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AcoArt sICAS: DCB in the Treatment of Symptomatic Intracranial Atherosclerotic Stenosis

A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Intracranial Drug-coated Balloon Catheters in the Treatment of Symptomatic Intracranial Atherosclerotic Stenosis

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04631055
Enrollment
180
Registered
2020-11-17
Start date
2021-06-04
Completion date
2023-04-13
Last updated
2024-08-23

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

Conditions

Intracranial Atherosclerosis, Stroke

Keywords

Intracranial Atherosclerosis, Stroke, drug coated balloon

Brief summary

The purpose of the RCT trial is to determine whether DCB is not inferior to stent in treating intracranial stenosis.

Detailed description

This trial is a prospective, multi-center, 1:1 randomized using paclitaxel coated balloon versus stent to treat intracranial stenosis of 70-99% degree. And primary endpoint is angiographic restenosis at 6 months post-procedure.

Interventions

paclitaxel coated balloon catheter for intracranial PTA treatment

The Intracranial Stent System comprises of a balloon expandable stent and a delivery catheter that features a rapid exchange catheter design with a semi-compliant balloon located at its distal end.The product, APOLLO™ stent system, has the indication of endovascular treatment for intracranial stenosis approved by NMPA.

Sponsors

Beijing Tiantan Hospital
CollaboratorOTHER
Acotec Scientific Co., Ltd
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* 18 to 80 years of age; * Patients with symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis; * Patients with intracranial arterial de novo stenosis confirmed by digital subtraction angiography (DSA); * Confirmed by DSA,the diameter of the target vessel is between 2.5mm-4.5mm ; according to WASID method, the degree of stenosis of the target lesion is 70%-99%; * Baseline mRS score ≤2; * Voluntarily participate in this study and sign the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

* Patients with stroke within 2 weeks before procedure; * Patients with stroke caused by perforating artery occlusion; * Any history of brain parenchymal or other intracranial subarachnoid, subdural or extradural hemorrhage in the past 30 days; * Those who have received thrombolysis within 24 hours before procedure; * Deterioration of neurological function within 24 hours before procedure (defined as NIHSS score increased by ≥ 4 points over the baseline); * The vascular path showed in angiography is so tortuous that it is difficult to advance catheters to the target lesion or retrieve; * Lesions that investigators believe are not suitable for stenting; * Patients with thrombus in target vessel; * In addition to the target lesion, there are still other de novo lesion or ISR lesion with more than 70% diameter stenosis in intracranial arteries that need to be treated at the same time; * After endovascular treatment of the target lesion, there is still a stenosis of more than 50% in the main blood supplying artery or an obstructive lesion in the distal vessel of target lesion; * Major surgery (including open femoral artery, aortic or carotid artery surgery) within the past 30 days or planned within 90 days; * Patients with renal artery, iliac artery, and coronary artery requiring simultaneous intervention; * Combined with intracranial tumor, aneurysm or intracranial arteriovenous malformation; * Intracranial artery stenosis caused by non-atherosclerotic lesions, including: arterial dissection, moya-moya disease, vasculitis disease, herpes zoster, varicella-zoster or other viral vascular diseases, neurosyphilis, any Other intracranial infections, any intracranial stenosis related to cerebrospinal fluid cells, radiation-induced vascular disease, fibromuscular dysplasia, sickle cell disease, neurofibromatosis, central nervous system benign vascular disease, postpartum vascular disease, suspected Vasospasm, suspicious embolism recanalization, etc.; * Cardiac stroke or potential cardiogenic thromboembolism, with any of the following cardiogenic embolism causes: chronic or paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, mitral valve stenosis, mechanical valves, endocarditis, intracardiac thrombus or implant, dilated cardiomyopathy, spontaneous acoustic imaging of the left atrium; * Patients with myocardial infarction within 6 weeks before procedure; * Those who cannot tolerate general anesthesia due to insufficiency of important organs such as heart and lungs; * Patients with known severe hepatic and renal dysfunction; * Patients with hemoglobin\<100g/L, platelet count\<100×1,000,000,000/L, INR\>1.5 or there are uncorrectable factors leading to bleeding(if there are multiple checks, the last one shall prevail); * Patients who cannot receive dual antiplatelet therapy due to existing diseases or are tolerant to dual antiplatelet therapy confirmed by relevant test; * Patients with known severe allergies or contraindications to heparin, paclitaxel, contrast agents and other related intravascular treatment drugs; * Current alcohol or drug abuse, uncontrolled severe hypertension (systolic blood pressure\>180mmHg or diastolic blood pressure\>110mmHg); * Life expectancy \<1 year; * Pregnant or lactating women; * Patients who cannot complete the follow-up due to cognitive, emotional or mental illness; * Patients who are participating in other drug/device clinical trials and have not completed all follow-ups required by the programmer; * According to the judgement of the investigator, other situations that are not suitable for enrollment.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Primary safety endpoint: Target vessel stroke or death eventwithin 30 days post-procedureStroke (Hemorrhagic stroke and ischemic stroke) or death related to target vessels within 30 days postoperatively.
Primary efficacy endpoint: Angiographic restenosis of the target lesion6 months post-procedureDefinition of Restenosis: 1. Post-procedural residual stenosis \< 30% of target lesion occurs \>50% stenosis within the treated segment at 6 months angiographic follow-up. 2. Post-procedural residual stenosis 30-50% of target lesion occurs \>20% absolute luminal loss within the treated segment at 6 months angiographic follow-up.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Cerebral parenchyma hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage or intraventricular hemorrhage eventsbetween 31 days and 6 months post-procedureAny parenchymal hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage, or intraventricular hemorrhage 31 days to 6 months postoperatively
Target vessel death eventbetween 31 days and 6 months post-procedureTarget-vessel related death 31 days to 6 months postoperatively
Device success rateduring procedureDCB: The balloon dilatation catheter was able to reach the treated lesion, successfully dilated without rupture, and successfully retreated. Stent: Successful delivery and deployment of the stent and the delivery system of stent could be retreated successfully.
National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale scoreat 6 months post-procedureNational Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score at 6 months post-procedure(0-42,higher scores mean a worse outcome)
Modified Rankin Scale scoreat 6 months post-procedureModified Rankin Scale score at 6 months post-procedure(0-5,higher scores mean a worse outcome)
Transient ischemic attack eventat 6 months post-proceduretransient ischemic attack event transient ischemic attack event
Target vessel ischemia stroke eventbetween 31 days and 6 months post-procedureThe incidence of recurrent ischemic stroke in the target vessel supply area 31 days to 6 months postoperatively

Countries

China

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026