Can a simple heparin shot save stroke Patients' arteries?
NCT ID NCT07162064
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether giving heparin (a blood thinner) during brain angiography can prevent the radial artery in the wrist from becoming blocked afterward. The trial involved 440 acute stroke patients and compared heparin to a placebo. The goal was to see if heparin reduces artery blockage without causing dangerous bleeding.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Heparin
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could establish a safe way to prevent radial artery blockage after brain angiography in stroke patients, preserving future access for procedures.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed Phase 3 trial, but the results are not yet published. Heparin may increase bleeding risk in stroke patients, and the benefit may not outweigh the risk.
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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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440 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- 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: 1. Age ≥18 years 2. Acute ischemic stroke onset within 7 days (inclusive) 3. Patients undergoing cerebral angiography via transradial approach 4. Participant or legal representative capable of providing informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Current anticoagulation therapy prior to procedure 2. Positive modified Allen's test result 3. History of coronary artery bypass grafting(CABG) with missing right radial artery graft 4. Severe forearm deformities (skin/musculoskeletal) or failed radial artery sheath placement 5. Suspected/confirmed pregnancy or lactation 6. Acute ischemic stroke with hemorrhagic transformation 7. Active systemic bleeding 8. Renal insufficiency (eGFR \<30 mL/min or serum creatinine \>200 μmol/L) 9. Investigator-determined ineligibility for trial participation
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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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Tongji Hospital
Wuhan, China
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