Stent placement with shorter blood thinners for stroke prevention
Part of Brain & nervous system, Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study tests using a drug-coated stent (a small tube that helps keep the artery open and slowly releases medicine) along with a shorter course of blood-thinning medicines to prevent another stroke in people who have a narrowed vertebral artery in the neck that has already caused symptoms.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You must be at least 18 years old.
- You must have had a stroke or mini-stroke caused by a narrowing in one of the vertebral arteries in your neck or head.
- Your doctor must have decided that a drug-eluting stent (a small mesh tube that releases medicine to prevent re-narrowing) is appropriate for you.
- You must be able to give your informed consent to participate (or have a guardian who can).
- You must not have serious bleeding problems, uncontrolled infections, or other major conditions that make surgery unsafe.
- You must not have had a heart attack or a large stroke within the last 2 weeks, and you must not have other planned surgeries within the next 90 days.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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