Rapamycin-coated stent for narrowed brain arteries
Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This study tests a special stent that slowly releases a drug (rapamycin) to keep a narrowed brain artery open. It is for patients who have had strokes despite medical treatment.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 80 years old.
- You have had a stroke or mini-stroke caused by a narrowed artery inside your brain, and standard medicines haven't worked well enough.
- Imaging shows the artery is at least 70% blocked.
- You are not severely disabled (able to walk and care for yourself).
- You have not had a stroke in the last 2 weeks.
- You can safely take blood thinners (like aspirin or clopidogrel) and do not have severe allergies or organ problems.
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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