New combo treatment aims to boost stroke recovery
NCT ID NCT04667078
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether adding a fast-acting blood thinner (cangrelor) to standard clot removal improves recovery in people with a severe stroke. About 368 adults with a large artery blockage in the brain will receive either cangrelor plus the procedure or the procedure alone. The main goal is to see if more patients have a good functional outcome (less disability) three months later.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Cangrelor (a blood thinner given by IV)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could improve recovery and reduce disability after a severe stroke.
- What could go wrong
- This is a Phase 3 trial, but results are not guaranteed. Adding a blood thinner may increase bleeding risk, and the benefit may be small or absent.
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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 368 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2022
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A research network
The lead sponsor is a research network or cooperative group.
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: * Age 18 or older * Anterior circulation intracanial large artery occlusion isolated (Intracranial ICA and/or MCA) proved on CTA or MRA. * Symptoms onset \< 24h at imaging * Indication for MT and fulfillment of the following brain imaging criteria : 1. Perfusion imaging: An initial infarct volume (ischemic core on DWI or CTP calculated by the RAPID software) of less than 70 ml, a ratio between the critically hypoperfused lesion volume (calculated by RAPID with a TMax\>6s) and initial infarct volume of 1.8 or more, and an absolute difference between those 2 volumes of 15 ml or more. OR (if perfusion imaging not available or uninterpretable) : 2. CORE CLINICAL MISMATCH: Core calculated on DWI by RAPID, \<25 mL if NIHSS 6-20 and \<50 mL if NIHSS\>20 OR (if RAPID results are not considered reliable by the clinician) : 3. CORE CLINICAL MISMATCH according to the clinician evaluation * Pre-stroke mRS ≤ 2 * NIHSS ≥ 6 Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindication to MT * Patient over 80 years old with \>10 microbleeds on pre-treatment MRI * Pre-existing dependency with mRS ≥3. * Known tandem ICA-MCA occlusions requiring stenting * ASPECT\<6 on NCCT or DWI-MRI * Known hypersensitivity to cangrelor or to any of the excipients (mannitol, sorbitol) * History of previous intracranial hemorrhage * Evidence of active bleeding or acute trauma (fracture) on examination * Recent surgery with a significant risk of bleeding * VKA oral anticoagulation with INR \>1.7 * Curative heparin or direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in previous 48 hours with specific DOAC dosage ≥50 ng/ml and abnormal thrombin time for patients on dabigatran or abnormal specific anti-Xa activity for patients on apixaban, edoxaban, or rivaroxaban * Platelet count \<100 000/ mm3 * Woman of childbearing age without a pregnancy test or with a positive serum pregnancy test * Patient benefiting from a legal protection * Non-membership of a national insurance scheme * Opposition of the patient or (in case of inclusion as a matter of urgency) of the trustworthy person * Participation in another study regarding AIS care interfering with this study.
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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.
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
13 sites. 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
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU La Timone
RECRUITINGMarseille, 13005, France
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CHU de Besançon
RECRUITINGBesançon, 25030, France
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CHU de Strasbourg
RECRUITINGStrasbourg, 67200, France
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Hospices civils de Lyon, Hôpital Pierre Wertheimer
RECRUITINGBron, 69500, France
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Hôpital Central (CHU de Nancy)
RECRUITINGNancy, 54000, France
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Hôpital Dupuytren (CHU Limoges)
RECRUITINGLimoges, 87000, France
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Hôpital Foch
RECRUITINGSuresnes, 92150, France
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Hôpital Fondation A de Rothschild
RECRUITINGParis, 75019, France
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Hôpital Lariboisière AP-HP
RECRUITINGParis, 75010, France
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Hôpital Pellegrin (CHU de Bordeaux)
RECRUITINGBordeaux, France
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Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière AP-HP
RECRUITINGParis, 75013, France
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Hôpital Purpan (CHU de Toulouse)
RECRUITINGToulouse, 31300, France
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Hôpital Salengro (CHU Lille)
RECRUITINGLille, 59037, France
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