Can a blood Clot's inflammation predict stroke recovery?
NCT ID NCT07754942
First seen Aug 10, 2026 · Last updated Aug 11, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether inflammation levels differ on either side of a blood clot in the brain during a stroke treatment called mechanical thrombectomy. Researchers will compare blood samples taken from before and after the clot to see if the difference is linked to how well patients recover 90 days later. The study involves adults with acute ischemic stroke due to large vessel occlusion and does not change their standard care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help identify markers that predict recovery after stroke and guide more personalized treatment approaches.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small observational study, so findings may not apply broadly. It does not test a treatment, and results may not lead to immediate clinical changes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 50 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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Aug 2029
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.
Who is studied
This single-center prospective observational cohort will enroll consecutive adults with acute ischemic stroke due to anterior circulation large vessel occlusion who undergo clinically indicated mechanical thrombectomy. Participants receive standard stroke care determined by the treating clinical team; no experimental treatment is assigned. During thrombectomy, paired arterial plasma samples are collected from locations proximal and distal to the thrombus when technically feasible and without delaying or altering routine treatment. An admission peripheral venous blood sample is collected as a supportive reference for systemic inflammation. Clinical, imaging, procedural, laboratory, and 90-day follow-up data are collected prospectively.
- 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: * Age 18 years or older. * Acute ischemic stroke caused by anterior circulation large vessel occlusion, confirmed by routine vascular imaging or digital subtraction angiography. * Undergoing clinically indicated mechanical thrombectomy according to routine clinical practice. * Provision of written informed consent by the participant or legally authorized representative, in accordance with local ethics requirements. Exclusion Criteria: * Posterior circulation large vessel occlusion. * Mechanical thrombectomy not performed. * Known active systemic infection, active malignancy, or chronic inflammatory/autoimmune disease requiring systemic immunosuppressive treatment, when these conditions are expected to substantially affect inflammatory biomarker measurements. * Pregnancy or breastfeeding, if required by the local ethics committee. * Enrollment in another interventional study that could affect inflammatory biomarker measurements or clinical outcome assessment. * Inability to obtain informed consent, where consent from a legally authorized representative is not permitted or cannot be obtained.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Zhongshan Hospital Xiamen University
Xiamen, Fujian, 361004, China
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