Stroke
Conditions
Keywords
Safety, Efficacy, MLC601, motor recovery
Brief summary
To investigate the safety and efficacy of MLC601 (NeuroAideTM) as a Traditional Chinese Medicine on motor recovery after ischemic stroke.
Detailed description
This is a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial study on 150 patients with a recent (less than 3 month) ischemic stroke. All patients will give either MLC601 (100 patients) or placebo (50 patients), 4 capsules 3 times a day, as an add-on to standard medication of post stroke for 3 months. Motor improvement will be monitored using Fugl-Meyer Assessment FMA.
Interventions
group A (100 patients; NeuroAid 400mg, 4 capsules 3 times daily) or for 3 month
group B (50 patients; placebo, 4 capsules 3 times daily) for 3 months
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* age between 30-72 yars, * \< one month after stroke, * ischemic cerebral stroke, * signed informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
* treatment with thrombolytic after stoke, * ischemic stroke combined with hemorrhage, severe renal or liver failure, dementia, psychosis and history of seizure disorder, history of previous stroke, and hemoglobin level less than 10mg/dl on admission.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Investigate the Safety and Efficacy of MLC601 | 18 months | Patients showed a good tolerability to treatment and adverse events were mild and transient. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Motor recovery of MLC601 in 150 Iranian Patients after Stroke | 18 months | Repeated measured analysis showed statistically difference in Fugl-Meyer Assessment FMA score during 12 months between two groups |