NeuroAiD Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients With Mild to Moderate Ischemic Stroke (NAiD-PRO)

September 14, 2026 updated by: EVD Pharmacy and Medical Company Limited

A Randomized, Controlled Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of MLC901 (NeuroAiD™ II) in Patients With Mild to Moderate Ischemic Stroke.

This is a randomized, controlled, open-label study of MLC901 (NeuroAiD™ II) in patients with mild to moderate ischemic stroke. Eligible participants will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to receive MLC901 in combination with standard treatment or standard treatment alone for 12 weeks.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

A total of 80 patients will be included, with approximately 40 patients randomized to each treatment group.

Group 1: Participants will receive MLC901 (400 mg, 2 capsules per dose, 3 times daily) in combination with standard treatment according to the protocol.

Group 2: Participants will receive standard treatment according to the protocol.

The treatment period will last for 12 weeks. An optional follow-up visit at Week 24 may be conducted to assess the durability of the treatment effect.

Efficacy assessments will include the EuroQol 5-Dimension 5-Level (EQ-5D-5L), EuroQol Visual Analogue Scale (EQ-VAS), Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication Version 1.4 (TSQM-1.4), Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA), National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), modified Rankin Scale (mRS), muscle strength assessment, and MRI-based assessment of cerebral infarct volume.

Safety will be assessed throughout the study through the monitoring of adverse events and hemorrhagic complications.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

80

Phase

  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Vietnam
      • Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
        • Recruiting
        • Traditional Medicine Institute
        • Contact:
        • Contact:
          • Thanh Tuyen Nguyen
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Nguyen Hao Nhien Le
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Le Anh Trung Nguyen
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Tri Cuong Nguyen
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Thi My Phuong Ho
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Dinh Hung Nguyen
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Thi Phuoc Hoa Ta
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Ngoc Ha Phuong Dang
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Le Bao Quyen Nguyen
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Thi Lan Huong Dinh

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Male or female.
  2. Aged 18 to 80 years, inclusive.
  3. Diagnosed with ischemic stroke, with brain imaging findings consistent with the diagnosis, and enrolled 2-10 days after stroke onset.
  4. Baseline National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score of 1-15 at the time of screening.
  5. Clinically stable at the time of enrollment.
  6. Considered by the treating physician to be a suitable candidate for active rehabilitation.
  7. Able to comply with the requirements of the study protocol and has provided written informed consent to participate in the study, either personally or through a legally authorized representative, as applicable, before any study-specific procedures are performed.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Other neurological or psychiatric disorders that may interfere with study assessments, including:

    • Hemorrhagic stroke.
    • Evidence of other significant non-ischemic brain lesions that may affect long-term functional outcomes or disability.
    • Evidence of progressive medical conditions that may interfere with study assessments or follow-up (e.g., cancer, kidney failure, liver cirrhosis, severe dementia, or psychiatric disorders).
    • Any medical, psychiatric, or cognitive condition that, in the investigator's opinion, may place the participant at risk during study participation, interfere with the conduct of study procedures, compromise study follow- up, or confound the study results.
  2. Contraindication to any study procedure.
  3. Clinically unstable condition within 24 hours after thrombolysis (intravenous/endovascular) or thrombectomy.
  4. Use of Cerebrolysin, piracetam, erythropoietin, edaravone, or vinpocetine within 30 days prior to enrollment.
  5. Current use of finished medicinal products or herbal medicinal products containing ingredients that overlap with any component of MLC901.
  6. Participation in another investigational drug or medical device trial within 30 days prior to enrollment.
  7. Pregnancy or breastfeeding. Women of childbearing potential are eligible only if they commit to complete abstinence from sexual intercourse or use effective contraception (excluding systemic hormonal contraceptives). Participants receiving hormone replacement therapy are not eligible (this applies to premenopausal, postmenopausal, or surgically sterilized women).
  8. History of food allergy or hypersensitivity to any component of MLC901

