Ischemic Post-conditioning in Acute Ischemic Stroke Thrombectomy (PROTECT-1b)

NCT ID: NCT05909982

Last Updated: 2025-03-18

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1/PHASE2

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-04-01

Study Completion Date

2024-01-28

Brief Summary

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Ischemic post-conditioning is a neuroprotective strategy attenuating reperfusion injury in animal stroke models. The investigators have conducted a 3 + 3 dose-escalation trial to demonstrate the safety and tolerability of ischemic post-conditioning incrementally for a longer duration of up to 5 min × 4 cycles in stroke patients undergoing mechanical thrombectomy. This study aims to assess the infarct volume after ischemic post-conditioning in patients with acute ischemic stroke who are treated with mechanical thrombectomy.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Acute Ischemic Stroke Reperfusion Injury

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Ischemic post-conditioning group

Mechanical thrombectomy combined with ischemic post-conditioning

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mechanical thrombectomy combined with ischemic post-conditioning

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Ischemic post-conditioning will be applied after successful recanalization of the culprit artery by thrombectomy. Ischemic post-conditioning consists of briefly repeated four cycles × 2 minutes of occlusion and reperfusion (equal duration) of the initially occluded artery using a balloon.

Interventions

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Mechanical thrombectomy combined with ischemic post-conditioning

Ischemic post-conditioning will be applied after successful recanalization of the culprit artery by thrombectomy. Ischemic post-conditioning consists of briefly repeated four cycles × 2 minutes of occlusion and reperfusion (equal duration) of the initially occluded artery using a balloon.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age ≥ 18 years;
* Acute ischemic stroke within 24 hours from stroke onset (or from time last known well) to groin puncture;
* Previous mRS ≤ 2;
* Baseline NIHSS ≥ 6;
* Baseline ASPECTS ≥ 6;
* With an occlusion of unilateral middle cerebral artery M1 segment/distal intracranial carotid artery;
* Successful recanalization (mTICI ≥ 2b) after thrombectomy confirmed by DSA;
* Written informed consent provided by the patients or their legal relatives.

Exclusion Criteria

* Confirmed or clinically suspected cerebral vasculitis/fibromuscular dysplasia;
* Difficulty in reaching the designated position of the balloon used for ischemic post-conditioning;
* Stenting in the middle cerebral artery M1 segment/distal intracranial carotid artery during thrombectomy;
* \> 2 times balloon dilations as rescue therapy due to angioplasty during thrombectomy;
* Moderate/severe residual stenosis (≥ 50%) in the offending artery after thrombectomy;
* Patients with contraindications to MRI;
* Other conditions that the investigator considered inappropriate for inclusion.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Capital Medical University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ji Xunming,MD,PhD

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Tianjin Huanhu Hospital

Tianjin, , China

Site Status

Countries

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China

References

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Wu L, Zhang B, Zhao W, Ji X, Wei M. Ischemic post-conditioning in acute ischemic stroke thrombectomy: A phase-I duration escalation study. Front Neurosci. 2022 Dec 8;16:1054823. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2022.1054823. eCollection 2022.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 36523440 (View on PubMed)

Jiang X, Wu L, Liu S, Xu Y, Zhang B, Wang S, Luo L, Zhao W, Yao Y, Cao C, Zhao H, Ji X, Wei M. In situ ischemic postconditioning for acute ischemic stroke: preliminary exploratory study. J Neurointerv Surg. 2025 Aug 31:jnis-2025-024031. doi: 10.1136/jnis-2025-024031. Online ahead of print.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 40889891 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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PROTECT-1b

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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