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Efficacy and Safety of Endovascular Recanalization for Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion With Extended Time Window (ANGEL-BAO)

Efficacy and Safety of Endovascular Recanalization for Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion With Extended Time Window -- A Multicenter, Prospective, Open-label, Blind Endpoint, Randomized Controlled Trial(ANGEL-BAO)

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06101667
Acronym
ANGEL-BAO
Enrollment
224
Registered
2023-10-26
Start date
2023-11-16
Completion date
2027-12-31
Last updated
2026-05-05

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

Conditions

Acute Ischemic Stroke, Basilar Artery Occlusion

Keywords

Acute Ischemic Stroke, Basilar Artery Occlusion, Extended Time Window, Endovascular Treatment

Brief summary

The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of endovascular treatment versus medical management in patients with acute basilar artery occlusion with extended time window of 24-72 hours from onset.

Detailed description

The ANGEL-BAO is a multicentered, prospective, randomized, open-label, blinded end-point clinical trial. A total of 224 patients with acute basilar artery occlusion with extended time window of 24-72 hours from onset will be enrolled. Patients fulfilling all of the inclusion criteria and none of the exclusion criteria will be randomized 1:1 into two groups (endovascular treatment or medical management) after offering informed content.

Interventions

Best medical management included assessment of vital signs and neurological deficits,airway protection respiratory support,circulation;blood pressure monitoring;nutritional support;complication control;symptomatic treatment;laboratory and imaging examinations;etiological analysis and evaluation; anti platelet(e.g. aspirin,adenosine diphosphate (ADP) receptor inhibitors,Adenosine reuptake inhibitors,Glycoprotein platelet inhibitors);anticoagulation(e.g. warfarin, rivaroxaban,dabigatran,apixaban,edoxaban);lipid lowering(e.g. Statins,Fibrates);control of blood pressure(e.g. Thiazide diuretics,Potassium-sparing,Loop diuretic,Beta-blockers,Angiotensin II receptor blockers,Calcium channel blockers,Alpha blockers,Central alpha-2 receptor agonists);control of blood glucose(e.g. SULFONYLUREAS (SFUs),GLINIDES,BIGUANIDES,ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASE INHIBITORS: STARCH BLOCKERS,THIAZOLIDINEDIONES,GLP-1 ANALOGS,DPP-4 INHIBITORS,SGLT2 inhibitors); control of other risk factors

PROCEDUREEndovascular treatment

The strategies that were used for endovascular treatment included :stent retrievers (e.g., Solitaire® \[Medtronic, USA\], Trevo® \[Stryker, USA\], EMBOTRAP® \[Johnson \& Johnson, USA\], Captor® \[HeartCare, China\] and other stent-retriever systems) thromboaspiration (e.g., Penumbra® \[Penumbra, USA\], Afentta® \[HeMo, China\] and other aspiration systems)) balloon angioplasty (e.g., Gateway® \[Stryker, USA\], Neuro RX® \[SinoMed, China\], FocuStar® \[HeMo, China\] and other intracranial balloon catheter systems) stent deployment (e.g., Wingspan® \[Stryker, USA\], Apollo® \[MircoPort, China\], Enterprise® \[Johnson \& Johnson, USA\], Neuroform EZ® \[Stryker, USA\] and other Intracranial stent systems)) intraarterial thrombolysis (with alteplase or urokinase) combinations of above approaches that were left to the discretion of the treating team

Sponsors

Beijing Tiantan Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

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

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

1. Age≥18 years 2. Acute basilar artery occlusion confirmed by CTA, MRA, or DSA 3. Pre-stroke mRS of 0-2 4. NIHSS score ≥ 10 before randomization 5. Time interval from symptom onset (or last known well) to randomization within 24-72 hours 6. Diffusion-weighted imaging(DWI)-based pc-ASPECTS ≥ 6 and Pons-Midbrain Index (PMI) ≤3 7. Time from completion of DWI imaging to randomization is ≤3 hours 8. Each patient or their legal representative must provide written informed consent before enrolment

Exclusion criteria

1. Any sign of intracranial hemorrhage (except microbleeds) on brain imaging prior to randomization 2. Complete cerebellar infarct with significant mass effect, or bilateral thalamic infarction as evidenced by baseline neuroimaging 3. CT or MRI evidence of intracranial tumor (except small meningioma and cerebral aneurysm \< 3mm in diameter) 4. Known or highly suspected chronic occlusion of basilar artery 5. History of contraindication for contrast medium (except mild rash) 6. Current pregnant or breast-feeding 7. Known to have dementia or psychiatric disease unable to complete neurological assessment and follow-up 8. Life expectancy is less than 3 months 9. Enrolled in another drug or device trial or expected to participate in another drug or device treatment trial within the following 3 months. 10. Any other condition (in the opinion of the site investigator) that inappropriate to participate this study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Rate of modified Rankin scale 0-3 at 90 (±14) days after randomization90±14 days after randomizationThe modified Rankin scale (mRS) ranged from 0 to 6, with a score of 0 indicating no disability, 1 no clinically significant disability, 2 slight disability, 3 moderate disability but remaining able to walk unassisted, 4 moderately severe disability, 5 severe disability, and 6 death.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
MRS score as an ordinal scale at 90 (±14) days after randomization90±14 days after randomizationThe modified Rankin scale (mRS) ranged from 0 to 6, with a score of 0 indicating no disability, 1 no clinically significant disability, 2 slight disability, 3 moderate disability but remaining able to walk unassisted, 4 moderately severe disability, 5 severe disability, and 6 death.
Proportion of basilar artery recanalization at 18-36 hours after randomization (confirmed by CTA or MRA)18-36 hours after randomizationBasilar artery recanalization is defined as grade 2-3 of arterial occlusive lesion (AOL) scale. The AOL Score was defined as: 0=no recanalization of the primary occlusion, 1=incomplete or partial recanalization of the primary occlusion with no distal flow, 2=incomplete or partial recanalization of the primary occlusion with distal flow, or 3=complete recanalization of the primary occlusion with distal flow.
National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score at 24 hours after randomization24 hours after randomizationThe National Institute of Health Stroke Scale(NIHSS) ranged from 0 to 42, with higher scores indicating greater neurologic deficits.
NIHSS score at 7 days after randomization or discharge (whichever came first)7 days after randomization or at dischargeThe National Institute of Health Stroke Scale(NIHSS) ranged from 0 to 42, with higher scores indicating greater neurologic deficits.
Functional health status and quality of life (EuroQol Five Dimensions) at 90 (±14) days after randomization90±14 days after randomizationEuroQol Five Dimensions (EQ-5D) is a standardized instrument for measuring the general health status. Rated level can be coded as a number 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, which indicates having no problems for 1, having some problems for 2, having moderate problems for 3, having serious problems for 4 and having extreme problems for 5.
Rate of mRS 0-2 at 90 (±14) days after randomization90±14 days after randomizationThe modified Rankin scale (mRS) ranged from 0 to 6, with a score of 0 indicating no disability, 1 no clinically significant disability, 2 slight disability, 3 moderate disability but remaining able to walk unassisted, 4 moderately severe disability, 5 severe disability, and 6 death.

Countries

China

Contacts

CONTACTXu Tong, MD
dongri0514@sina.com+8617611338800
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORFeng Gao, MD

Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical Univerity

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORZhongrong Miao, PhD

Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical Univerity

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: May 6, 2026