Massive study aims to crack code of rare brain aneurysm
NCT ID NCT06541106
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tracks 2,000 people in China with a rare brain aneurysm called a vertebrobasilar dissecting aneurysm (VBDA). Doctors will use different treatments—observation, stenting, or flow diverters—and follow patients to see which works best. The goal is to create clear guidelines for treating this condition and prevent strokes.
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 study could help doctors choose the best treatment for each patient with this rare brain aneurysm, reducing stroke risk and improving recovery.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational registry, not a controlled trial, so it cannot prove one treatment is better. Results may take years and might not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 2,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2011
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2032
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
Patients diagnosis of "unruptured vertebrobasilar dissecting aneurysm".
- 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: 1. Age 18-80 years old; 2. Patients diagnosis of "unruptured vertebrobasilar dissecting aneurysm". Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients did not undergo a cranial MRI; 2. Missing critical clinical baseline; 3. Missing pre-treatment imaging; 4. Receiving microsurgery; 5. The combination of other serious diseases during diagnosis will significantly affect the follow-up of patients; 6. CT/MRI shows intracranial hemorrhage or subarachnoid hemorrhage (SWI microbleeds are ignored).
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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
1 site. 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
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beijing Tiantan Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100010, China