Plain-English translation of NCT07242768 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
This is a follow-up study for people who already participated in a previous research program testing regular physical exercise in patients with symptomatic intracranial arterial stenosis (ICAS)—a condition where arteries inside the brain become dangerously narrow. Researchers want to track your health for three more years to understand whether the exercise program you did over the past year continues to protect you from stroke and other serious health events.
Patients with narrowed brain arteries face a significant risk of stroke, and doctors want to know whether exercise can reduce that risk over the long term. This study will help answer whether the benefits of regular exercise last beyond the first year and whether exercise should be recommended as part of standard care for this condition.
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You will continue your normal routine and medical care without any new exercise programs or interventions. Researchers will follow up with you periodically over three years to check on your health, asking about any strokes, heart attacks, falls, or other medical events you may have experienced, and possibly completing brief health assessments. This is an observational study, meaning doctors are simply watching and recording what happens to you rather than testing a new treatment.
AI-generated summary from trial data · Aug 6, 2026 · Not medical advice
China
Sponsor
Capital Medical University
Enrollment target
~1,300 participants
Started
January 2026
Primary completion
November 2028
Age range
40 Years – 80 Years
Last updated on clinicaltrials.gov in January 2026.
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Central contact
Xunming Ji
Capital Medical University
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