Neurointerventional Practice Change Following Distal Medium Vessel Occlusion Randomized Controlled Trials: A Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent randomized trials showed no benefit of mechanical thrombectomy (MT) for ischemic stroke due to distal medium vessel occlusion (DMVO). We sought to understand the use of MT for DMVO stroke treatment before and after the publication of these trials.

Methods

We conducted an email survey of 47 comprehensive stroke centers across the United States, which are participating in a National Institutes of Health-funded randomized controlled trial (RCT; Unique identifier: NCT05948566). The questionnaire was developed and modified with expert feedback. Site principal investigators were asked to discuss the DMVO RCT results with their local clinical teams and to subsequently respond to survey questions in a manner that reflected team-based decision-making regarding MT fo

SUBMITTER: Aziz YN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12771975 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature