The investigation is a prospective, multi-center, single arm clinical study. The trial is anticipated to last from December 2022 to December 2030 with 1000 subjects recruited in around 50 Chinese centers. The population for this study is subjects with intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis who are suitable candidates for stent angioplasty. Patients fulfilling all of the inclusion criteria and none of the exclusion criteria will be enrolled after they signed the informed consent form. The study consists of ten visits including preoperative screening, operation date, 30 days, 3, 6 months, 1, 2, 3, 4 years and 5 years. The primary outcome was a composite of stroke or death within 30 days or any ischemic stroke or revascularization from the original culprit intracranial artery beyond 30 days through 12 months after operation.
The primary objective of this trial is to evaluate the long-term safety and efficacy of the NOVA intracranial drug-eluting stent system in real world patients with intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis.