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NCT00153062 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 4

PRoFESS - Prevention Regimen For Effectively Avoiding Second Strokes

A Phase 4 study, sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 4
Development phase
20,332
Enrollment target

NCT00153062: Completed Phase 4 study, sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim.

NCT00153062 is a Phase 4 study that has completed, run by Boehringer Ingelheim. The registered enrollment target is 20,332 participants, above the 516-participant average among 9,235 other Phase 4 trials with a reported enrollment target (3840% higher). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00153062, a Phase 4 study, has completed, sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 4
Development phase
20,332 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The purpose of the trial is to determine if extended-release dipyridamole + aspirin \[Aggrenox, Asasa ntin\] is superior to clopidogrel \[Plavix\], and if telmisartan \[Micardis, Gliosartan, Kinzal, Kinzalm ono, Predxal, Pritor, Samertan, Telmisartan\] is superior to placebo, in the presence of background antihypertensive therapy, in prevention of a second stroke in patients who have recently suffered a stroke and therefore are at high risk of suffering another one.

Interventions

  • DRUG Aggrenox
  • DRUG Clopidogrel placebo
  • DRUG Micardis

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 20,332 participants
Start Date 2003-08
Phase Phase 4
Boehringer Ingelheim

515 total trials

What the finished NCT00153062 record still lists

NCT00153062 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. Its 20,332 participants enrollment target places it among the larger protocols in the corpus, above the 516-participant average among 9,235 other Phase 4 trials with a reported enrollment target (3840% higher).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 3 interventions - of which Aggrenox is the first listed.

NCT00153062 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00153062 about?

NCT00153062 is a clinical study titled "PRoFESS - Prevention Regimen For Effectively Avoiding Second Strokes". The purpose of the trial is to determine if extended-release dipyridamole + aspirin \[Aggrenox, Asasa ntin\] is superior to clopidogrel \[Plavix\], and if telmisartan \[Micardis, Gliosartan, Kinzal, Kinzalm ono, Predxal, Pritor, Samertan, Telmisartan\] is superior to placebo, in the presence of back...

What is the current status of trial NCT00153062?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 4 study. The enrollment target is 20,332 participants. The study started on 2003-08.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00153062?

The interventions under investigation include: Aggrenox (DRUG), Clopidogrel placebo (DRUG), Micardis (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00153062?

This trial is sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim, which has 515 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00153062's enrollment target sits among peer trials

20,332 5th of 2000 higher than 1,996 of 2,000 other Phase 4 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00153062, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT00153062 (large enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.