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NCT07085390Recruiting

Balloon Guide Versus Conventional Guide Catheter in Stroke Thrombectomy

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 22 Jul 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The purpose of this clinical trial is to study the two main types of approaches used in stroke thrombectomy and to investigate if one approach is more effective than the other, as this is currently not known. This study will be conducted in adults who have been diagnosed with an acute ischemic stroke and who are undergoing a thrombectomy for the treatment of their stroke. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does the use of a balloon guide catheter versus a conventional guide catheter lower the time needed to restore blood flow in the blocked vessel in the brain * To help researchers better understand the technical, clinical, and procedural outcomes associated with using a balloon guide catheter versus a conventional guide catheter in stroke thrombectomy Participants will be asked to * Share their medical history and imaging data that is collected as part of their routine medical care * Undergo a mechanical thrombectomy as part of their routine medical care * Answer some questions about their neurological functioning at 3 months (90 days) post hospitalization

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
186 (estimated)
First submitted
16 May 2025
Start date
27 Aug 2025
Primary completion date
Aug 2027
Lead sponsor
University of South Florida
Diseases
Stroke
NCT number
NCT07085390

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Planned participants: 186
  • From 27 Aug 2025 to the primary completion date, Aug 2027
  • 2 sites in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Other

  • Lack of signed informed consent from the patient or legally authorized representative
  • Spontanous recanalization or any other reason in which the mechanical thrombectomy procedure would be terminated

Who the study is looking for

  • Age 18 years or older
  • Patient is undergoing a stroke thrombectomy procedure at the enrolling hospital
  • Patient or the legally authorized representative are able to provide signed informed cosent for the study
  • Patient is not enrolled in another clinical trial that may interfere with the results or interpretation of this study
  • Identification of a Large Vessel Occlusion (LVO) on imaging

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

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (2)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
University of Texas Health - Houston
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HoustonUnited StatesRecruiting
University of South Florida (USF)
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TampaUnited StatesRecruiting

This page is information, not medical advice. Discuss any trial with your doctor.