New catheter aims to quickly clear Stroke-Causing clots
NCT ID NCT07571954
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new device called the iNstroke 5F catheter to remove blood clots in people having an acute ischemic stroke. The goal is to see if it can safely restore blood flow to the brain within 24 hours of symptoms starting. About 45 adults with moderate to severe strokes will take part.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 45 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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Nov 2027
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- Lead sponsor
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A company
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Who can take part
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18 years and older
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Subjects aged ≥ 18 years. * Subjects able to be treated (i.e., defined by groin puncture time) within 24 hours of symptom onset or last time seen well. * Occlusion in a large or proximal medium vessel (M1, proximal M2, A2 or P2) identified by magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) or computed tomography angiography (CTA). * Baseline NIHSS score ≥ 6 assessed before the procedure. * Pre-stroke mRS score ≤ 2. * Subjects with an ASPECTS score ≥ 6. * Informed consent obtained in accordance with the applicable country-specific regulations and as approved by the Ethics Committee (EC). * France-specific inclusion criteria: As applicable under French law, subjects affiliated with a health social security scheme or equivalent. Exclusion Criteria: * Severe comorbidity and/or shortened life expectancy that will likely prevent improvement or follow up or that will render the procedure unlikely to benefit the patient. * Severe allergy to contrast media. * Women of child-bearing potential. * Subjects with intracranial atherosclerotic occlusive disease or extra- or intracranial dissection. * Medical history of thrombocytopenia (Platelets \<100,000). * Subjects with tandem occlusions (evidence of complete occlusion, high-grade stenosis or arterial dissection in the extracranial or petrous segment of the internal carotid artery). * Subjects with occlusions in multiple vessels. * Subjects with cancer who have a life expectancy of less than 6 months. * Pre-existing neurological or psychiatric illness that could confound the neurological or functional assessments. * Severe sustained hypertension (systolic pressure \>185 mm Hg or diastolic pressure \>110 mm Hg). Note: If blood pressure can be successfully reduced and maintained at an acceptable level by administering the medication recommended by the ESO (European Stroke Organisation) in its guidelines (also IV infusion of antihypertensives), the subject may be included. * Known or suspected cerebral vasculitis. * Known renal insufficiency with creatinine ≥3 mg/dl or Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) \<30 mL/min. * Current participation in an interventional drug or device study that may confound the results of this study. * Intracranial stenosis proximal to the occlusion. * France-specific exclusion criteria: As applicable under French law, breastfeeding women, persons deprived of their liberty by a judicial or administrative decision, or persons of legal age who are the subject of a legal protection measure.
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Locations
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CHU Bordeaux (H Pellegrin)
Bordeaux, France
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CHU Lille
Lille, France
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Hospital Clínico de Barcelona
Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga Carlos Haya
Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Bellvitge
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet
Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
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Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro
Vigo, Galicia, Spain
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