Dl-3-n-butylphthalide and Cerebrolysin Treatment in Acute Ischemic Stroke

Summary

The investigators conducted a randomized, double-blind, trial enrolled 60 patients within 12 hours of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in China. Patients were randomly assigned to receive a 10-day infusion of dl-3-n-butylphthalide (NBP) or cerebrolysin, or placebo. National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and Barthel Index (BI) were used to evaluate the efficacy in the patients with AIS at 11-day and 21-day after therapy. Adverse events were also analyzed among the three groups.

Timeline

Start

2010-01

Primary completion

2010-05

Completion

2010-05

Publications

• Xue LX, Zhang T, Zhao YW, Geng Z, Chen JJ, Chen H. Efficacy and safety comparison of DL-3-n-butylphthalide and Cerebrolysin: Effects on neurological and behavioral outcomes in acute ischemic stroke. Exp Ther Med. 2016 May;11(5):2015-2020. doi: 10.3892/etm.2016.3139. Epub 2016 Mar 10.

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