Balloon Angioplasty for Symptomatic Intracranial Artery Stenosis

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

512 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-10-17

Study Completion Date

2025-05-31

Brief Summary

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Intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD) is the most common cause of ischemical cerebrovascular events. The risk of stroke recurrence or death of ICAD patients remains very high. Even with aggressive medical management including dual antiplatelet therapy and strict management of risk factors, 12.2 percent of patients with 70-99 percent stenosis of intracranial artery had stroke or death during 1 year follow-up. In the real world, the 30-day risk of recurrent stroke of patients with aggressive medical management was as high as 20.2 percent. Balloon angioplasty and stent for intracranial artery have become important alternative treatments to prevent recurrent stroke for patients with severe intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis. Nevertheless, the SAMMPRIS trial has suggested intracranial stenting has higher stroke and death rate than aggressive medication with high peri-procedure complication rate. Previous nonrandomized studies have showed that stroke and death rate of angioplasty for ICAD patients with severe stenosis of intracranial artery is lower than that of aggressive medication. The primary purpose of this trial is to compare intracranial angioplasty plus aggressive medical management with aggressive medical management alone for the treatment of patients with 70-99 percent intracranial artery stenosis because of ICAD and to clarify the efficacy and safety of intracranial angioplasty through a multicenter, prospective, randomized, open-label, blinded end-point trial.

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Detailed Description

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This trial is a multicenter, prospective, randomized, parallel controlled trial. A total of approximately 512 patients (35-80 years of age) with primary or recurrent sICAS (a recent TIA\[\<90 days\] or ischemic stroke \[14-90 days\] before enrollment attributed to 70-99% atherosclerotic stenosis of a major intracranial artery) receiving treatment with at least one antithrombotic drug and/or standard medical management of vascular risk factors will be enrolled. Patients fulfilling all of the inclusion criteria and none of the exclusion criteria will be randomized into two groups according to the 1:1 ratio after offering informed content: 1) Experimental group will receive intracranial angioplasty plus aggressive medical management which is the same as the control group; 2) Control group will receive aggressive medical management only. Aggressive medical management includes 100 mg/day of aspirin during the follow-up period; 75 mg/day of clopidogrel within 90 days after enrollment, and whether clopidogrel should continue to be used depends on the actual situation of the subjects; 20-80mg/day of atorvastatin should be used during the year after enrollment, and dose adjustment to target LDL \<1.8mmol/L or \<70 mg/dl. Both groups will receive risk factors management including blood pressure to maintain 130-140/80-90 mmHg and LDL lower than 70 mg/dl or 1.8mmol/L. The primary objective is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of intracranial angioplasty combined with aggressive medical management for symptomatic intracranial artery stenosis. The study consists of 11 visits including the day of screening and randomization, the day when the subject receive intracranial angioplasty and/or aggressive medical management, the day before the subject is discharged from hospital, 30, 90,180 days and 1 year after enrollment, and every half a year after then until the third year. Demographic information, symptoms and signs, laboratory test, neuro-imaging assessment neurological function rating scale will be recorded during the program. The trial is anticipated to last from October 2018 to May 2025 with 512 subjects recruited from 31 centers in China. All the related investigative organization and individuals will obey the Declaration of Helsinki and Chinese Good Clinical Practice standard. A Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) will regularly monitor safety during the study. The trial has been approved by the ethics committee of Beijing Tiantan Hospital and corresponding branch centers.

Conditions

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Intracranial Artery Stenosis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Intracranial balloon angioplasty and aggressive medical management

All the participants in this group will be given Intracranial balloon angioplasty and aggressive medical management.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

intracranial balloon angioplasty

Intervention Type DEVICE

A balloon (recommending the Neuro RX and Neuro LPS Intracranial Balloon Dilation Catheter \[Sinomed Inc., Tianjin, China\]) is navigated by the microwire to the lesion of the target artery.

aggressive medical management

Intervention Type DRUG

Aspirin 100mg once/day during the follow-up period, Clopidogrel 75mg once/day for at least 90 days, Atorvastatin 20-80mg once/day as the situation requires and risk factors management including blood pressure to maintain 130-140/80-90 mmHg and LDL lower than 70 mg/dl or 1.8mmol/L.

Aggressive Medical management

All the participants in this group will be given aggressive medical management alone.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

aggressive medical management

Intervention Type DRUG

Aspirin 100mg once/day during the follow-up period, Clopidogrel 75mg once/day for at least 90 days, Atorvastatin 20-80mg once/day as the situation requires and risk factors management including blood pressure to maintain 130-140/80-90 mmHg and LDL lower than 70 mg/dl or 1.8mmol/L.

Interventions

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intracranial balloon angioplasty

A balloon (recommending the Neuro RX and Neuro LPS Intracranial Balloon Dilation Catheter \[Sinomed Inc., Tianjin, China\]) is navigated by the microwire to the lesion of the target artery.

