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A randomized controlled trial on the efficacy and safety of enhanced external counterpulsation in combination with mechanical thrombectomy for treating acute large vessel occlusive ischemic stroke

A randomized controlled trial investigating the efficacy and safety of enhanced external counterpulsation in combination with mechanical thrombectomy for treating acute large vessel occlusive ischemic stroke

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2500115651
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-12-29
Start date
2024-05-14
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-01-05

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Conditions

Acute Ischemic Stroke

Interventions

True EECP treatment group:All enrolled patients received intravenous thrombolysis within 4.5 hours (intravenous alteplase at 0.9 mg/kg). All patients received standard medical therapy for AIS 24 hours
Sham treatment group:All enrolled patients received intravenous thrombolysis within 4.5 hours (intravenous alteplase at 0.9 mg/kg). All patients received standard medical therapy for AIS 24 hours afte

Sponsors

The Second People's Hospital of Hefei
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 85 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. The diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke met the criteria of the "Chinese Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke 2018." 2. All patients were managed through the in-hospital and out-of-hospital green channel protocol in accordance with the National Advanced Stroke Center guidelines, with time points automatically recorded by the system; all patients enrolled in the study provided signed informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. History of cerebrovascular disease, including intracranial aneurysm or arteriovenous malformation, neurosurgical intervention or hemorrhagic stroke, or ischemic stroke within the past 3 months; 2. History of major diseases: cancer, AIDS, severe heart disease (left ventricular ejection fraction =180/100 mmHg); 5. Deep vein thrombosis of the lower extremities or coagulation disorder; 6. mRS score <=2 after intravenous thrombolysis.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
mRS score;Mortality;Mean flow velocities of the bilateral anterior, middle, and posterior cerebral arteries, and vertebral-basilar arteries before and after treatment;NIHSS and Barthel Index at discharge and at 90 days;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Laboratory parameters (including total cholesterol [TC], triglycerides [TG], high-density lipoprotein cholesterol [HDL-C], low-density lipoprotein cholesterol [LDL-C], blood glucose, homocysteine [Hcy], ß2-microglobulin, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein [hs-CRP], neutrophil percentage, and platelet count [PLT]).;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactWang Long

The Second People's Hospital of Hefei

guxindao606@163.com+86 159 5600 0543

Outcome results

None listed

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