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: MLC901 (NeuroAiD™ II) + Standard Treatment
Participants will receive MLC901 (NeuroAiD™ II) (400 mg, 2 capsules per dose, 3 times daily) in combination with standard treatment according to the protocol for 12 weeks.
Drug: MLC901
MLC901 (NeuroAiD™ II) 400 mg hard capsules, administered orally at a dose of 2 capsules three times daily for 12 weeks, in combination with standard treatment according to the protocol.
Other Names:
  • NeuroAiD™ II
Other: Standard treatment for acute ischemic stroke
Participants will receive standard treatment for acute ischemic stroke according to the study protocol for 12 weeks
Active Comparator: Standard Treatment
Participants will receive standard treatment according to the protocol for 12 weeks.
Other: Standard treatment for acute ischemic stroke
Participants will receive standard treatment for acute ischemic stroke according to the study protocol for 12 weeks

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
EuroQol 5-Dimension 5-Level (EQ-5D-5L)
Time Frame: Baseline, Day 7 and Day 14
The EQ-5D-5L is a patient-reported measure of health-related quality of life covering five dimensions: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression. Each dimension has five levels of response.
Baseline, Day 7 and Day 14
EuroQol Visual Analogue Scale (EQ-VAS)
Time Frame: Baseline, Day 7 and Day 14
The EQ-VAS records the participant's self-rated health on a vertical visual analogue scale ranging from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst health the participant can imagine and 100 represents the best health the participant can imagine.
Baseline, Day 7 and Day 14
Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication Version 1.4 (TSQM-1.4)
Time Frame: Baseline, Day 7 and Day 14
The TSQM-1.4 is a patient-reported questionnaire used to assess treatment satisfaction across the domains of effectiveness, side effects, convenience, and global satisfaction.
Baseline, Day 7 and Day 14
Adverse Events
Time Frame: From baseline through Week 12, and at the optional Week 24 follow-up visit.
Frequency, incidence rate, and severity of adverse events during the study period.
From baseline through Week 12, and at the optional Week 24 follow-up visit.
Hemorrhagic Complications
Time Frame: From baseline through Week 12, and at the optional Week 24 follow-up visit.
Presence or absence of hemorrhagic complications during the study period.
From baseline through Week 12, and at the optional Week 24 follow-up visit.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Modified Rankin Scale (mRS)
Time Frame: Baseline, Week 4 and Week 12
The modified Rankin Scale (mRS) is used to assess the degree of disability or dependence in daily activities following stroke. Scores range from 0 (no symptoms) to 6 (death).
Baseline, Week 4 and Week 12
Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA)
Time Frame: Baseline, Day 14, Week 4 and Week 12
The Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) is a stroke-specific, performance-based impairment index. It is designed to assess motor functioning, balance, sensation, and joint functioning following stroke.
Baseline, Day 14, Week 4 and Week 12
National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
Time Frame: Baseline, Day 14 and Week 12
The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) is used to assess neurological impairment following stroke. Scores range from 0 to 42, with higher scores indicating greater neurological impairment.
Baseline, Day 14 and Week 12
Maximum Muscle Strength
Time Frame: Baseline, Day 7, Day 14, Day 21, Week 4, Week 8 and Week 12
Maximum muscle strength will be assessed using the Mobie fixed-belt hand-held dynamometer.
Baseline, Day 7, Day 14, Day 21, Week 4, Week 8 and Week 12
Cerebral Infarct Volume on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Time Frame: Baseline and Week 12 (±7 days)
Change in cerebral infarct volume from baseline will be assessed using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Baseline and Week 12 (±7 days)

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

EVD Pharmacy and Medical Company Limited

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

September 10, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

September 1, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 1, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 14, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 14, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

September 18, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 18, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 14, 2026

Last Verified

September 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • EFSA2026_01

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

IPD Plan Description

Once decided, only anonymized IPD may be shared with other collaborative stroke trials consortiums.

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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