Can a stroke drug shrink brain damage after clot removal?
NCT ID NCT07800572
First seen Sep 02, 2026 · Last updated Sep 09, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This trial tests whether anisodine hydrobromide can reduce brain damage in people who have had a severe ischemic stroke and are undergoing a procedure to remove the blood clot. The study includes about 200 adults aged 18 to 80 with a blockage in a major artery in the front of the brain. Participants receive either the drug or a placebo by intravenous infusion twice daily for 7 days, and researchers measure the size of the stroke-related brain injury and how well patients recover over 90 days.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Anisodine hydrobromide, a drug given by intravenous infusion twice daily for 7 days after stroke treatment
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new treatment to limit brain damage and improve recovery after a severe ischemic stroke.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early phase 2 trial, so the drug may not prove effective or safe. The results will need confirmation in larger studies before it could become a standard treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 204 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2026
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18-80 years * Anterior-circulation large-vessel occlusion involving the intracranial ICA, M1, or proximal/dominant M2 * Eligible for endovascular treatment within 24 hours of last known well * Baseline NIHSS score ≥6 * Baseline ASPECTS ≥6 * Pre-stroke mRS score 0-1 * Written informed consent provided by the participant or legally authorized representative Exclusion Criteria: * Intracranial hemorrhage on baseline imaging * Significant bleeding disorder or coagulopathy * Vascular anatomy unsuitable for EVT * Pregnancy, breastfeeding, or planned pregnancy within 90 days * Known hypersensitivity or severe intolerance to anisodine hydrobromide * Contraindication to anticholinergic drugs * Severe arrhythmia or hemodynamic instability * Severe psychiatric disorder, dementia, or impaired consciousness precluding consent or follow-up * Malignancy or other severe systemic disease with a life expectancy \<90 days * Participation in another clinical trial within 30 days before enrollment or concurrently * Any condition that, in the investigator's opinion, makes the patient unsuitable for study participation
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
11 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Anji County People's Hospital
RECRUITINGHuzhou, China
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Anyang People's Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAnyang, China
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Jiuquan People's Hospital
RECRUITINGJiuquan, China
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Lishui Central Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLishui, China
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Shangqiu First People's Hospitl
RECRUITINGShangqiu, China
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Suzhou Municipal Hospital of Anhui Province
RECRUITINGSuzhou, China
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Taizhou Enze Medical Center (Group) Enze Hospital
RECRUITINGTaizhou, China
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The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University
RECRUITINGXuzhou, China
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Xuanwu Hospital,Capital Medical University
RECRUITINGBeijing, China
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Zhangpu County Hospital
RECRUITINGZhangzhou, China
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Zibo Central Hospital
RECRUITINGZibo, China
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