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Ischemic StrokePhase 4AIMNCT04504864

Low-dose Aspirin Therapy in Patients With Ischemic Stroke and Microbleeds

A Phase 4 study testing low-dose aspirin and conventional-does aspirin in people with Ischemic Stroke, run by Xijing Hospital at 6 sites in China.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the safety and efficacy of low-dose (50mg) aspirin as a secondary prevention drug in patients with Non-Cardioembolic Ischemic Stroke accompanied by cerebral microbleeds. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Ischemic Stroke
What is being tested?
low-dose aspirin and conventional-does aspirin
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
400 participants
Where
6 sitesChina
Study dates
1 Oct 2020to Aug 2022
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients with cerebral infarction diagnosed clinically as non-cardioembolic ischemic stroke;
  • Age ≥ 18 years;
  • Onset time ≤ 3 weeks;
  • At least one cerebral microbleeds lesion was found on SWI;
  • Informed consent was signed.

Who cannot join

  • Patients with symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage;
  • No microbleeds or bleeding lesion > 10 mm was found on SWI;
  • Vascular malformations, tumors, abscesses or other major non ischemic brain diseases were present;
  • Clear anticoagulant indications (such as atrial fibrillation);
  • There are contraindications for aspirin use;
  • The focus of microbleeds is limited to the cortex or other evidence suggests that the patient has cerebral amyloid angiopathy;
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  • Patients with coronary heart disease or other diseases need to take antiplatelet drugs;
  • Serious systemic diseases;
  • Refusal to sign informed consent or poor compliance.

Trial locations and contacts

6 sites in 1 country.

Fang Yang, Ph.D contact

86-029-84771319

fyangx@fmmu.edu.cn

6 sites in 1 country

China6 sites, 6 recruiting
  • Baoji Central Hospital

    Baoji, Shaanxi

    Dong Luo, MD, amosluo@126.com

    Recruiting
  • Department of Neurology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University

    Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710032

    Wen Jiang, PhD, 86-029-84771319, jiangwen@fmmu.edu.cn

    Fang Yang, PhD, 86-029-84771319, fyangx@fmmu.edu.cn

    Recruiting
  • Tangdu Hospital

    Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710038

    Peng Guo, 1443291624@qq.com

    Wei Zhang, MD

    Recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Medical University

    Xi'an, Shaanxi

    Shijun Zhang, MD, 155114434@qq.com

    Recruiting
  • Xi'an Central Hospital

    Xi'an, Shaanxi

    Zhiqin Liu, MD, docterqing@163.com

    Recruiting
  • Xianyang Central Hospital

    Xianyang, Shaanxi, 712000

    Tao Han, MD, +8615399259050

    Changhu Xue, MD

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Low-dose Aspirin Therapy in Patients With Non-Cardioembolic Ischemic Stroke and Microbleeds

The purpose of this study is to investigate the safety and efficacy of low-dose (50mg) aspirin as a secondary prevention drug in patients with Non-Cardioembolic Ischemic Stroke accompanied by cerebral microbleeds.

Read the detailed description

Cerebral microbleeds are caused by microvascular lesions in the brain, which is a subclinical deposition of hemosiderin after the damage of microvascular. Aspirin is the most widely used anti-thrombotic drug in the secondary prevention of patients with non-cardioembolic ischemic stroke. Studies have shown that conventional doses of aspirin can increase the incidence of intracranial hemorrhage in ischemic stroke patients with cerebral microbleeds. For such patients, how to carry out effective and safe anti-thrombotic therapy is still unclear.

The AIM study aims to provide reliable data on the effects of low-dose Aspirin (50mg target recruitment 200) in patients with non-cardioembolic ischemic stroke and cerebral microbleeds compared to conventional dose (100mg target recruitment 200). Patients presenting with acute (<3 weeks) non-cardioembolic ischemic stroke and microbleeds (≧1 microbleeds in SWI scans) will be randomly assigned to the secondary stroke prevention therapy of low-dose or conventional dose aspirin for 6 months.

Conditions
Ischemic Stroke
Being tested
low-dose aspirin, conventional-does aspirin
Keywords
Ischemic Stroke, microbleeds, Clinical trial, Aspirin
Medical subject headings
Ischemic Stroke

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • low-dose aspirinDrug

    50mg aspirin is used to prevent recurrent stroke.

  • conventional-does aspirinDrug

    100mg aspirin is used to prevent recurrent stroke.

