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Optical coherence tomography confirmed residual thrombus for Basilar Artery Stroke

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Research Sponsored by Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
- All patients deemed candidates for endovascular thrombectomy(EVT) for basilar artery occlusion. As no robust guidelines exist for the role of EVT in patients with acute basilar artery occlusion, the decision for EVT is made by a team of stroke neurologist and neuro-interventionalist at our regional stroke center.
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 90 days
Awards & highlights
Approved for 20 Other Conditions
No Placebo-Only Group
All Individual Drugs Already Approved

Summary

This trial will test whether or not it is safe to give antithrombotics to people who have had a stroke and have had their thrombus removed.

Eligible Conditions
  • Basilar Artery Stroke
  • Optical Coherence Tomography
  • Anticoagulants
  • Endovascular Thrombectomy

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~immediately after endovascular thrombectomy
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and immediately after endovascular thrombectomy for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Favorable outcome
Secondary study objectives
Excellent Outcome
Incidence of residual thrombus

Awards & Highlights

Approved for 20 Other Conditions
This treatment demonstrated efficacy for 20 other conditions.
No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.
All Individual Drugs Already Approved
Therapies where all constituent drugs have already been approved are likely to have better-understood side effect profiles.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Optical coherence tomography confirmed residual thrombusExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Early antithrombotics
Group II: Optical coherence tomography confirmed no residual thrombusActive Control1 Intervention
Best medical management
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Acetylsalicylic acid
FDA approved
Heparin
FDA approved

Find a Location

Who is running the clinical trial?

Sunnybrook Health Sciences CentreLead Sponsor
674 Previous Clinical Trials
1,565,830 Total Patients Enrolled
~4 spots leftby Nov 2025