ARAMIS: Antiplatelet vs R-tPA for Acute Mild Ischemic Stroke

Sponsor
General Hospital of Shenyang Military Region (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT03661411
Collaborator
(none)
760
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

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.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
Phase 4

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
760 participants
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Official Title:
Antiplatelet vs R-tPA for Acute Mild Ischemic Stroke: a Prospective, Random, Blinded Assessment of Outcome and Open Label Multi-center Study
Actual Study Start Date :
Oct 17, 2018
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Jul 18, 2022
Actual Study Completion Date :
Jul 18, 2022

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Aspirin+ clopidogrel

aspirin 100mg qd and clopidogrel 75mg(300mg in the first day)qd with a total of 10-14 days, then oral aspirin 100mg or clopidogrel 75mg qd lasting for 90 days.

Drug: Aspirin
100mg qd

Drug: Clopidogrel 75mg
75mg(after first dose of 300mg)qd

Active Comparator: Alteplase

intravenous alteplase (0.9 mg/kg and maximal dose of 90 mg) was given, and followed by antithrombotic protocol 24 hours after thrombolysis based on clinical guideline.

Drug: Alteplase
Iv at 0.9 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg)

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. Proportion of mRS (0-1) [90±7 days]

Secondary Outcome Measures

  1. Proportion of mRS (0-2) [90±7 days]

  2. change in NIH Stroke Scale score compared with baseline [24 hours]

  3. incidence of early neurological improvement [24 hours]

    more than 2 NIH Stroke Scale score decrease compared with baseline

  4. Incidence of early neurological deterioration [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 [90±7 days]

  6. proportion of death of any cause [90±7 days]

  7. occurrence of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage [90±7 days]

    more than 4 NIHSS score increase caused by intracranial hemorrhage

  8. proportion of any bleeding events [90±7 days]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years and Older
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No
Inclusion Criteria:
  1. Patient age ≥18 years;

  2. Study treatment can be started within 4.5h;

  3. Ischemic stroke confirmed by head CT or MRI;

  4. 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;

  5. Premorbid mRS ≤ 1;

  6. Signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:
  1. Serious neurological deficits before onset ( mRS ≥ 2);

  2. Obvious head injuries or strokes within 3 months;

  3. Subarachnoid hemorrhage;

  4. History of intracranial hemorrhage;

  5. Intracranial tumor, arteriovenous malformation or aneurysm;

  6. Intracranial or spinal cord surgery within 3 months;

  7. Arterial puncture at a noncompressible site within the previous seven days;

  8. Gastrointestinal or urinary tract hemorrhage within the previous 21 days;

  9. Major surgery within 1 month;

  10. Systolic pressure ≥180 mmHg or diastolic pressure ≥110 mmHg;

  11. Blood glucose < 50 mg/dl (2.7mmol/L);

  12. Heparin therapy or oral anticoagulation therapy within 48 hours;

  13. Platelet count of <100,000/mm3 (This does not need to be verified prior to randomization if clinical abnormality is not suspected);

  14. Oral warfarin is being taken and INR>1.6;

  15. Abnormal APTT;

  16. Pregnancy;

  17. Neurological deficit after epileptic seizures;

  18. Myocardial infarction within 3 months;

  19. Cerebral infarction with definite anticoagulation indications, such as cerebral infarction caused by cardiogenic embolism;

  20. Oral administration is not allowed due to dysphagia;

  21. allergy to study drugs;

  22. Other serious illness that would confound the clinical outcome at 90 days;

  23. Participating in other clinical trials within 3 months;

  24. patients not suitable for this clinical studies considered by researcher;

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 Lin Tao ShenYang China

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • General Hospital of Shenyang Military Region

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Huisheng Chen, Doctor, Neurology Department

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
Hui-Sheng Chen, Director, General Hospital of Shenyang Military Region
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT03661411
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • k(2018)22-1
First Posted:
Sep 7, 2018
Last Update Posted:
Aug 3, 2022
Last Verified:
Aug 1, 2022
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
No
Plan to Share IPD:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
No
Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Aug 3, 2022