cardiovascular disease expected to reduce life expectancy to less than 3 months; * Pregnant or lactating women; * Patients who are participating in other clinical trials; * Other conditions deemed unsuitable for inclusion in the clinical study by the investigator.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University
RECRUITINGShanghai, 200127, China
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