Intervention Type DEVICE

aggressive medical management

Aspirin 100mg once/day during the follow-up period, Clopidogrel 75mg once/day for at least 90 days, Atorvastatin 20-80mg once/day as the situation requires and risk factors management including blood pressure to maintain 130-140/80-90 mmHg and LDL lower than 70 mg/dl or 1.8mmol/L.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Age 35-80 years.
2. Participants with primary or recurrent sICAS (a recent TIA\[\<90 days\] or ischemic stroke \[14-90 days\] before enrollment attributed to 70-99% atherosclerotic stenosis of a major intracranial artery) receiving treatment with at least one antithrombotic drug and/or standard medical management of vascular risk factors;
3. Diagnosed by DSA: a major intracranial artery (terminal internal carotid artery \[ICA\] \[C4-C7 segments\], middle cerebral artery \[MCA\] M1 segment, vertebral artery \[VA\] V4 segment, and basilar artery \[BA\]) severe atherosclerotic stenosis (70-90% according to WASID method) with lesion length ≤ 10mm, diameter ≥1.5mm, and normal distal artery. (Regarding the curvature and angle of the lesion, whether the patient is enrolled in BASIS per the investigator's determination based on the patient's situation);
4. Informed consent signed.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Surgery within the past 30 days or plan to receive ≥ 3-grade surgery within 90 days;
2. Thrombolytic therapy within 24 hours before enrollment;
3. Neurological deficits worsen within 24 hours before enrollment;
4. Acute ischemic stroke onset within 14 days before enrollment;
5. Other intracranial arteries with severe stenosis (70-99%) besides the target artery and its supplying artery;
6. Target artery's supplying artery stenosis \> 50%. For example, patient with MCA severe stenosis (target artery) and the ipsilateral ICA stenosis \> 50% should be excluded; patient with BA severe stenosis (target artery) and the dominant VA stenosis \> 50% should be excluded; the patient with extracranial artery (non-lesion side) stenosis \> 70% should be excluded; For patients with balanced VA, if bilateral VA stenosis \> 70% at the same time, should be excluded (unable to determine which VA is the lesion artery). However, if patient's dominant VA is the lesion artery with a dysplasia or slender contralateral VA or a non-dominant contralateral VA terminating at posteroinferior cerebellar artery, should not be excluded.
7. Participant with perforator stroke (except for severe stenosis of supplying artery combined with hemodynamic compromise or poor collaterals) 12;
8. Baseline modified Rankin Scale ≥ 3;
9. Non-atherosclerotic diseases (e.g., arterial dissection, moyamoya disease, vascular inflammatory lesions caused by infection, autoimmune diseases, post-irradiation, postpartum status; developmental or genetic abnormalities such as fibromuscular dysplasia, sickle cell anemia, suspected vasospasm);
10. Target artery with severely calcified and adjacent to stenosis;
11. Suspected ischemic event caused by embolism or the arterial embolism from extracranial segment (ipsilateral chest or neck vascular occlusive disease) or potential cardioembolism (e.g., atrial fibrillation, mitral stenosis, patent foramen ovale, left ventricular thrombus, myocardial infarction within 6 weeks, etc.);
12. Coexistent with Intracranial tumors, aneurysms or intracranial arteriovenous malformations;
13. Intracranial hemorrhage within the past 3 months, including parenchymal hemorrhage, intraventricular hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage, epidural hemorrhage or subdural hemorrhage, etc.;
14. Angioplasty procedure (including balloon dilatation, stenting, or endarterectomy) performed at the original target vessel or its primary supplying artery, or a planned stenting procedure;
15. Unable to receive dual antiplatelet therapy due to other diseases;
16. Tortuous vascular approach that cannot be stabilized to obtain vascular access;
17. Allergic to heparin, aspirin, clopidogrel, contrast agents, anesthetics, and balloon components;
18. Hemoglobin \< 100g/L, platelet count \< 100×109/ L, international normalized ratio (INR) \>1.5 (irreversible), Coagulation dysfunction or uncorrectable bleeding factors;
19. Severe liver or kidney dysfunction. ALT \> three-fold higher than the upper limit of normal value or AST \> three-fold higher than the upper limit of normal value, or serum creatinine \> two-fold higher than the upper limit of normal value;
20. Pregnant and lactating women;
21. Participants with renal artery, radial artery, and cardiac coronary artery requiring concurrent intervention;
22. Expected survival expectation is less than\< 1 year;
23. Unable to complete follow-up due to mental illness, cognitive or emotional disorders;
24. Participants participating in other drug/medical device clinical trials who have not yet completed the program requirements;
25. Participants are not suitable for BASIS trial per investigator's opinion.

Minimum Eligible Age

35 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Responsible Party

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Zhongrong Miao

Departments of Interventional Neuroradiology, Beijing Tian Tan Hospital

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Zhongrong Miao, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Beijing Tiantan Hospital

Yilong Wang, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Beijing Tiantan Hospital

Locations

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The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University

Hefei, Anhui, China

Site Status