Could a single fixed dose stop brain bleeds in patients on blood thinners?
NCT ID NCT06096051
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study looked at whether a fixed dose of a drug called 4F-PCC is safe and effective for reversing the effects of common blood thinners (rivaroxaban or apixaban) in patients with brain bleeding. Researchers compared this fixed-dose approach to the standard weight-based dosing in 76 adults. The goal was to see if the simpler fixed dose could control bleeding just as well.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- 4-factor prothrombin complex concentrate (4F-PCC)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could simplify emergency treatment for brain bleeding in patients on common blood thinners, potentially saving lives.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 76 participants. Results may not apply to all patients, and the fixed dose may not work as well as weight-based dosing in some cases.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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76 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- Finished
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Jun 2024
- 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.
Who is studied
patients 18 years of age * ICH (traumatic and spontaneous) * Administration of at least one dose of 4F-PCC * Admitted to the MHS between July 1, 2018 and May 30, 2023 * Rivaroxaban or apixaban use prior to admission
- Ages
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18 to 75 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: * • ≥18 years of age * ICH (traumatic and spontaneous) * Administration of at least one dose of 4F-PCC * Admitted to the MHS between July 1, 2018 and May 30, 2023 * Rivaroxaban or apixaban use prior to admission Exclusion Criteria: * • Warfarin or dabigatran use prior to admission * Prisoners * Pregnancy * \<18 years of age
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Methodist Dallas Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, 75203, United States
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