DISTAL Study

Title:                                          EnDovascular therapy plus best medical treatment (BMT) versus BMT alone for MedIum VeSsel Occlusion sTroke - a prAgmatic, international, multicentre, randomized triaL (DISTAL)
Short Summary:This international, multicenter study investigates endovascular therapy in patients with stroke due to occlusion of a medium-sized cerebral artery. The data could provide the basis for missing therapy recommendations.
Study design:International, multicentre, pragmatic, randomised clinical trial
Status:closed
Local PI:Prof. Marios-Nikos Psychogios, Head of diagnost. and interv. Neuroradiology, and Prof. Urs Fischer, Head of Neurology, USB
Link:DISTAL Study
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