Could a drug calm brain inflammation after stroke? new trial aims to find out

NCT ID NCT07263776

First seen Jan 07, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether adding an interleukin-6 receptor inhibitor (a drug that reduces inflammation) to standard emergency stroke treatment helps people recover better after a severe stroke caused by a large blood clot in the front part of the brain. About 692 adults who are eligible for emergency clot removal will receive either the drug or a placebo. The main goal is to see if the drug improves disability levels three months after the stroke.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Beijing Red Cross Emergency Medical Center

    Beijing, China

  • Binzhou Medical University Hospital

    Binzhou, Shandong, China

  • Daliuta Experimental District People's Hospital of Shenmu City

    Yulin, Shanxi, China

  • Henan Provincial People's Hospital

    Zhengzhou, Henan, China

  • Huixian People's Hospital

    Xinxiang, Henan, China

  • Jiaozuo No.2 People's Hospital

    Jiaozuo, Henan, China

  • Jiaxing First Hospital

    Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China

  • Jincheng People's Hospital

    Jincheng, Shanxi, China

  • JingDong ZhongMei Hospital

    Langfang, Hebei, China

  • Jun County People's Hospital

    Hebi, Henan, China

  • Lingshan County People's Hospital

    Qinzhou, Guangxi, China

  • Linshu Country People's Hospital

    Linyi, Shandong, China

  • Linyi People's Hospital

    Linyi, Shandong, China

  • Lishui Central Hospital

    Lishui, Zhejiang, China

  • Luoyang Central Hospital

    Luoyang, Henan, China

  • Mengjin County People's Hospital

    Luoyang, Henan, China

  • Nantong First People's Hospital

    Nantong, Jiangsu, China

  • Nanyang Central Hospital

    Nanyang, Henan, China

  • Nanyang Nanshi Hospital

    Nanyang, Henan, China

  • Nanyang Second People's Hospital

    Nanyang, Henan, China

  • Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital

    Ningbo, Zhejiang, China

  • Ningbo NO.2 Hospital

    Ningbo, Zhejiang, China

  • Ningling County People's Hospital

    Shangqiu, Henan, China

  • People's Hospital of Dongying

    Dongying, Shandong, China

  • Puyang Oilfield General Hospital

    Puyang, Henan, China

  • Qingdao Huangdao District Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

    Qingdao, Shandong, China

  • Shangqiu No.1 People's Hospital

    Shangqiu, Henan, China

  • Shanxi Bethune Hospital

    Taiyuan, Shanxi, China

  • Shanxi Medical University First Hospital

    Taiyuan, Shanxi, China

  • Shenzhen Longhua District People's Hospital

    Shenzhen, China

  • Si Country People's Hospital

    Suzhou, Anhui, China

  • Suixi County Hospital

    Suzhou, Anhui, China

  • Suzhou Hospital of Anhui Medical University

    Suzhou, Anhui, China

  • Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University

    Taizhou, Zhejiang, China

  • Tanghe County People's Hospital

    Nanyang, Henan, China

  • Tangshan Workers Hospital

    Tangshan, Hebei, China

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University

    Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan Medical University

    Xinxiang, Henan, China

  • The People's Hospital of Anyang

    Anyang, Henan, China

  • The People's Hospital of Xianyang

    Xianyang, Shanxi, China

  • The second Hospital of Qinhuangdao

    Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China

  • Tianyou Hospital Affliated to Wuhan University of Science &Technology

    Wuhan, Hubei, China

  • Wenzhou People's Hospital

    Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China

  • Xiangyang No.1 People's hospital

    Xiangyang, Hubei, China

  • Xihua County People's Hospital

    Zhoukou, Henan, China

  • Xing'an league People's Hospital

    Xing’an, Inner Mongolia, China

  • Xinxiang Central Hospital

    Xinxiang, Henan, China

  • Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University

    Beijing, 100053, China

  • Yiyuan Country People's Hospital

    Zibo, Shandong, China

  • Yueqing People's Hospital

    Yueqing, Zhejiang, China

  • Yutian Hospital

    Tangshan, Hebei, China

  • Zhangzhou Municipal Hospital

    Zhangzhou, Fujian, China

  • Zhongxiang Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital

    Zhongxiang, Wuhan, China

  • Zibo Central Hospital

    Zibo, Shandong, China

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

ischemic stroke stroke disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.