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Massive study reveals best approaches for silent brain aneurysms
NCT ID NCT05844163
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed study followed over 31,000 people in China who had unruptured brain aneurysms (a bulge in a blood vessel that hasn't burst). Researchers compared four approaches: simply monitoring the aneurysm, surgical clipping, coil embolization, or flow diversion. The goal was to see which strategy leads to the best long-term outcomes and to create a standard treatment path for patients.
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 doctors choose the safest and most effective treatment for people with unruptured brain aneurysms, potentially reducing the risk of stroke or death.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so it can show patterns but cannot prove which treatment is best. Results may not apply to non-Chinese populations.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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31,595 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2021
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- 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 with unruptured intracranial aneurysm
- 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: A. age \> 18 years. B. at least one intracranial aneurysm needs to be treated by craniotomy, endovascular treatment or combined surgery. C. patients' consent were obtained. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Ruptured intracranial aneurysms, accompanied by subarachnoid hemorrhage or cerebral hemorrhage ; 2. Traumatic, infectious and atrial myxoma-associated intracranial aneurysms ; 3. Combined with cerebrovascular malformations; 4. Combined with brain tumors or malignant tumors in other parts ; 5. Combined with systemic connective tissue disease and systemic rheumatic disease ; 6. Due to other diseases, or poor general condition, the expected survival time is not more than 12 months ; 7. During pregnancy and perinatal period.
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Capital Medical University Affiliated Beijing Tiantan Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
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