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.

Keyphrases

blood flow
study protocol
cell cycle
clinical trial
acute ischemic stroke
cross sectional
cell proliferation