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Study identifier: NCT06677970 Synced from ClinicalTrials.gov · July 28, 2026
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Outcome in Patients Treated With Endovascular Thrombectomy - optIMAL Blood Pressure Control 2 (OPTIMAL-BP 2)

Condition: Acute Ischemic Stroke  ·  Sponsor: Yonsei University

PhasePhase 3
Planned participants176
Who can joinAll sexes, 20 Years to no upper limit
Healthy volunteersNo

About this study

Though intravenous thrombolysis has been shown to improve symptoms in acute ischemic stroke patients, the recanalization rate remains low (22.6%) and only around 30% of patients benefit from the treatment. Recently, endovascular thrombectomy using stent retrievers or catheters has proven to be more effective, with a success rate of nearly 80%. However, only 50% of patients experience clinical improvement, highlighting the need for new treatment strategies to enhance outcomes. Current guidelines recommend maintaining systolic blood pressure (BP) below 180 mmHg after thrombectomy, but there is a lack of evidence regarding optimal blood pressure management post-reperfusion. Four randomized clinical trials, including the OPTIMAL-BP trial, have examined blood pressure control following thrombectomy. Meta-analyses showed that intensive BP lowering did not reduce symptomatic hemorrhage and was associated with worse functional outcomes at 3 months. Specifically, lowering BP too aggressively after successful reperfusion could worsen outcomes by reducing perfusion to the ischemic penumbra. Therefore, this study will investigate whether a more targeted blood pressure elevation strategy could improve patient prognosis compared to standard BP control in patients with sustained systolic blood pressure (SBP) \<150 mmHg on successive measurements obtained less than 10 minutes apart within 3 hours after reperfusion. This is a prospective, randomized, open-label trial with blinded endpoint a…

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Hyo Suk Nam, MD,PhD  ·  82-2-2228-1617  ·  hsnam@yuhs.ac

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Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of MedicineSeoul, Seoul, South KoreaRecruiting

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