New hope for Late-Stroke patients: drug before procedure may boost recovery
NCT ID NCT06987305
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether giving a clot-busting drug (rhTNK-tPA) before a clot-removal procedure helps stroke patients who arrive 4.5 to 24 hours after symptoms start. About 820 adults with a blocked large artery in the brain will receive either the drug or a placebo. The goal is to see if the drug improves blood flow and leads to better recovery at 90 days, while also checking for risks like bleeding in the brain.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 820 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2028
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.
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18 years and older
- 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: 1. Age ≥18 years; 2. Acute ischemic stroke presenting within 4.5-24 hours of last known well; 3. No significant pre-stroke functional disability: for age \<80 years, pre-stroke modified Rankin scale (mRS) ≤2; for age ≥80 years, prestroke mRS ≤1; 4. Baseline NIHSS score ≥5; 5. Imaging criteria of BOTH: 1. Occlusion on CTA/MRA in one of the following vessels: M1/M2 segment of middle cerebral artery, A1 segment of anterior cerebral artery, V4 segment of vertebral artery, basilar artery, or P1 segment of posterior cerebral artery. For A1, or P1 occlusions, vessel diameter must be ≥0.75 mm; 2. For anterior circulation occlusion: CTP/MRP demonstrating mismatch ratio ≥1.8, absolute mismatch volume ≥15 mL, and ischemic core volume \<70 mL; OR have a mismatch between the presence of an abnormal signal on MRI diffusion-weighted imaging and no visible signal change on FLAIR. For posterior circulation occlusion: pc-ASPECTS score ≥6. 6. Plan to received endovascular thrombectomy; 7. The patient or their legal representative provides written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Intracranial hemorrhage confirmed by CT/MRI; 2. Already received intravenous thrombolytic after index stroke.; 3. Pregnancy or lactation; 4. Concurrent participation in other investigation drug clinical trials; 5. Arterial tortuosity or other vascular anomalies precluding endovascular access to target vessel; 6. Pre-existing neurological/psychiatric disorders interfering with neurological assessment; 7. Space-occupying intracranial tumors (except small meningiomas ≤3 cm); 8. Intracranial aneurysm or arteriovenous malformation; 9. Terminal illness with life expectancy \<6 months; 10. Anticipated inability to complete follow-up assessments.
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Conditions
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The places running it
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Jiujiang First People's Hospital
RECRUITINGJiujiang, Jiangxi, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University
RECRUITINGNanchang, Jiangxi, China
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Wuhan No. 1 Hospital
RECRUITINGWuhan, Hubei, 430000, China
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Xiangtan Central Hospital
RECRUITINGXiangtan, Hunan, 421001, China
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