# SENIOR: Stroke Prevention in the Elderly by Patent Foramen Ovale closuRe vs Anticoagulation

> **NCT07479147** · — · RECRUITING · sponsor: **Taichung Veterans General Hospital** · enrollment: 400 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Ischemic Stroke
- Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source
- Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO)
- Elderly

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** PFO closure
- **DRUG:** Medication

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT07479147
- **Lead sponsor:** Taichung Veterans General Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2025-12-16
- **Primary completion:** 2031-12-31
- **Final completion:** 2031-12-31
- **Target enrollment:** 400 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-23

## Collaborators

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07479147

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT07479147, "SENIOR: Stroke Prevention in the Elderly by Patent Foramen Ovale closuRe vs Anticoagulation". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT07479147. Licensed CC0.

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