Cilostazol for Preventing Recurrent Stroke

This study is testing if adding cilostazol, a medication, to your current aspirin or clopidogrel treatment can help prevent future strokes and heart attacks. You may be able to join if you've had a stroke or mini-stroke (TIA) in the last 180 days and are already taking aspirin or clopidogrel. The study aims to see if this combination reduces serious heart-related events over up to four years. The current status of this study is unclear, but it plans to enroll about 2000 participants.

Study design
This is an interventional study comparing cilostazol to a placebo (an inactive pill) in about 2000 participants.
What's involved
You would take either cilostazol or a placebo pill twice daily, starting with a lower dose for the first two weeks to help with tolerability.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants will be followed for up to four years after they are randomly assigned to a treatment group.

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NCT07174414

Cilostazol for Prevention of Recurrent Stroke Trial

Not Yet Recruiting
PHASE3Ages 40+InterventionalPrevention
Stanford University
~2,000 participants
Updated 2025-09-16 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Cilostazol 100 mgPlacebo

At a glance

Recruiting sites
0 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE)
Measured over Up to 4 years after randomization
Stroke Recurrence
Myocardial Infarction
Vascular Death
Ischemic Stroke
TIA (Transient Ischemic Attack)
Stroke (CVA) or Transient Ischemic Attack
Recurrent Stroke
1 sites across 1 states
California1
  • Maarten Lansberg, MD, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Stanford University

This trial hasn't published a contact. View it on ClinicalTrials.gov

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Diagnosis of stroke or mini-stroke (also called TIA) within the last 180 days
Currently taking aspirin or clopidogrel (not both) to prevent another stroke

Exclusion

Had a spontaneous brain bleed within the last 2 years.
Moderate to severe heart failure.
Life expectancy is less than 6 months.
  • Major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE)Up to 4 years after randomization

    Time to stroke (ischemic and hemorrhagic), acute myocardial infarction, or vascular death