Exercise prescription: a new weapon against stroke?
NCT ID NCT06615726
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 3 trial tests whether adding regular, personalized exercise to standard medical care can prevent new strokes in 1300 people with symptomatic intracranial arterial stenosis (narrowed arteries in the brain). Participants are randomly assigned to either standard care or standard care plus a tailored aerobic exercise plan guided by an expert. The main goal is to see if exercise reduces the number of new ischemic strokes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- regular physical exercise
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that a structured exercise program significantly reduces the risk of another stroke in people with narrowed brain arteries.
- What could go wrong
- This is an open-label trial, so participants know they are exercising, which can bias results. Exercise may not be enough to prevent strokes in this high-risk group, and adherence to the program may vary.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 1,300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Expected to finish
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Nov 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.
- Ages
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40 to 80 years
- 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.
1\. Inclusion criteria: 1. Age ≥40 years and ≤80 years; 2. Ischemic stroke or TIA (transient ischemic attack) onset ≤30 days; 3. Ischemic stroke or TIA is attributed to 50-99% of the ICAS (internal carotid artery, M1 segment of middle cerebral artery, M2 segment of middle cerebral artery, basilar artery, or vertebral artery; the degree of stenosis is determined by magnetic resonance angiography, computed tomography angiography, digital subtraction angiography using the standards of warfarin-aspirin symptomatic intracranial disease ); 4. mRS (modified Rankin Scale)≤4; 5. The patient himself or his legal representative signs the informed consent form. 2\. Exclusion criteria: 1. Stroke progression within the past 3 days (defined as an increase in the score of National Institute of Health Stroke Scale ≥4 points or an increase in individual items of ≥2 points). 2. mRS≥1 before the stroke onset. 3. Concurrent osteoarthritis, fracture, lower limb venous thrombosis, unstable angina pectoris, respiratory diseases, limb disabilities, etc., making it theoretically difficult to cooperate with the physical activity plan for this trial. 4. Complicated with motor disorders such as Parkinson\'s disease and Parkinson\'s syndrome. 5. The vessels responsible for this stroke had tandem lesions (more than 50% of extracranial artery stenosis). 6. The vessel responsible for this stroke has undergone intracranial balloon angioplasty and/or stent implantation (except for mechanical thrombectomy and/or aspiration alone). 7. It is expected that intracranial arterial balloon angioplasty and/or stent implantation will be performed on the vessel responsible for the stroke within 3 months. 8. Patients who exercised regularly within the last 6 months. Regular exercise is defined as four or more moderate intensity exercises per week for more than 10 minutes each time or two or more high intensity exercises per week for more than 10 minutes each time. 9. Inability to understand and/or comply with the trial procedures and/or follow-up due to mental illness, cognitive or emotional disorders. 10. Life expectancy is less than one year. 11. Women who are known to be pregnant or nursing, or have a positive pregnancy test; 12. Are participating in other drug or device research. 13. There are other circumstances that investigators consider are not suitable for enrollment.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities
Tongliao, Neimenggu, China
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Affiliated Hospital of Shandong Second Medical University
Weifang, Shandong, China
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Army Military Medical University Officer School affiliated hospital
Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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Beijing Pinggu District Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
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Brain Hospital Affiliated to Guangzhou Medical University
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Cangzhou People's Hospital of integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Hebei Province
Cangzhou, Hebei, China
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Chongqing Sanbo Jiangling Hospital
Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, China
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Fangcheng County People's Hospital
Nanyang, Henan, China
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Foshan Fifth People's Hospital
Foshan, Guangdong, China
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Foshan Nanhai District Sixth People's Hospital
Foshan, Guangdong, China
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Gongyi Xinhua Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Gongyi, Henan, China
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Henan Provincial People's Hospital
Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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Hospital 925, Joint Logistics Support Force
Guizhou, Guiyang, China
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Huainan Sunshine Xinkang Hospital
Huainan, Anhui, China
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Hubei Third People's Hospital
Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Jianyang City Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Jiancheng, Sichuan, China
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Jilin City People's Hospital
Jilin City, Jilin, China
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Jinan High-tech East District Hospital
Jinan, Shandong, China
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Jiujiang First People's Hospital
Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
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Laixi People's Hospital
Laixi, Shandong, China
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Lanshan District People's Hospital
Rizhao, Shandong, China
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Liaocheng People's Hospital
Liaocheng, Shandong, China
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Lichuan Ethnic Chinese Medicine Hospital
Lichuan, Hubei, China
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Liuyang City Jili Hospital
Guankou, Hunan, 410300, China
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Longchuan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Heyuan, Guangdong, China
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Nanyang City Center Hospital
Nanyang, Henan, China
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Ningjin County Hospital
Xingtai, Hebei, China
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Ningjin County People's Hospital
Dezhou, Shangdong, China
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Shandong University Qilu Hospital Dezhou Hospital
Dezhou, Shandong, China
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Shanghai Hechuan Rhein Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
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Shangqiu First People's Hospital
Shangqiu, Henan, China
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Shengli Oilfield Central Hospital
Dongying, Shandong, China
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Shihezi People's Hospital
Shihezi, Xinjiang, 836800, China
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Sichuan Academy of Sciences Hospital
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Suzhou Municipal Hospital
Suzhou, Anhui, 234000, China
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Taihe Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Fuyang, Anhui, China
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Tangshan Workers' Hospital
Tangshan, Hebei, China
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Tengzhou Central Hospital
Zaozhuang, Shandong, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine
Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical College
Xinxiang, Henan, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
Zhengzhou, Henan, 450000, China
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The Second People's Hospital of Wuhu
Wuhu, Anhui, China
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Tongxu First Hospital
Kaifeng, Henan, China
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Xiangtan Central Hospital
Xiangtan, Hunan, China
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Xihua County People's Hospital
Zhoukou, Henan, China
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Xinmin People's Hospital
Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100053, China
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Ya 'an People's Hospital
Yaan, Sichuan, China
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Yantai Fushan District People's Hospital
Yantai, Shandong, China
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Yantai Yeda Hospital
Yantai, Shaanxi, China
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Yongcheng Central Hospital
Shangqiu, Henan, China
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Yongjia County People's Hospital
Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Yueqing People's Hospital
Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Yueyang City People's Court
Yueyang, Hubei, China
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Zhangzhou Hospital
Zhangzhou, Fu, China
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Zhengzhou First People's Hospital
Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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Zhengzhou Zhongkang Hospital
Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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Zhongmou County People's Hospital
Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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