Intensive care protocol aims to tame brain hemorrhage in first critical hours
NCT ID NCT06648369
First seen Jul 02, 2026 ยท Last updated Jul 02, 2026
Summary
This trial investigates a 'maximal medical treatment' bundle for people with intracerebral hemorrhage (bleeding in the brain). The bundle includes rapid blood pressure control, reversal of blood thinners, and a drug to reduce bleeding, all delivered within the first 72 hours in a high-dependency unit. The study enrolls adults with non-traumatic brain bleeding within 6 hours of symptom onset and aims to see if this intensive approach is feasible and safe. If it works, it could lead to better outcomes for a condition that currently has limited treatment options.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only โ not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- MAX-ICH care bundle (intensive blood pressure control, anticoagulation reversal, tranexamic acid)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could become a standard treatment to reduce disability and death from intracerebral hemorrhage.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study focused on feasibility, not yet on proving effectiveness. The intensive protocol may be difficult to implement in all hospitals.
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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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Inselspital, University Hospital Bern
RECRUITINGBern, 3010, Switzerland
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