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NCT06768138RecruitingPhase 3

Intra-Arterial Thrombolysis After SUCCESSful Reperfusion in Anterior Circulation Ischemic Stroke

Intra-Arterial Thrombolysis After SUCCESSful Angiographic Recanalization in Acute Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke of the Anterior Circulation: the IA-SUCCESS Multicenter, Randomized Clinical Trial

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 5 Jun 2025 · Not updated for over 12 months - ask the site whether it is still open

Brief summary (registry, in English)

Stroke is a leading cause of disability and mortality worldwide. Despite the clinical benefit of mechanical thrombectomy, 1 out of 2 patients treated are functionally independent at 90 days. Achieving the best possible angiographic reperfusion is a key determinant of clinical outcome in acute ischemic stroke patients with anterior circulation large vessel occlusion. Mechanical thrombectomy is standard treatment for large vessel occlusion stroke patients within 24. In the setting of successful (eTICI ≥2b), adjunct intra-arterial thrombolysis may be a promising therapeutic option allowing recanalization of distal arterial occlusions (not accessible to mechanical devices) and improvement of upstream brain reperfusion by targeting microvascular obstruction. The IA-SUCCESS randomized trial aims to assess the clinical and safety of adjunct intra-arterial thrombolysis vs. no adjunct intra-arterial thrombolysis after successful angiographic reperfusion in patients with acute anterior circulation large vessel occlusion stroke.

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Phase (registry)
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
626 (estimated)
First submitted
13 Dec 2024
Start date
1 Jun 2025
Primary completion date
16 Sept 2028
Lead sponsor
Central Hospital, Nancy, France
Diseases
Stroke
NCT number
NCT06768138
EU CT number
2023-506935-14-01

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 3
  • Planned participants: 626
  • From 1 Jun 2025 to the primary completion date, 16 Sept 2028
  • 27 sites in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Prior treatment

  • Participation in another clinical trial within 30 days prior to the inclusion which the experiment may affect the 90-day mRS score

Other illness

  • Bleeding-risk complications during the mechanical thrombectomy procedure (e.g carotid dissection, complicated femoral approach)
  • Bleeding-risk complications consecutive to a fall associated with stroke
  • Intracerebral hemorrhage

Lab values

  • Contraindications for intra-arterial thrombolysis: Platelet count \<100 000/mm3, INR \>1.7, AOD use \<48h or biological confirmation of activity and effective heparin treatment

Age

  • Woman of childbearing age without effective contraception

Other

  • Person who do not speak French
  • More than 5 thrombectomy device
  • Occlusion or high grade stenosis treated by stenting
  • Patient expected to be unable to present or be available for 3-month visit follow-up
  • Person referred in articles L.1121-5, L. 1121-7 and L.1121-8 of the French Public Health Code

Who the study is looking for

  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • Pre-stroke mRS 0-2
  • Acute ischemic stroke with anterior circulation large vessel occlusion defined as intracranial internal carotid artery, M1, or M2 occlusion proven on CT or MRI
  • NIHSS score ≥ 5 at admission
  • Acute reperfusion strategy started within 24h after stroke onset according to the international guidelines
  • DWI-ASPECTS ≥ 2 (MRI) or CT-ASPECTS ≥ 3
  • Delay from imaging to puncture within 3 hours for transferred patients
  • eTICI 2b-2c-3 after intravenous thrombolysis alone, bridging therapy, or mechanical thrombectomy alone and confirmed by catheter angiogram
  • Person affiliated to or beneficiary of a social security plan

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (27)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Amiens Picardie
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Amiens Cedex 1FranceRecruiting
Centre Hospitalier de la Cote Basque
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BayonneFranceRecruiting
Besancon University Hospital Center
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Besancon CedexFranceRecruiting
Centre hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux
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BordeauxFranceRecruiting
Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de Brest
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BrestFranceRecruiting
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Caen Normandie
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Caen Cedex 9FranceRecruiting
University Hospital Of Clermont-Ferrand
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Clermont Ferrand Cedex 1FranceRecruiting
Centre Hospitalier Pasteur
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Colmar CedexFranceRecruiting
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon
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DijonFranceRecruiting
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Grenoble Alpes
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Grenoble Cedex 9FranceRecruiting
Bicetre Hospital
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Le Kremlin Bicetre CedexFranceRecruiting
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Lille
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Lille CedexFranceRecruiting
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Montpellier
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Montpellier Cedex 5FranceRecruiting
CHRU de Nancy
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NancyFranceRecruiting
Centre Hospitalier Sainte Anne Paris
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ParisFranceRecruiting
Hopital Fondation Adolphe de Rothschild
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ParisFranceRecruiting
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
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Paris Cedex 10FranceRecruiting
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
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Paris Cedex 13FranceRecruiting
Centre Hospitalier De Pau
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Pau CedexFranceRecruiting
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Poitiers
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PoitiersFranceRecruiting
CHU De Rouen
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Rouen CedexFranceRecruiting
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes
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Saint-HerblainFranceRecruiting
Les Hopitaux Universitaires De Strasbourg
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Strasbourg Cedex 2FranceRecruiting
Hospital Foch
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SuresnesFranceRecruiting
HIA Sainte Anne
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Toulon Cedex 9FranceRecruiting
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse
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ToulouseFranceRecruiting
Centre Hospitalier Regional Universitaire De Tours
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Tours Cedex 9FranceRecruiting

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