Can Clot-Removing devices improve stroke recovery?
NCT ID NCT07760649
First seen Aug 12, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tracks the safety and effectiveness of J&J MedTech devices used to remove blood clots in people with acute ischemic stroke. It will follow about 5,000 adults who receive these devices as part of their routine care, measuring how well blood flow is restored and how patients recover over 90 days. The goal is to see how these approved devices perform in real-world settings.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- J&J MedTech neurovascular thrombectomy devices (commercially approved)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could confirm that these devices are safe and effective in everyday stroke treatment, potentially improving outcomes for many patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may be influenced by patient differences, and device risks like bleeding or vessel damage remain possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 5,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
Who is studied
The study population will include participants with angiographic confirmation of acute ischemic stroke who are scheduled to undergo/have undergone mechanical thrombectomy using one or more of the study devices as specified in the protocol.
- 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: * Participant is 18 years of age or older at the time of consent * Informed Consent has been provided by the participant or the participants' legally authorized representative (LAR) * Participants with angiographic confirmation of acute ischemic stroke * A clinical decision has been made to treat the participant with an eligible Johnson \& Johnson MedTech neuro-thrombectomy device independently and prior to enrollment in the study Exclusion criteria: * Known pregnancy, as evidenced by positive pregnancy test for women of childbearing potential or breast feeding * Current involvement in an investigational (drug, device, etcetera) clinical study that may confound study endpoints. Sponsor approval is required prior to enrollment
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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
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
3 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Stadtisches Klinikum Solingen gemeinnutzige GmbH
Solingen, 42653, Germany
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Universitaetsklinikum Hamburg Eppendorf
Hamburg, 20251, Germany
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University Hospital Zurich
Zurich, 8091, Switzerland
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