Study groups in NCT04504864
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
low-dose aspirinExperimentalManagement policy is to use 50 mg aspirin per day as a secondary prevention strategy for patients with non-cardioembolic ischemic stroke and microbleeds. 50mg aspirin is recommended by the guideline of ASA/AHA in prevention of stroke. But this dose is rarely used clinically, especially in East Asia area.
Receives: Drug: low-dose aspirin
conventional-does aspirinActive comparatorManagement policy is to use 100 mg aspirin per day as a secondary prevention strategy for patients with non-cardioembolic ischemic stroke and microbleeds. 100mg aspirin is recommended by the guideline of ASA/AHA in prevention of stroke, and this dose is widely used clinically.
Receives: Drug: conventional-does aspirin

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Increase of cerebral microbleeds

    How many cerebral microbleeds increased after 6 months of aspirin treatment. Cerebral microbleeds will be detected by MR-SWI in the acute stage and 6 months after the onset of stroke.

    Measured: 6 months after onset

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Stroke recurrence rate

    recurrence rate of ischemic stroke

    Measured: 6 months after onset

  2. The incidence of cerebral hemorrhage

    Measured: 6 months after onset

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted7 Aug 2020
  2. Study start1 Oct 2020
  3. Primary completionFeb 2022 (estimated)
  4. Study completionAug 2022 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
400 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04504864
Sponsor's protocol ID
KY20202059-F-1
Acronym
AIM
Status last verified
Jan 2022
First submitted
5 Aug 2020
Last updated
9 Feb 2022
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Kernan WN, Ovbiagele B, Black HR, Bravata DM, Chimowitz MI, Ezekowitz MD, Fang MC, Fisher M, Furie KL, Heck DV, Johnston SC, Kasner SE, Kittner SJ, Mitchell PH, Rich MW, Richardson D, Schwamm LH, Wilson JA; American Heart Association Stroke Council, Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing, Council on Clinical Cardiology, and Council on Peripheral Vascular Disease. Guidelines for the prevention of stroke in patients with stroke and transient ischemic attack: a guideline for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke. 2014 Jul;45(7):2160-236. doi: 10.1161/STR.0000000000000024. Epub 2014 May 1.

    PubMed 24788967
  • Shoamanesh A, Pearce LA, Bazan C, Catanese L, McClure LA, Sharma M, Marti-Fabregas J, Anderson DC, Kase CS, Hart RG, Benavente OR; SPS3 Trial Investigators. Microbleeds in the Secondary Prevention of Small Subcortical Strokes Trial: Stroke, mortality, and treatment interactions. Ann Neurol. 2017 Aug;82(2):196-207. doi: 10.1002/ana.24988. Epub 2017 Jul 19.

    PubMed 28681535
  • Kleinig TJ. Associations and implications of cerebral microbleeds. J Clin Neurosci. 2013 Jul;20(7):919-27. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2012.12.002. Epub 2013 May 24.

    PubMed 23707603
  • Wilson D, Charidimou A, Ambler G, Fox ZV, Gregoire S, Rayson P, Imaizumi T, Fluri F, Naka H, Horstmann S, Veltkamp R, Rothwell PM, Kwa VI, Thijs V, Lee YS, Kim YD, Huang Y, Wong KS, Jager HR, Werring DJ. Recurrent stroke risk and cerebral microbleed burden in ischemic stroke and TIA: A meta-analysis. Neurology. 2016 Oct 4;87(14):1501-1510. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000003183. Epub 2016 Sep 2.

    PubMed 27590288
  • Benedictus MR, Prins ND, Goos JD, Scheltens P, Barkhof F, van der Flier WM. Microbleeds, Mortality, and Stroke in Alzheimer Disease: The MISTRAL Study. JAMA Neurol. 2015 May;72(5):539-45. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2015.14.

    PubMed 25798556
  • Akhtar N, Salam A, Kamran S, D'Souza A, Imam Y, Bermejo PG, Wadiwala MF, Own A, ElSotouhy A, Vattoth S, Bourke P, Bhutta Z, Joseph S, Santos M, Khan RA, Shuaib A. Pre-existing Small Vessel Disease in Patients with Acute Stroke from the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Philippines. Transl Stroke Res. 2018 Jun;9(3):274-282. doi: 10.1007/s12975-017-0578-7. Epub 2017 Nov 3.

