Methylprednisolone given into the artery after clot removal in ischemic stroke
Tests methylprednisolone after clot removal in adults with stroke from a large blocked artery.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Intra-arterial Methylprednisolone After Endovascular Thrombectomy
Key facts
- Where
- Xi'an, ChinaSee the site
- Phase
- Phase 2
AI summary: who the study is looking for
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The trial is looking for adults with a stroke caused by a blocked large brain artery in the front of the brain, whose clot was successfully removed by thrombectomy.
- Age
- 18 to 80 years
- Sex
- Women and men can both join.
- Disease stage
- Stroke within 24 hours from onset, with a large vessel blocked in the front of the brain (internal carotid artery, M1 or M2 segment of the middle cerebral artery). NIHSS score of 6 or more. ASPECTS score of 3 or more.
- Earlier treatment
- Must have had a successful thrombectomy (eTICI 2b50-3). Puncture to reopening of the vessel must not have taken more than 90 minutes, and no more than 3 thrombectomy passes.
Main reasons for not taking part
- Bleeding inside the skull on CT or MRI
- Pregnant or breastfeeding
- Allergy to iodinated contrast media or methylprednisolone sodium succinate
- Chronic hemodialysis or severe kidney problems
- Life expectancy under 6 months
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- Are you between 18 and 80 years old?
Source: NCT07516522, who can take part
Where in China
- Tangdu HospitalXi'an, ChinaTaking people
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- Who runs it
- Tang-Du Hospital
- Trial code
- NCT07516522
- Record updated
- 8 April 2026
- Original description
The purpose of IMPACT-LVO trial is to investigate the efficacy and safety of early adjunctive intra-arterial combined with intravenous administration methylprednisolone sodium succinate after successful endovascular thrombectomy in anterior circulation large vessel occlusion patients.Read full original descriptionShow less
Intra-arterial Methylprednisolone After Successful Endovascular Thrombectomy Anterior Circulation Large Vessel Occlusion
The purpose of IMPACT-LVO trial is to investigate the efficacy and safety of early adjunctive intra-arterial combined with intravenous administration methylprednisolone sodium succinate after successful endovascular thrombectomy in anterior circulation large vessel occlusion patients.
This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Acute ischemia stroke patients with anterior circulation large vessel occlusion within 24 hours from last known well will be screened for this trial. Successful recanalization after mechanical thrombectomy (eTICI 2b-3) patients will be randomized 1:1 to either methylprednisolone sodium succinate group or placebo group. The methylprednisolone sodium succinate group patients will receive intra-arterial methylprednisolone sodium succinate 40mg immediately after the recanalization. Then, intravenous administration with methylprednisolone sodium succinate 2mg/kg in the next 3 days. The placebo group patients will receive intra-arterial and intravenous sterile water for injection.
The shift on modified Rankin Scale score is designed to detect in the present trial. A sample size of n = 178 patients (n=89 per group) is required. The intention-to-treat principle will be applied to the primary analysis, therefore, to safeguard against dilution of the treatment effect associated with an approximate 15% non-adherence rate (due to loss to follow-up, consent withdrawal and other reasons), we planned to enrol n=210 patients (n=105 per group) for this study. The findings of IMPACT-LVO are likely to have a direct impact on clinical practice.
Inclusion: Age 18-80 years old; The time from onset to randomization was within 24 hours; Large vessel occlusive stroke in the anterior circulation confirmed by CTA/MRA/DSA (Including intracranial segment of internal carotid artery, M1 or M2 segment of middle cerebral artery) and the vessel responsible for the signs and symptoms of acute ischemic stroke; NIHSS score >= 6 points; Alberta Stroke Program Early Diagnosis (ASPECTS) score of NCCT >=3; Successful endovascular thrombectomy (eTICI 2b50-3); Written informed consent signed by patients or their family members.
Exclusion: Intracranial hemorrhage confirmed by computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); History of major bleeding within the past 1 month (gastrointestinal/genitourinary hemorrhage); Terminal illness with life expectancy <6 months; Active systemic infectious disease; Intraoperative DSA showed vascular perforation, dissection, and contrast extravasation; Allergy to iodinated contrast media, or methylprednisolone sodium succinate; Inherited/acquired hemorrhagic diathesis (coagulation factor deficiency) or oral anticoagulation with international normalized ratio (INR) >1.7; Chronic hemodialysis and severe renal insufficiency (glomerular filtration rate < 30ml/min/1.73m\^2 or serum creatinine > 220μmol/L (2.5mg/dl)); Blood glucose < 2.8mmol/L (50mg/dl) or > 22.2mmol/L (400mg/dl); Prestroke mRS score >= 2; pregnant or lactating patients; Participating in other clinical research; Intracranial aneurysm, arteriovenous malformation, or space-occupying brain tumor with mass effect on imaging; Anticipated inability to complete follow-up; Puncture to recanalization was more than 90 minutes; Total thrombectomy passes >3.