# Direct Mechanical Thrombectomy Versus Bridging Therapy

> **NCT05155540** · PHASE4 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Alexandria University** · enrollment: 51 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Thrombectomy
- Ischemic Stroke
- Large-Artery Atherosclerosis (Embolus/Thrombosis)

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Trevo and or Merci devices for stent retreival
- **DEVICE:** Penumbra system for stent aspiration
- **DRUG:** recombinant tissue plasminogen activator

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT05155540
- **Lead sponsor:** Alexandria University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE4
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2019-07-01
- **Primary completion:** 2020-07-01
- **Final completion:** 2020-09-01
- **Target enrollment:** 51 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2022-01-03


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05155540

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT05155540, "Direct Mechanical Thrombectomy Versus Bridging Therapy". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT05155540. Licensed CC0.

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