NCT07192029

Balloon Guide Catheter to Optimize Outcomes in Stroke Thrombectomy of the Internal Carotid Artery

Balloon Guide Catheter to Optimize Outcomes in Stroke Thrombectomy of the Internal Carotid Artery: a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 364 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To investigate whether using balloon guide catheter with flow arrest during mechanical thrombectomy, compared to non-flow arrest, improves the rate of first pass expanded Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarction score (eTICI 2c-3) reperfusion for acute ischemic stroke due to internal carotid artery occlusion

Conditions

• Stroke

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Balloon guide catheter combined with conventional thrombectomy treatment	The experimental group will use balloon guide catheter combined with conventional thrombectomy treatment.
PROCEDURE	Standard guide catheter or neurovascular sheath combined with conventional thrombectomy treatment	use standard guide catheter or neurovascular sheath combined with conventional thrombectomy treatment

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-10-12
• Primary completion: 2026-08-31
• Completion: 2026-12-31
• First posted: 2025-09-25
• Last updated: 2025-11-17

Locations

3 sites across 1 country: China