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RecruitingNCT06492265Updated Aug 12, 2024

Emergency Stroke Unit for Acute Cerebrovascular Events ( ESU-ACE-B )

A Phase 2 interventional study of Emergency Stroke Unit based on 0.23-T MRI and Standard stroke unit adherent to guidelines in Ischemic Stroke, Acute, sponsored by Yongjun Wang. Recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-08-12.

Sponsored by Yongjun Wang · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Feb 2025, 1 year 8 months ago, but the record still lists the study as recruiting.
  • Started Aug 2024; still recruiting 2 years 2 months later.
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
100
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

To compare the door-to-puncture time of patients with hyperacute ischemic stroke (between 4.5-6 hours after the onset of symptoms) treated in a standard stroke unit adherent to guidelines versus treated in Emergency Stroke Unit (a new stroke unit based on low-field magnetic resonance imaging).

Read the detailed description

Mechanical thrombectomy is an effective reperfusion therapy for patients with acute ischemic stroke due to large vessel occlusion. Faster door-to-puncture time (DPT) is associated with significantly better clinical outcomes. With the development of low-field magnetic resonance imaging, it is poised to play an increasingly significant role in the early diagnosis and management of acute ischemic stroke. This prospective, multicenter, week-wise randomized controlled trial will compare the door-to-puncture time of patients with hyperacute ischemic stroke (between 4.5-6 hours after the onset of symptoms) managed in a standard stroke unit adherent to guidelines versus managed in Emergency Stroke Unit (a new stroke unit based on low-field magnetic resonance imaging).

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Conditions studied

  • Ischemic Stroke, Acute

Keywords

  • Emergency stroke unit
  • Low-field magnetic resonance imaging
  • Reperfusion therapy
  • Endovascular therapy
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In context

Stroke

7,286 studies on the registry are indexed under Stroke; 2,007 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 100 is above the median of 50 across 5,369 interventional studies indexed under Stroke.

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Lead sponsor

Yongjun Wang is the lead sponsor of 2 studies on the registry; 2 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Age ≥ 18 years;
  2. Can be treated between 4.5-6 hours of symptoms onset*(*Symptom onset is defined by the "last seen normal" principle);
  3. Presenting with ischemic stroke symptoms;
  4. Pre-stroke mRS score 0-1;
  5. Baseline NIHSS score ≥ 5;
  6. Eligible for endovascular thrombectomy;
  7. Informed consent signed.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Baseline NIHSS score \< 5;
  2. Unable to undergo MRI because of claustrophobia;
  3. Patients with cardiac pacemaker/brain pacemaker/insulin pump implantation;
  4. Definite contraindication for endovascular thrombectomy;
  5. Patients with postictal hemiparesis (Todd's paralysis) or those with concomitant neurological/psychiatric conditions who are unable or unwilling to cooperate;
  6. Pregnant women, nursing mothers, or reluctance to use effective contraceptive measures during the period of trial;
  7. Participation in other interventional randomized clinical trials within 3 months before enrollment;
  8. Patients deemed unsuitable for participation in this trial by the investigator or those for whom participation in this trial may result in greater risks.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
100 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Emergency Stroke Unit based on 0.23-T MRI

    The participants with hyperacute ischemic stroke (between 4.5-6 hours after onset of symptoms) who are eligible to receive reperfusion therapy will be managed by Emergency Stroke Unit process based on low-field magnetic resonance imaging.

    Combination Product: Emergency Stroke Unit based on 0.23-T MRI

  • Placebo comparator
    Standard stroke unit adherent to guidelines

    The participants with hyperacute ischemic stroke (between 4.5-6 hours after onset of symptoms) who are eligible to receive reperfusion therapy will be managed by standard stroke unit process adherent to guidelines.

    Combination Product: Standard stroke unit adherent to guidelines

Interventions

  • Combination productEmergency Stroke Unit based on 0.23-T MRI

    The participants with hyperacute ischemic stroke (between 4.5-6 hours after onset of symptoms) who are eligible to receive reperfusion therapy will be managed by Emergency Stroke Unit process based on low-field magnetic resonance imaging.

  • Combination productStandard stroke unit adherent to guidelines

    The participants with hyperacute ischemic stroke (between 4.5-6 hours after onset of symptoms) who are eligible to receive reperfusion therapy will be managed by standard stroke unit process adherent to guidelines.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Door-to-puncture time

    The time from emergency department arrival to the puncture of endovascular thrombectomy.

