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Enrolling by invitationNCT06950242Laser balloonUpdated Apr 30, 2025

Clinical Trial of Safety and Efficacy of Intracranial Laser Balloon Dilation Catheter in Patients With Symptomatic Intracranial Atherosclerotic Stenosis: A Prospective, Multi-center, Randomized Comparison

An interventional study of Balloon dilation treatment for intracranial arterial stenosis in order to improve intracranial blood supply. and Boston Scientific Corporation in Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled, and Superior Efficiency, sponsored by The First People's Hospital of Changzhou. Enrolling by invitation at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-04-30.

Sponsored by The First People's Hospital of Changzhou · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Jun 2026, 4 months ago, but the record still lists the study as enrolling by invitation.
  • Registered 1 year after the study started (first participant enrolled Apr 2024, registered Apr 2025).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
128
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Experimental group:Name of Medical Apparatus :Intracranial Laser Balloon Dilation Catheter and Laser Generator Manufacturer:Hangzhou Juzheng Medical Technology limited company

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This trial is a prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled, high-efficacy clinical trial with a total of 134 participants. Among them, the sample size of randomized controlled trial calculated according to statistics was 128 cases. Patients who require balloon diameter 1.25mm/1.75mm/4.50mm will be assigned to single observation group and treated with intracranial laser balloon dilator catheter combined with laser generator, totaling 6 cases. Subjects who meet the inclusion and exclusion criteria will be randomly assigned to use the intracranial laser balloon dilation catheter produced by Hangzhou Juzheng Medical Technology limited company in combination with a laser generator or the PTA balloon dilation catheter produced by Boston Scientific Company in the control group for the dilation of intracranial arterial stenosis, to verify the effectiveness of the experimental medical device. A clinical summary report will be issued for product registration application after 1-month postoperative follow-up, and a 6-month postoperative follow-up will be conducted to evaluate the medium and long-term efficacy.

The visit nodes for this trial are as follows: screen(Within 15 days before surgery)、 intraoperative、Within 7 days after surgery or before discharge (whichever comes first)、30 days ±7 days after surgery、6 months±30 days after surgery.

This study take immediate postoperative residual stenosis as the primary endpoint to verify the safety and effectiveness of intracranial laser balloon dilator catheter combined with laser generator produced by Hangzhou Juzheng Medical Technology limited company in the treatment of symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis patients. The secondary endpoints are the restenosis rate of target lesion, the success rate of surgery, the success rate of instrument, the change of NIHSS score within 7 days after surgery or before discharge, and the change of mRS Score at 6 months after surgery. The incidence of intraoperative device defects, ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke event, mortality, serious adverse events, and adverse events at 30 days and 6 months after surgery were used as safety endpoints to verify the safety and efficacy of the experimental devices.

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Conditions studied

  • Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled, and Superior Efficiency

Keywords

  • Intracranial Laser Balloon Dilation Catheter
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In context

Lead sponsor

The First People's Hospital of Changzhou is the lead sponsor of 28 studies on the registry; 12 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 to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Age 18 to 80 years old;
  2. Symptomatic intracranial artery stenosis, the diameter of the target vessel measured by intracranial angiography was between 70 and 99% (WASID method);
  3. The stenosis vessels were in internal carotid artery (intracranial segment), middle cerebral artery, basilar artery, vertebral artery (intracranial segment);
  4. The patient had at least one risk factor for intracranial atherosclerosis, including past or existing hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, smoking, etc.;
  5. mRS≤2 before enrollment;
  6. 1.25mm≤ target vessel diameter ≤4.5mm;
  7. Intracranial artery stenosis requiring interventional treatment was a single lesion;
  8. Patients or their guardians can understand the purpose of the trial, voluntarily participate and sign a written , and can accept follow-up.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. The target vessel is severely calcified and distorted, and the interventional instruments are difficult to be in place or recovered;
  2. Acute ischemic stroke occurred within 2 weeks before surgery;
  3. Cerebral hemorrhage occurred 3 months before surgery;
  4. The target lesion has been treated with interventional therapy before;
  5. Intracranial artery stenosis caused by non-atherosclerotic lesions;
  6. Intracranial aneurysm or intracranial arteriovenous malformation with an unpredictable high risk or risk of bleeding;
  7. Risk factors that may contribute to the risk of cardiogenic embolism (such as left ventricular thrombosis, myocardial infarction within 1 month);
  8. History of gastrointestinal bleeding within 6 months;
  9. Coagulation dysfunction or obvious bleeding tendency (such as > 1.5);
  10. Known allergy to contrast agents, anticoagulants, anesthesia and other drugs, red light;
  11. count (PLT\<90×109/L);
  12. \<100g/L; Uncontrolled severe hypertension (persistent: systolic >180mmHg or diastolic >110mmHg);

(14) Creatinine >3mg/dL, i.e. >265μmol/L; (15) Serious dysfunction of important organs such as heart, liver and kidney; (16) Those who are participating in clinical trials of other drugs or devices that do not meet the primary endpoint; (17) Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding, or who plan to pregnant within one year; (18) is less than 1 year; (19) The researcher determined that there were other circumstances that were not suitable for inclusion.

