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Cilostazol for Preventing Delayed Cerebral Ischemia in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial

Cilostazol for Preventing Delayed Cerebral Ischemia in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2500112673
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-11-18
Start date
2025-12-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Interventions

Experimental Group:Within 24 hours after randomization, patients will receive cilostazol 100 mg twice daily for 14 consecutive days, in addition to the standard aSAH treatment.
Control Group:Within 24 hours after randomization, patients will receive a placebo twice daily (bid) for 14 consecutive days, in addition to the standard aSAH treatment.

Sponsors

Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 18-80 years. 2. Diagnosed with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) by computed tomography (CT) scan, and the responsible aneurysm is clearly identified by computed tomography angiography (CTA) or digital subtraction angiography (DSA). 3. Received aneurysm coil embolization or craniotomy clipping within 72 hours of symptom onset. 4. Hunt-Hess grade II-IV. 5. No rebleeding or new intracranial hemorrhage is shown on head CT within 6 hours after surgery. 6. Understand and follow the procedures of clinical trial, participate voluntarily and sign the informed consent (the informed consent can be signed voluntarily by the person or guardian).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Multiple aneurysms (>1aneurysms confirmed by CTA/DSA) . 2. Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score >= 3 before onset. 3. Patients with contraindications to cilostazol use: Allergy to cilostazol;Severe heart failure(New York Heart Association (NYHA) Functional ;Classification Grade III or IV); Coagulation disorders or systemic bleeding (e.g., hemophilia, gastrointestinal bleeding, hemoptysis, etc.); Pregnant or lactating women. 4. Patients with severe organic diseases and an expected survival time of less than 90 days. 5. Severe liver insufficiency or renal insufficiency before randomization. 6. Aneurysm treatment requiring the use of other antiplatelet drugs after interventional therapy . 7. Currently receiving treatment with other investigational drugs or device trials.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI);

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Neurological function prognosis;Intracranial rebleeding events;Other severe bleeding events;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactLiping Liu

Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University

lipingsister@gmail.com+86 133 3115 9535

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026