Brain bleed breakthrough? Clot-Busting drug shows promise in small trial
NCT ID NCT00823485
First seen Jun 27, 2026 ยท Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether giving a clot-busting drug directly into the brain's fluid spaces could save lives after a severe brain bleed caused by a burst aneurysm. Nineteen patients with heavy bleeding inside the brain's chambers received the treatment. The main goal was to see if it reduced deaths within 30 days, and the secondary goal was to see if it lowered long-term disability.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2/3
Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.
- Participants
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19 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Oct 2005
- Finished
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Dec 2009
- 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 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * subarachnoid hemorrhage by aneurysm rupture * severe intraventricular hemorraghia Exclusion Criteria: * pregnant women * hemostasis disturbance
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Neurosurgery department , Nice University Hospital
Nice, 06000, France
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