New study reviews Clot-Busting treatments for kids with stroke
NCT ID NCT03887143
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study reviewed medical records of 70 children under 18 who received clot-busting drugs or mechanical clot removal for a stroke. Researchers measured how quickly treatment was given and looked for side effects like bleeding. The goal is to better understand the safety and timing of these treatments in children.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- clot-busting drugs (intravenous thrombolysis) and/or mechanical clot removal (thrombectomy)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors know the best way to treat children having a stroke, potentially improving recovery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, retrospective study that only looks at past cases, so it cannot prove which treatment is best. Results may not apply to all children.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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70 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2019
- Finished
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May 2021
- 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.
Who is studied
Patients aged less than 18 yo with arterial ischemic stroke and recanalization treatment at the acute phase, treated in France during the study period. Sample recruited from pediatric and adult databases of child neurology, stroke, and interventional radiology units
- Ages
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Up to 18 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: * Patients under 18 years old * Suspected or confirmed cerebral infarction * With recanalization treatment in the acute phase : intravenous thrombolysis +/- intra-arterial thrombolysis +/- thrombectomy * Patients treated between the January 2015, 1st and the May 2018, 31st * Collection of non-opposition from legal representatives Exclusion Criteria: \- Refusal of the patient's legal representative to participate in the study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Necker- Enfants Malades Hospital
Paris, Paris, 75015, France
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