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NCT Number: NCT03661411

Antiplatelet vs R-tPA for Acute Mild Ischemic Stroke

Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is one of common diseases with significant morbidity, mortality and disability. A wide array of studies confirms that intravenous thrombolytic therapy with alteplase can effectively improve the functional prognosis in acute ischemic stroke. Thus all guidelines recommended the intravenous thrombolytic therapy with alteplase for acute ischemic stroke within 4.5 hours from stroke onset.

Minor stroke is usually defined as NIHSS score ≤ 3 or 5,although it accounts for 1/2-2/3 of AIS, the evidence of thrombolysis is insufficient. A study from Canada shows that 28.5% of patients with minor stroke who have not receive rt-pa thrombolytic therapy are unable to walk independently when discharged. Based on such a consideration,the PRISMS study further compares the efficacy and safety of thrombolytic therapy with antithrombotic therapy in patients with minor stroke. Unfortunately, the study has been early terminated due to the sponsorship reason in 2018, with only 313 cases enrolled. The preliminary results shows that there is no significant difference of the 90-day neurological function between the two groups, while the safety of the treatment group with alteplase has a higher rate of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage. The patient receiving thrombolysis can not be given antithrombolytic therapy within 24 hours even if the patient's condition has worsened, is clinically more puzzling.

The CHANCE study in 2013 shows that the efficacy of aspirin with clopidogrel is superior to aspirin alone with minor stroke (NIHSS < 3) or TIA(ABCD2 < 4). The POINT study in 2018 further confirmed the efficacy and safety of intensive antithrombotic therapy within 12 hours of onset with minor stroke.

Based on the above discussion, this study aims to explore the efficacy and safety of aspirin with clopidogrel vs alteplase in the treatment of acute minor stroke.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 4

Primary location

Lin Tao

Shenyang, China

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patient age ≥18 years;
  • Study treatment can be started within 4.5h;
  • Ischemic stroke confirmed by head CT or MRI;
  • NIHSS score ≤ 5, and ≤ 1 NIHSS score in single item scores such as vision, language, neglect and single limb and no score in consciousness item;
  • Premorbid mRS ≤ 1;
  • Signed informed consent

Exclusion criteria

  • Serious neurological deficits before onset ( mRS ≥ 2);
  • Obvious head injuries or strokes within 3 months;
  • Subarachnoid hemorrhage;
  • History of intracranial hemorrhage;
  • Intracranial tumor, arteriovenous malformation or aneurysm;
  • Intracranial or spinal cord surgery within 3 months;
  • Arterial puncture at a noncompressible site within the previous seven days;
  • Gastrointestinal or urinary tract hemorrhage within the previous 21 days;
  • Major surgery within 1 month;
  • Systolic pressure ≥180 mmHg or diastolic pressure ≥110 mmHg;
  • Blood glucose < 50 mg/dl (2.7mmol/L);
  • Heparin therapy or oral anticoagulation therapy within 48 hours;
  • Platelet count of <100,000/mm3 (This does not need to be verified prior to randomization if clinical abnormality is not suspected);
  • Oral warfarin is being taken and INR>1.6;
  • Abnormal APTT;
  • Pregnancy;
  • Neurological deficit after epileptic seizures;
  • Myocardial infarction within 3 months;
  • Cerebral infarction with definite anticoagulation indications, such as cerebral infarction caused by cardiogenic embolism;
  • Oral administration is not allowed due to dysphagia;
  • allergy to study drugs;
  • Other serious illness that would confound the clinical outcome at 90 days;
  • Participating in other clinical trials within 3 months;
  • patients not suitable for this clinical studies considered by researcher;

Treatment and study plan

Aspirin

Drug

100mg qd

Clopidogrel 75mg

Drug

75mg(after first dose of 300mg)qd

alteplase

Drug

Iv at 0.9 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg)

Primary outcomes

  1. Proportion of mRS (0-1)

    Time frame: 90±7 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. Proportion of mRS (0-2)

    Time frame: 90±7 days

  2. change in NIH Stroke Scale score compared with baseline

    Time frame: 24 hours

  3. incidence of early neurological improvement

    Time frame: 24 hours

    more than 2 NIH Stroke Scale score decrease compared with baseline

  4. Incidence of early neurological deterioration

    Time frame: 7 days

    more than 2 NIH Stroke Scale score increase (not result of cerebral hemorrhage) compared with baseline

  5. occurrence of stroke or other vascular events

    Time frame: 90±7 days

  6. proportion of death of any cause

    Time frame: 90±7 days

  7. occurrence of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage

    Time frame: 90±7 days

    more than 4 NIHSS score increase caused by intracranial hemorrhage

  8. proportion of any bleeding events

    Time frame: 90±7 days

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

General Hospital of Shenyang Military Region

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Registry information

Official study title

Antiplatelet vs R-tPA for Acute Mild Ischemic Stroke: a Prospective, Random, Blinded Assessment of Outcome and Open Label Multi-center Study

Acronym: ARAMIS

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Sep 7, 2018
Registry last updated
Aug 3, 2022

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