Combining Aspirin With Cilostazol or Clopidogrel in Minor Stroke or TIA

Summary

Along with the current clinical trial, the efficacy and safety of a 300 mg loading dose of clopidogrel administered within 24 hours of the first-ever minor stroke or TIA compared to 200 mg cilostazol were assessed through NIHSS, mRS, and possible adverse effects

Timeline

Start

2022-04-15

Primary completion

2024-09-15

Completion

2024-09-30

Publications

• Results Paciaroni M, Ince B, Hu B, Jeng JS, Kutluk K, Liu L, Lou M, Parfenov V, Wong KSL, Zamani B, Paek D, Min Han J, Del Aguila M, Girotra S. Benefits and Risks of Clopidogrel vs. Aspirin Monotherapy after Recent Ischemic Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Cardiovasc Ther. 2019 Dec 1;2019:1607181. doi: 10.1155/2019/1607181. eCollection 2019.
• Results Meyer DM, Albright KC, Allison TA, Grotta JC. LOAD: a pilot study of the safety of loading of aspirin and clopidogrel in acute ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2008 Jan-Feb;17(1):26-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2007.09.006.

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