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Moyamoya DiseaseNCT07894107

Development and Validation of Risk Prediction Models for Stroke and Cognitive Impairment in Moyamoya Disease and Moyamoya Syndrome

An observational study of Moyamoya Disease and Moyamoya Syndrome, run by Beijing Tiantan Hospital at 13 sites in China.

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Trial summary

This multicenter prospective observational cohort study aims to develop and validate individualized risk prediction models for stroke and cognitive decline in patients with moyamoya disease or moyamoya syndrome by integrating clinical characteristics, laboratory data, multimodal neuroimaging, genetic information, and… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 12 to 70 years
Conditions the study is for
Moyamoya Disease, Moyamoya Syndrome
How many people
3,000 participants
Where
13 sitesChina
Study dates
3 Aug 2026to 28 Feb 2030
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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 12 to 70 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: Patients with moyamoya disease or moyamoya syndrome diagnosed by imaging criteria at participating centers.

Who may be able to join

  • Age 12 to 70 years.
  • Diagnosis of moyamoya disease or moyamoya syndrome by DSA, CTA or MRA.
  • Ability to complete neurological and cognitive assessments.
  • Ability to complete at least 12 months of clinical follow-up and willingness, in principle, to complete 24 months of follow-up.
  • At least one analyzable baseline vascular imaging examination in original DICOM format, including CTA, MRA, or DSA.
  • Written informed consent provided by the participant and/or legally authorized representative.

Who cannot join

  • Refusal to participate or inability to complete follow-up.
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding.
  • Coexisting cerebrovascular malformation, intracranial tumor, hydrocephalus, or another disorder that may independently affect stroke or cognitive outcomes.
  • Severe visual impairment, aphasia, impaired consciousness, psychiatric illness, or another disorder that prevents valid cognitive assessment, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, or frontotemporal dementia.
  • Cardiac conditions that may cause cardioembolic stroke, including atrial fibrillation, patent foramen ovale or other right-to-left shunting cardiac disease, intracardiac mural thrombus, or infective endocarditis; or severe hepatic or renal dysfunction, coagulation disorders, malignancy, or severe cardiopulmonary disease.
  • Receipt of an investigational drug or device within 30 days before screening, or current participation in another interventional clinical trial that may interfere with this study.
  • Previous cerebral revascularization surgery.

Trial locations and contacts

13 sites in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

13 sites in 1 country

China13 sites, 13 recruiting
  • Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100053

    Jiewen Geng, 010-64422028, jiewenxiaodaifu@163.com

    Not yet recruiting
  • Beijing Tiantan Hospital

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100070

    Qian Zhang, 010-59978316, zhangqianttchina@163.com

    Recruiting
  • Peking Union Medical College Hospital

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100730

    Xiao Zhang, 010-69152530, zhangxiao@pumch.cn

    Not yet recruiting
  • The First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100853

    Cong Han, +8613466346163, hc82225@126.com

    Not yet recruiting
  • West China Hospital, Sichuan University

    Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041

    Minghong Yao, +8618215609398, mh_0705@wchscu.cn

    Not yet recruiting
  • The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine

    Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310009

    Lin Wang, 0571-87784783, wanglin_77@hotmail.com

    Not yet recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University

    Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006

    Erming Zeng, 0791-88692532, ermingzeng@aliyun.com

    Not yet recruiting
  • Huashan Hospital, Fudan University

    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200040

    Wei Ni, 021-52889999, hsniwei@fudan.edu.cn

    Not yet recruiting
  • Children's Hospital of Fudan University

    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 201102

    Hao Li, 021-64931990, lihao7272@163.com

    Not yet recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University

    Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215006

    Yabo Huang, 0512-67780162, sdfyyhyb@126.com

    Not yet recruiting
  • Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University

    Wuhan, Hubei, 430071

    Jianjian Zhang, 027-67813118, zj57470@126.com

    Not yet recruiting
  • Henan Provincial People's Hospital

    Zhengzhou, Henan, 450003

    Liming Zhao, 0371-66580255, zhaoliming1201@126.com

    Not yet recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University

    Zhengzhou, Henan, 451191

    Hongwei Li, +8615713817798, hongwei706@126.com

    Not yet recruiting

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About this study

This multicenter prospective observational cohort study aims to develop and validate individualized risk prediction models for stroke and cognitive decline in patients with moyamoya disease or moyamoya syndrome by integrating clinical characteristics, laboratory data, multimodal neuroimaging, genetic information, and other available multidimensional data. Approximately 3,000 participants will be enrolled and followed for up to 24 months.

