Long-term efficacy of remote ischaemic postconditioning after rt-PA intravenous thrombolysis in patients with acute ischaemic stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the long-term efficacy of remote ischaemic postconditioning (RIPC) on functional outcomes in patients with acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) who received intravenous thrombolysis (IVT).

Design

This was a post-trial follow-up study of a rater-blinded randomised controlled trial.

Setting

Single-centre study conducted in a tertiary hospital in China, with follow-up interviews performed via telephone approximately 4.8 years after randomisation (November 2022).

Participants

The original trial (NCT03218293) included 68 patients allocated either to the control group (n=34) or the RIPC group (n=32) between August 2017 and June 2018. For this follow-up, 62 patients (93.9%) were successfully contacted and included in the analysis.

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SUBMITTER: An J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12570954 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature