Balloon Guide Versus Conventional Guide Catheter in Stroke Thrombectomy

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA · Jul 17, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is looking at two different tools used during a stroke treatment called thrombectomy, which helps remove a blood clot blocking blood flow in the brain. The study wants to find out if using a balloon guide catheter (a special tube that can temporarily block blood flow to help with clot removal) works better or faster than the conventional guide catheter (a more standard tube) in restoring blood flow during this procedure. Researchers hope this will help improve outcomes for people who have had an acute ischemic stroke, which happens when a blood clot blocks an artery in the brain.

Adults who have had a stroke caused by a large blood vessel blockage and are undergoing a thrombectomy may be eligible to join this study. To participate, patients or their legally authorized representatives need to agree to take part and provide some medical information and brain images collected during their usual care. Participants will have the thrombectomy procedure as planned and will be asked to answer some questions about their brain function three months after their hospital stay. This study is currently recruiting adults aged 18 and older, and it excludes those who cannot provide consent or if the thrombectomy is stopped early for any reason.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Age 18 years or older
• • Patient is undergoing a stroke thrombectomy procedure at the enrolling hospital
• • Patient or the legally authorized representative are able to provide signed informed cosent for the study
• • Patient is not enrolled in another clinical trial that may interfere with the results or interpretation of this study
• • Identification of a Large Vessel Occlusion (LVO) on imaging
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Lack of signed informed consent from the patient or legally authorized representative
• • Spontanous recanalization or any other reason in which the mechanical thrombectomy procedure would be terminated