Terms in these criteria, in plain language(5)

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INR, PT and aPTT (clotting tests)

Blood tests of how long blood takes to clot. The INR is the prothrombin time (PT) put on a common scale; about 1 is usual for someone not taking a blood thinner.

Criteria often make an exception for people on a blood thinner such as warfarin, whose INR is raised on purpose.

Platelets

Blood cells that help blood clot. Too few raises the risk of bleeding and bruising. A usual adult range is about 150–400 × 10⁹/L (150,000–400,000 per µL); each lab has its own reference range.

Hemoglobin (Hb)

The protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. A low level is anaemia, which can cause tiredness and breathlessness. Measured in g/dL or g/L (9 g/dL is 90 g/L).

Life expectancy

The study doctor’s estimate of how long someone is likely to live. Criteria use it so that people can stay in the study long enough for it to answer its question.

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
128 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Intracranial Laser Balloon Dilation Catheter and Laser Generator

    Experimental group:Name of Medical Apparatus :Intracranial Laser Balloon Dilation Catheter and Laser Generator Manufacturer:Hangzhou Juzheng Medical Technology limited company

    Device: Balloon dilation treatment for intracranial arterial stenosis in order to improve intracranial blood supply.

  • Active comparator
    Boston Scientific Corporation

    Control group:Name of Medical Apparatus:Gateway PTA Balloon Catheter) Registrant:Boston Scientific Corporation Registration certificate number: CFDA(I) 20193032148

    Device: Boston Scientific Corporation

Interventions

  • DeviceBalloon dilation treatment for intracranial arterial stenosis in order to improve intracranial blood supply.

    Balloon dilation treatment for intracranial arterial stenosis in order to improve intracranial blood supply.

  • DeviceBoston Scientific Corporation

    Balloon dilation treatment for intracranial arterial stenosis in order to improve intracranial blood supply.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Immediate residual stenosis after surgery

    Definition:Stenosis of target lesion lumen diameter (%) after test or control instrument dilation (15 minutes). Formula: Stenosis of target lesion lumen diameter(%)=(1-Stenosis of target lesion lumen diameter (%) after test or control instrument dilation (15 minutes))\*100%.

    Time frame: Time:15 minutes after dilatation of the test or control apparatus.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Restenosis rate of target lesion after 6 months operation

    Definition:DSA examination at 6 months after operation revealed the degree of lumen diameter stenosis of the target lesion\>50% and absolute lumen loss\>20% of target lesions. Formula:degree of diameter stricture(%)=(1-Minimum lumen diameter of target lesion 6 months after surgery/reference vessel diameter of target lesion 6 months after surgery)\*100%.

    Time frame: Time:6 months±30 days after operation

  2. The success rate of operation

    Definition: The proportion of patients with final target lesions with luminal diameter stenosis \< 50% and mTICI grade 2b or 3, allowing for the use of additional therapies.

    Time frame: Time:15 minutes after dilatation of the test or control apparatus.

  3. Apparatus success rate

    Definition:The balloon dilatation catheter was successfully delivered in place, the balloon was successfully withdrawn after successful dilatation, the balloon was not ruptured or broken, and there was no equipment failure. The proportion of successful instruments will be calculated.

    Time frame: Time:intraoperative

  4. Changes in NIHSS score within 7 days after surgery or before discharge

    The NIHSS score was used to evaluate the functional recovery of the subjects within 7 days after surgery or before discharge. Formula:Changes in NIHSS score = NIHSS score within 7 days after surgery or before discharge-baseline NIHSS score。

    Time frame: 7 days after surgery or before discharge

  5. Changes in mRS at 6 months after surgery

    mRS Score was used to evaluate the functional recovery of the subjects at 6 months after operation. Formula:Changes in mRS = mRS at 6 months after surgery-baseline mRS score.

    Time frame: 6 months after operation

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Study locations

1 site
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Started Apr 2024 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Jun 2026, 26 months after the start.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Apr 22, 2025
First posted
Apr 30, 2025
StartActual
Apr 11, 2024
Primary completionEst.
Jun 30, 2026
CompletionEst.
Dec 31, 2026
Last update
Apr 30, 2025
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 30, 2025, 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
NCT06950242
Lead sponsor
The First People's Hospital of Changzhou
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 30, 2025
Start date
Apr 11, 2024
Primary completion
Jun 30, 2026 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 31, 2026 (estimated)
Last update
Apr 30, 2025

Oversight

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