Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Prevention of Stroke Recurrence and Disease Progression in Cerebral Small Vessel Disease With Cilostazol

Lead Sponsor:

First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College

Conditions:

Cerebral Small Vessel Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

This study is designed to evaluate whether cilostazol, an antiplatelet medication, is more effective and safer than aspirin or clopidogrel in preventing recurrent strokes and slowing disease progressi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age between 18 and 80 years.
  • Diagnosis of small artery occlusion ischemic stroke based on the TOAST classification, with symptom onset within the past 6 months.
  • MRI findings indicating white matter hyperintensities, with Fazekas grade ≥2.
  • mRS (modified Rankin Scale) score ≤2.
  • CDR (Clinical Dementia Rating) score \<1.

Exclusion

  • Presence of other central nervous system (CNS) disorders, including CNS infections, immune-mediated or degenerative diseases, epilepsy, intracranial tumors, etc.
  • History of drug or alcohol abuse, or severe psychiatric disorders.
  • Diagnosis of malignant tumors.
  • Severe hepatic dysfunction (alanine aminotransferase \[ALT\] or aspartate aminotransferase \[AST\] \>3 times the upper limit of normal) or renal impairment (creatinine clearance \<25 mL/min).
  • Concomitant congestive heart failure.
  • Systemic hemorrhagic disorders or bleeding tendency, including platelet count ≤100,000/mm³, coagulation abnormalities, gastrointestinal ulcers, or history of non-traumatic symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage.
  • Conditions requiring long-term anticoagulation therapy, such as atrial fibrillation or deep vein thrombosis.
  • Known allergy or contraindication to cilostazol, clopidogrel, or aspirin.
  • Requirement for dual antiplatelet therapy during the study period (e.g., due to vascular stent implantation or symptomatic intracranial arterial stenosis).
  • Inability to complete scale assessments or comply with long-term follow-up.
  • Pregnancy, lactation, or planning to become pregnant.
  • Participation in another interventional clinical trial.
  • Any other condition deemed unsuitable for study participation by the investigator.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 20 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

632 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT07180472

Start Date

September 20 2025

End Date

December 1 2027

Last Update

September 23 2025

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