Stroke drug showdown: which helps recovery more?
NCT ID NCT00200356
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study compared two medications, edaravone and sodium ozagrel, for treating acute ischemic stroke. Researchers wanted to see which drug helped more people recover with little or no disability three months after treatment. The study included 401 adults who started treatment within 24 hours of their stroke.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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401 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2004
- Finished
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Oct 2006
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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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20 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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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients can be receive drug treatment within 24 hours after stroke onset 2. Patients with a level of consciousness between 0 (alert) and 3 (unable to recall name and date of birth) according to the Japan Coma Scale 3. Patients with motor dysfunction of upper and/or lower extremities 4. Patients aged 20 years or older when giving informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Serum creatinine of \>1.5 mg/dL 2. Embolic infarction 3. Intracranial haemorrhage 4. Large infarction with severe consciousness 5. Transient ischemic attack (TIA) 6. A modified Rankin Scale score of ≥2 before stroke onset 7. Patients were receive drug treatment (argatroban, urokinase, tissue plasminogen activator, heparin, warfarin sodium, aspirin, ticlopidine hydrochloride, cilostazol, edaravone and sodium ozagrel) after stroke onset 8. Patients were receive surgical treatment or intravascular treatment 9. With severe complications (cirrhosis, heart failure, etc.) 10. Treating malignant tumor 11. Pregnant or possibly pregnant women, nursing mothers 12. History of edaravone, sodium ozagrel and ozagrel hydrochloride sensitivity 13. Less than 3 months since any other clinical trial or postmarketing study
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