Table 1.

Representative stroke trials and the age of patients represented.

Clinical trials	Age of patients (years)
IMS-III	18–82
SYNTHESIS EXPANSION	18–80
SWIFT	22–85
PENUMBRA PIVOTAL TRIAL	63.5+/–13.5
MERCI	67+/–15.5
NINDS Part I	<77
NINDS Part 2	<81
MR CLEAN	23–96 (IQR, 54.5–76)
ESCAPE	No upper age limit (IQR, 60–81)
EXTEND-IA	No upper age limit (oldest patient enrolled 81)