What this phase means
This study does not use the classic phase 1–4 drug ladder. It may be a device, a behavior program, a surgery timing study, or an early feasibility test.
Phase labels are FDA/ICH categories applied to the registry Phase field. They are not a finding that this study succeeded.
What the registry says happens
If you join, the listed intervention(s) are Pemafibrate. The registry lists allocation as randomized. The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether pemafibrate can help prevent worsening of intracranial arterial stenosis (ICAS) in patients who have symptomatic ICAS and high triglycerides (TG) levels after ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA).
They plan to enroll about 270 people at 42 sites. Taking part typically means taking a study drug (or dummy pill) plus check-ins.
Official title (unrewritten)
Triglyceride-lowering Therapy With Pemafibrate for Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in Patients With Symptomatic Intracranial Artery Stenosis: a Multi-center, Open-label, Randomized Controlled Trial (PPAR-ICAS)
Interventions: Pemafibrate
Primary outcome (registry wording): Progression in intracranial arterial stenosis on CTA at 12 months from enrollment (progression vs. no progression [no change or improvement])