U.S., March 18 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07478042) titled 'Guiding Catheters in Endovascular Stroke Therapy - Are Balloon Guided Catheters Superior?' on Feb. 10.
Brief Summary: The BEST study is an academically initiated, single-center, prospective, randomized controlled clinical trial investigating the potential advantages and disadvantages of using a guide catheter with or without a balloon in the interventional treatment of acute ischemic stroke.
The study population consists of adult patients with acute ischemic stroke of the anterior circulation for whom interventional recanalization therapy via catheter is indicated following interdisciplinary consultation between the Department of ...