Objectives:Currently, there is a paucity of optimal treatment methods for ischemic stroke. This study conducted a meta-analysis of the application value of indobufen combined with clopidogrel in the field of ischemic stroke.
Methods:The randomized controlled trials of indobufen combined with/without clopidogrel for the treatment of ischemic stroke were retrieved in Cochrane Library, PubMed, and CNKI from the establishment time of database to November 28, 2023. Cochrane risk-of-bias tool and Review Manager software were used for study quality evaluation and meta-analysis, respectively.
Results:A total of 5 studies were ultimately included, published from 2021 to 2023, with a total of 408 patients. The meta-analysis results showed that the intervention group had a higher effective rate in treating stroke than the control group, with statistically significant difference (94.25% vs 75.29%, relative risk = 1.25, 95% confidence interval [CI] [1.14, 1.37], P < 0.00001), and there was no significant heterogeneity among the studies (P = 0.64, I2 = 0%). In addition, the meta-analysis results indicated that indobufen combined with clopidogrel decreased National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score (mean difference [MD] = −3.52, 95% CI [−5.7, −1.35], P = 0.001), fibrinogen (MD = −0.65, 95% CI [−1.1, −0.2], P = 0.004), platelet aggregation (MD = −5.84, 95% CI [−6.96, −4.73], P < 0.00001), whole blood low shear viscosity (MD = −4.38, 95% CI [−4.81, −3.94], P < 0.00001), and whole blood high shear viscosity (MD = −0.96, 95% CI [−1.19, −0.73], P < 0.00001) and elevated thrombin time (MD = 0.42, 95% CI [0.09, 0.74], P = 0.01), but had no statistical effects on activated partial thromboplastin time and adverse reactions.
Conclusion:The dual antiplatelet therapy regimen using indobufen and clopidogrel is suitable for the treatment of ischemic stroke, which can effectively alleviate neurological damage and inhibit cerebral thrombogenesis.