Effect of proximal blood flow arrest during endovascular thrombectomy (ProFATE): Study protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial.

Permesh Singh DhillonWaleed ButtAnna PodlasekPervinder BhogalNorman McConachieRobert LenthallSujit NairLuqman MalikJeremy LynchTony GoddardEmma BarrettKailash KrishnanRobert A DineenTimothy J England
Published in: European stroke journal (2023)
This is the first RCT to investigate the effect of proximal blood flow arrest during EVT using a BGC on the procedural and clinical outcomes of patients with AIS due to large vessel occlusion.