MLC1501 Study Assessing Efficacy in Post STrOke Subjects With mOtor Deficits

Prior treatment

• Participation in another investigational drug or device trial within the past 30 days.
• Women who are pregnant or wish to continue breastfeeding while in the study. Women of child-bearing potential may be included if they agree to strict abstinence or use of effective contraception, except systemically acting hormonal contraceptives. Hormone replacement therapy in menopausal/post-menopausal or surgically sterilized women is also not allowed while in the study.

Other illness

• Pre-stroke modified Rankin score of \>1.
• Any known food allergy or hypersensitivity to Astragalus membranaceus, Ligusticum chuanxiong, Polygala tenuifolia, Angelica sinensis, or members of the Fabaceae/Leguminosae family (e.g., legume, pea, bean), Polygalaceae family (e.g., milkwort, snakeroot), Apiaceae/Umbelliferae family (e.g., anise, caraway, carrot, celery, dill, parsley, parsnip), or Quillaja bark (soapbark).
• Evidence of advanced medical condition that would affect study assessment and follow-up, such as cancer, renal failure, liver cirrhosis, severe dementia, or psychosis.
• Any other medical or psychiatric or cognitive condition which, in the study investigator's opinion, may jeopardize the patient by his/her participation in this study, may hamper his/her ability to complete procedures required in the study, affect study assessment and follow-up, or affect the validity of the study results.

Other

• Contraindication to any of the study procedures.
• Patients who became medically unstable within 24 hours after intravenous or endovascular thrombolysis or thrombectomy.
• Intake of any herbal or traditional medicine within the past 30 days.
• Intake of warfarin in the past one week or expected to be on warfarin while in the study.
• Evidence of other significant non-ischemic brain lesion which could affect long-term function or disability.

• Male or female.
• ≥18 years old or legal age as per country requirement
• Diagnosed with acute ischemic stroke with compatible brain imaging findings between 2 days to 10 days (inclusive) prior to inclusion.
• NIHSS total score of 8 to 18 (inclusive) at the time of inclusion with a combined score of at least 3 on the NIHSS motor items 5A or 5B and/or 6A or 6B.
• A candidate for active rehabilitation in the opinion of the treating physician.
• Able to comply with the requirements of the protocol and provide written informed consent by patient or legal representative before any study-specific procedure is performed.