Read the detailed description

This is a multicenter prospective observational cohort study enrolling approximately 3,000 patients with moyamoya disease or moyamoya syndrome.

At baseline, demographic and clinical characteristics, neurological and cognitive assessments, laboratory data, multimodal neuroimaging, and peripheral blood samples will be collected according to the study protocol. Baseline vascular imaging will include at least one analyzable CTA, MRA, or DSA examination. Additional structural MRI and perfusion imaging, including CTP, ASL, or DSC, will be collected when available.

The study does not assign treatment. Participants will receive conservative management or cerebral revascularization according to their clinical condition, current standards of care, and shared decision-making between treating physicians and patients.

Participants will be followed at 3-6 months, 12 months, and 24 months after enrollment. The primary outcome is incident stroke within 24 months. Secondary outcomes include stroke at earlier time points, transient ischemic attack, functional deterioration, mortality, cognitive change assessed by the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, disease progression, and subsequent cerebral revascularization among participants initially managed conservatively.

Prediction models for ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, and cognitive decline will be developed and validated using baseline clinical, imaging, laboratory, genetic, and other available multidimensional data. Twelve-month prediction and dynamically updated models will be considered secondary or exploratory analyses.

Keywords
Stroke, Multimodal neuroimaging, Artificial intelligence, Cognitive impairment, Ischemic stroke, Intracerebral hemorrhage, Risk prediction, RNF213
Medical subject headings
Moyamoya Disease, Stroke, Cognitive Dysfunction, Ischemic Stroke, Cerebral Hemorrhage, Moyamoya disease 2

What participants receive

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

Study groups in NCT07894107
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Patients with moyamoya disease or moyamoya syndromeParticipants with moyamoya disease or moyamoya syndrome will be enrolled in a prospective observational cohort. Treatment is not assigned by the study protocol. Participants may receive conservative management or cerebral revascularization according to their clinical condition and routine clinical practice and will be followed for clinical, cognitive, imaging, and treatment outcomes for up to 24 months.

What is being measured

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

  1. Incidence of stroke within 24 months after enrollment

    Stroke is defined as symptomatic ischemic stroke or intracerebral hemorrhage occurring after enrollment. Suspected stroke events will be identified through scheduled or event-driven follow-up, telephone interviews, and review of hospitalization records and will be confirmed by brain CT or MRI whenever available.

    The outcome will be reported as the percentage of participants experiencing at least one incident stroke within 24 months after enrollment.

    Measured: From enrollment through 24 months

Secondary outcomes (17)
  1. Incidence of stroke within 6 months after enrollment

    Stroke is defined as symptomatic ischemic stroke or intracerebral hemorrhage occurring after enrollment and confirmed by clinical records and brain CT or MRI whenever available.

    The outcome will be reported as the percentage of participants experiencing at least one incident stroke within 6 months after enrollment.

    Measured: From enrollment through 6 months

  2. Incidence of stroke within 12 months after enrollment

    Stroke is defined as symptomatic ischemic stroke or intracerebral hemorrhage occurring after enrollment and confirmed by clinical records and brain CT or MRI whenever available.

    The outcome will be reported as the percentage of participants experiencing at least one incident stroke within 12 months after enrollment.

    Measured: From enrollment through 12 months

  3. Incidence of transient ischemic attack within 24 months

    Transient ischemic attack is defined as an acute focal neurological deficit attributable to cerebral ischemia that completely resolves within 24 hours without evidence of a new cerebral infarction on CT or MRI.

    The outcome will be reported as the percentage of participants experiencing at least one transient ischemic attack during follow-up.

    Measured: From enrollment through 24 months

  4. Number of transient ischemic attack episodes within 24 months

    The total number of protocol-defined transient ischemic attack episodes occurring in each participant during follow-up will be recorded.

    The outcome will be reported as the number of transient ischemic attack episodes per participant.

    Measured: From enrollment through 24 months

  5. Incidence of disabling stroke within 24 months

    Disabling stroke is defined as an incident stroke associated with a modified Rankin Scale score greater than 1, according to the study protocol.

    The outcome will be reported as the percentage of participants experiencing a disabling stroke.

    Measured: From enrollment through 24 months

  6. Participants with an increase of at least 1 point in the modified Rankin Scale score at 6 months

    Neurological disability will be assessed using the modified Rankin Scale, which ranges from 0 to 6, with higher scores indicating greater disability.

    The outcome will be reported as the percentage of participants whose modified Rankin Scale score increases by at least 1 point from baseline.

