Could a blood filter save stroke patients?
NCT ID NCT07127484
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether a procedure called hemoadsorption, which filters the blood, can help people with severe ischemic stroke. Researchers will compare standard care plus hemoadsorption to standard care alone in 116 adults. The goal is to see if the procedure reduces the chance of severe disability or death.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- hemoadsorption (a blood-filtering procedure)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new way to reduce disability after severe stroke by filtering harmful substances from the blood.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial with only 116 participants, so results may not apply to all stroke patients. The procedure also carries risks like bleeding or infection.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 116 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Feb 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 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.
Inclusion Criteria: 1.18 years ≤ age \< 80 years; 2.Pre-stroke mRS score ≤ 1; 3.Anterior circulation cerebral infarction within 48 hours of onset, meeting at least one of the following: 1. 15≤ NIHSS score ≤32; 2. 3\<GCS score ≤12; 3. CT hypodensity area \>1/2 of the MCA territory; 4.hs-CRP ≥2 mg/L at randomization; 5.If reperfusion therapy is performed, no improvement in NIHSS score (still ≤32) post-treatment; 6.Signed informed consent obtained. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Hemorrhagic transformation of PH2 type prior to randomization; 2. Brain herniation or decompressive craniectomy performed before randomization; 3. Hemodynamic instability refractory to medical correction (systolic blood pressure \<70 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure \<50 mmHg) or decompensated heart failure (NYHA Class III or IV); 4. Severe hepatic impairment (defined as ALT \>2 times the upper limit of normal or AST \>2 times the upper limit of normal) and renal impairment (defined as serum creatinine \>1.5 times the upper limit of normal or estimated glomerular filtration rate \[eGFR\] \<50 mL/min); 5. Coagulopathy or thrombocytopenia (platelet count \<100×10⁹/L); 6. Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the lower extremities before randomization; 7. Life expectancy \<90 days due to malignancy; 8. Participation in another drug or device clinical trial within the past 30 days or ongoing enrollment in such trials; 9. Women of childbearing potential with a negative pregnancy test who refuse to use effective contraception, or pregnant/lactating women; 10. Absolute contraindications to hemoadsorption therapy.
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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
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical University (Yijishan Hospital)
RECRUITINGWuhu, Anhui, China
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