AIIMS Delhi conducts India’s first dedicated clinical trial of advanced brain stent

New Delhi, Dec 14: AIIMS Delhi has achieved a milestone in stroke care by conducting the country’s first dedicated clinical trial of a cutting-edge and advanced brain stent made for treating severe strokes.

The GRASSROOT trial, which evaluated the Supernova stent (Gravity Medical Technology), has found excellent safety and efficacy outcomes in the treatment of severe strokes, officials said.

The results were published in the ‘Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery’ (JNIS), part of the prestigious British Medical Journal group.