    Measured: Baseline to 6 months

  7. Participants with an increase of at least 1 point in the modified Rankin Scale score at 12 months

    Neurological disability will be assessed using the modified Rankin Scale, which ranges from 0 to 6, with higher scores indicating greater disability.

    The outcome will be reported as the percentage of participants whose modified Rankin Scale score increases by at least 1 point from baseline.

    Measured: Baseline to 12 months

  8. Participants with an increase of at least 1 point in the modified Rankin Scale score at 24 months

    Neurological disability will be assessed using the modified Rankin Scale, which ranges from 0 to 6, with higher scores indicating greater disability.

    The outcome will be reported as the percentage of participants whose modified Rankin Scale score increases by at least 1 point from baseline.

    Measured: Baseline to 24 months

  9. All-cause mortality within 24 months

    The outcome will be reported as the percentage of participants who die from any cause during follow-up.

    Measured: From enrollment through 24 months

  10. Vascular mortality within 24 months

    The outcome will be reported as the percentage of participants whose death is adjudicated as being due to a vascular cause during follow-up.

    Measured: From enrollment through 24 months

  11. Change from baseline in Montreal Cognitive Assessment total score at 12 months

    Cognitive function will be assessed using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment. The total score ranges from 0 to 30, with higher scores indicating better cognitive performance.

    Change will be calculated as the 12-month total score minus the baseline total score. A negative value indicates a decline in cognitive performance.

    Measured: Baseline to 12 months

  12. Participants with a decrease of at least 1 point in Montreal Cognitive Assessment total score at 12 months

    Cognitive function will be assessed using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, which ranges from 0 to 30, with higher scores indicating better cognitive performance.

    Cognitive decline for this outcome is defined as a decrease of at least 1 point in the total score from baseline.

    The outcome will be reported as the percentage of participants meeting this criterion.

    Measured: Baseline to 12 months

  13. Change from baseline in Montreal Cognitive Assessment total score at 24 months

    Cognitive function will be assessed using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment. The total score ranges from 0 to 30, with higher scores indicating better cognitive performance.

    Change will be calculated as the 24-month total score minus the baseline total score. A negative value indicates a decline in cognitive performance.

    Measured: Baseline to 24 months

  14. Participants with a decrease of at least 1 point in Montreal Cognitive Assessment total score at 24 months

    Cognitive function will be assessed using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, which ranges from 0 to 30, with higher scores indicating better cognitive performance.

    Cognitive decline for this outcome is defined as a decrease of at least 1 point in the total score from baseline.

    The outcome will be reported as the percentage of participants meeting this criterion.

    Measured: Baseline to 24 months

  15. Disease progression at 12 months

    Disease progression is defined as the presence of at least one prespecified imaging change compared with baseline, including progression of intracranial arterial stenosis or occlusion, reduction in collateral circulation, or deterioration in cerebral perfusion according to the study protocol.

    The outcome will be reported as the percentage of participants meeting the criteria for disease progression.

    Measured: Baseline to 12 months

  16. Disease progression at 24 months

    Disease progression is defined as the presence of at least one prespecified imaging change compared with baseline, including progression of intracranial arterial stenosis or occlusion, reduction in collateral circulation, or deterioration in cerebral perfusion according to the study protocol.

    The outcome will be reported as the percentage of participants meeting the criteria for disease progression.

    Measured: Baseline to 24 months

  17. Conversion from initial conservative management to cerebral revascularization within 24 months

    Among participants initially managed conservatively, the outcome is defined as subsequent cerebral revascularization performed during follow-up because surgery is considered clinically necessary.

    Treatment decisions are made by treating physicians and participants and are not assigned by the study protocol.

    The outcome will be reported as the percentage of initially conservatively managed participants undergoing cerebral revascularization.

    Measured: From enrollment through 24 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted26 Oct 2026
  2. Study start3 Aug 2026
  3. Primary completion28 Feb 2030 (estimated)
  4. Study completion28 Feb 2030 (estimated)

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More details

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

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
3,000 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT07894107
Sponsor's protocol ID
KY2026-115-02
Other IDs
2026ZD0554903
Status last verified
Oct 2026
First submitted
27 Aug 2026
Last updated
26 Oct 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No: Individual participant data will not be shared because of participant privacy, ethical requirements, and data security considerations.

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Moyamoya Disease and Moyamoya Syndrome, run by Beijing Tiantan Hospital at 13 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 6 inclusion and 7 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 26 Oct 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 13 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.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

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

Contact Qian Zhang (010-59978316, zhangqianttchina@163.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Incidence of stroke within 24 months after enrollment (time frame: From enrollment through 24 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 26 Oct 2026.

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