Eptifibatide in Endovascular Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke (EPOCH)

Summary

The study is a single-arm, open-label, multicenter clinical trial.The primary purpose of this trial is to evaluate the incidence of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke within 48 hours after the use of Eptifibatide injection. Patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with intravascular thrombolytic therapy, mechanical thrombolysis, angioplasty and so on were treated with Eptifibatide injection on the first day, followed by the second day, the third day, the discharge day and the 90 days.

Timeline

Start

2019-04-06

Primary completion

2020-06-30

Completion

2020-12-31

Publications

• Ma G, Sun X, Cheng H, Burgin WS, Luo W, Jia W, Liu Y, He W, Geng X, Zhu L, Chen X, Shi H, Xu H, Zhang L, Wang A, Mo D, Ma N, Gao F, Song L, Huo X, Deng Y, Liu L, Luo G, Jia B, Tong X, Liu L, Ren Z, Miao Z; EPOCH Study and ANGEL-ACT Study Groups. Combined Approach to Eptifibatide and Thrombectomy in Acute Ischemic Stroke Because of Large Vessel Occlusion: A Matched-Control Analysis. Stroke. 2022 May;53(5):1580-1588. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.121.036754. Epub 2022 Feb 2.

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