    Time frame: Door-to-puncture time

Secondary outcomes

  1. The utility-weighted modified Rankin Scale (uw-mRS) at 14±2 days (or at discharge, whichever occurs first).

    The utility-weighted modified Rankin Scale (uw-mRS) at 14±2 days (or at discharge, whichever occurs first). Scores on the modified Rankin scale range from 0 (no neurologic deficit) to 6 (death).

    Time frame: at 14±2 days (or at discharge, whichever occurs first).

  2. Ordinal (shift) analysis of modified Rankin Scale (mRS) at 14±2 days (or at discharge, whichever occurs first).

    Ordinal (shift) analysis of modified Rankin Scale (mRS) at 14±2 days (or at discharge, whichever occurs first). Scores on the modified Rankin scale range from 0 (no neurologic deficit) to 6 (death).

    Time frame: at 14±2 days (or at discharge, whichever occurs first).

  3. Excellent functional outcome (Modified Rankin Scale score, mRS 0-1) at 14±2 days (or at discharge, whichever occurs first).

    Excellent functional outcome (Modified Rankin Scale score, mRS 0-1) at 14±2 days (or at discharge, whichever occurs first). Scores on the modified Rankin scale range from 0 (no neurologic deficit) to 6 (death).

    Time frame: at 14±2 days (or at discharge, whichever occurs first).

  4. Good functional outcome (Modified Rankin Scale score, mRS 0-2) at 14±2 days (or at discharge, whichever occurs first).

    Good functional outcome (Modified Rankin Scale score, mRS 0-2) at 14±2 days (or at discharge, whichever occurs first). Scores on the modified Rankin scale range from 0 (no neurologic deficit) to 6 (death).

    Time frame: at 14±2 days (or at discharge, whichever occurs first).

  5. The time from symptoms onset to endovascular thrombectomy decision.

    Time frame: The time from symptoms onset to endovascular thrombectomy decision.

  6. The time from emergency department arrival to endovascular thrombectomy decision.

    Time frame: The time from emergency department arrival to endovascular thrombectomy decision.

  7. Door-to-reperfusion time

    The interval between emergency department arrival and the vascular recanalization.

    Time frame: Door-to-reperfusion time

  8. Symptomatic intracranial hemorrhages (according to the ECASS III criteria) within 36 hours.

    Symptomatic intracranial hemorrhages within 36 hours (sICH definition: according to the ECASS III criteria: any apparently extravascular blood in the brain or within the cranium that was associated with clinical deterioration, as defined by an increase of 4 points or more in the score on the NIHSS, or that led to death and that was identified as the predominant cause of the neurological deterioration).

    Time frame: within 36 hours.

  9. Symptomatic intracranial hemorrhages (according to the ECASS III criteria) at 14±2 days (or at discharge, whichever occurs first).

    Symptomatic intracranial hemorrhages at 14±2 days (or at discharge, whichever occurs first) (sICH definition: according to the ECASS III criteria: any apparently extravascular blood in the brain or within the cranium that was associated with clinical deterioration, as defined by an increase of 4 points or more in the score on the NIHSS, or that led to death and that was identified as the predominant cause of the neurological deterioration).

    Time frame: at 14±2 days (or at discharge, whichever occurs first).

  10. Mortality at 14±2 days (or at discharge, whichever occurs first).

    Time frame: at 14±2 days (or at discharge, whichever occurs first).

  11. Adverse events at 14±2 days (or at discharge, whichever occurs first).

    Time frame: at 14±2 days (or at discharge, whichever occurs first).

  12. Serious adverse events at 14±2 days (or at discharge, whichever occurs first).

    Time frame: at 14±2 days (or at discharge, whichever occurs first).

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University
    Beijing, China
    • Yongjun Wang, Dr. · Contact
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 12, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT06492265
Lead sponsor
Yongjun Wang
Responsible party
Yongjun Wang (professor, Beijing Tiantan Hospital) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
Jul 9, 2024
Start date
Aug 4, 2024
Primary completion
Feb 1, 2025 (estimated)
Completion
Apr 1, 2025 (estimated)
Last update
Aug 12, 2024

Study contacts

Yongjun Wang
Contact
yongjunwang111@aliyun.com
59978555
Jing Jing
Contact
jingj_bjttyy@163.com
15810312511
Yongjun Wang, MD, PhD
principal investigator · Beijing Tiantan Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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