    PubMed 29101611
  • Charidimou A, Shams S, Romero JR, Ding J, Veltkamp R, Horstmann S, Eiriksdottir G, van Buchem MA, Gudnason V, Himali JJ, Gurol ME, Viswanathan A, Imaizumi T, Vernooij MW, Seshadri S, Greenberg SM, Benavente OR, Launer LJ, Shoamanesh A; International META-MICROBLEEDS Initiative. Clinical significance of cerebral microbleeds on MRI: A comprehensive meta-analysis of risk of intracerebral hemorrhage, ischemic stroke, mortality, and dementia in cohort studies (v1). Int J Stroke. 2018 Jul;13(5):454-468. doi: 10.1177/1747493017751931. Epub 2018 Jan 17.

    PubMed 29338604
  • Charidimou A, Imaizumi T, Moulin S, Biffi A, Samarasekera N, Yakushiji Y, Peeters A, Vandermeeren Y, Laloux P, Baron JC, Hernandez-Guillamon M, Montaner J, Casolla B, Gregoire SM, Kang DW, Kim JS, Naka H, Smith EE, Viswanathan A, Jager HR, Al-Shahi Salman R, Greenberg SM, Cordonnier C, Werring DJ. Brain hemorrhage recurrence, small vessel disease type, and cerebral microbleeds: A meta-analysis. Neurology. 2017 Aug 22;89(8):820-829. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000004259. Epub 2017 Jul 26.

    PubMed 28747441
  • Werring DJ, Charidimou A; authors. Response by Werring and Charidimou to Letter Regarding Article, "Microbleeds, Cerebral Hemorrhage, and Functional Outcome After Stroke Thrombolysis: Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis". Stroke. 2017 Nov;48(11):e332. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.117.019038. Epub 2017 Oct 13. No abstract available.

    PubMed 29030477
  • Kim BJ, Kwon SU, Park JH, Kim YJ, Hong KS, Wong LKS, Yu S, Hwang YH, Lee JS, Lee J, Rha JH, Heo SH, Ahn SH, Seo WK, Park JM, Lee JH, Kwon JH, Sohn SI, Jung JM, Navarro JC, Kim HY, Kim EG, Kim S, Cha JK, Park MS, Nam HS, Kang DW; PICASSO Investigators. Cilostazol Versus Aspirin in Ischemic Stroke Patients With High-Risk Cerebral Hemorrhage: Subgroup Analysis of the PICASSO Trial. Stroke. 2020 Mar;51(3):931-937. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.119.023855. Epub 2019 Dec 20.

    PubMed 31856691
  • Poels MM, Ikram MA, van der Lugt A, Hofman A, Krestin GP, Breteler MM, Vernooij MW. Incidence of cerebral microbleeds in the general population: the Rotterdam Scan Study. Stroke. 2011 Mar;42(3):656-61. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.110.607184. Epub 2011 Feb 9.

    PubMed 21307170
  • Lau KK, Wong YK, Teo KC, Chang RSK, Tse MY, Hoi CP, Chan CY, Chan OL, Cheung RHK, Wong EKM, Kwan JSK, Hui ES, Mak HKF. Long-Term Prognostic Implications of Cerebral Microbleeds in Chinese Patients With Ischemic Stroke. J Am Heart Assoc. 2017 Dec 7;6(12):e007360. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.117.007360.

    PubMed 29217662
  • Jia C, Wei C, Hu M, Xu J, Niu K, Zhang C, Lv P, Li L, Dong Y. Correlation between antiplatelet therapy in secondary prevention of acute cerebral infarction and cerebral microbleeds: A susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) study. J Xray Sci Technol. 2018;26(4):623-633. doi: 10.3233/XST-17361.

    PubMed 29562586
  • Lau KK, Lovelock CE, Li L, Simoni M, Gutnikov S, Kuker W, Mak HKF, Rothwell PM. Antiplatelet Treatment After Transient Ischemic Attack and Ischemic Stroke in Patients With Cerebral Microbleeds in 2 Large Cohorts and an Updated Systematic Review. Stroke. 2018 Jun;49(6):1434-1442. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.117.020104. Epub 2018 May 10.

    PubMed 29748422

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing low-dose aspirin and conventional-does aspirin in people with Ischemic Stroke, run by Xijing Hospital at 6 sites in China.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 9 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 9 Feb 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 6 sites in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Wen Jiang, Ph.D (86-029-84771319, jiangwen@fmmu.edu.cn), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Increase of cerebral microbleeds (time frame: 6 months after onset). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04504864, which also lists 14 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 9 Feb 2022.

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