Could waiting to lower blood sugar after severe stroke improve outcomes?
NCT ID NCT07501533
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at whether starting insulin to lower high blood sugar on day 4 after a severe stroke is better than starting on day 1. About 200 adults with severe stroke and high blood sugar will be randomly assigned to early or delayed treatment. The goal is to see if delaying treatment leads to better neurological function and fewer deaths at 90 days.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- intravenous insulin
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that waiting a few days to lower blood sugar after a severe stroke leads to better recovery.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early phase 2 trial with only 200 participants, so results may not apply broadly. There is also a risk of hypoglycemia or infections from insulin therapy.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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.
- Ages
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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. Severe stroke within 24 hours of onset, meeting one of the following criteria: 1)Severe ischemic stroke: Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score ≤ 12 or National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score ≥ 15 or CT hypodensity \> 1/3 of middle cerebral artery (MCA) territory; 2)Severe intracerebral hemorrhage: Supratentorial hematoma volume ≥ 30 mL (thalamic hemorrhage ≥ 10 mL) or infratentorial hematoma volume ≥ 10 mL (brainstem hemorrhage ≥ 5 mL); 3)Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage; 3. Blood glucose level \> 10 mmol/L at randomization; 4. Signed informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Known history of type 1 diabetes mellitus; 2. Known allergy to insulin or diagnosis of insulinoma; 3. Pre-stroke modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score \> 1; 4. Hemodynamic instability refractory to medical treatment (systolic blood pressure \< 90 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure \< 60 mmHg); 5. Decompensated heart failure (New York Heart Association \[NYHA\] class III or IV); 6. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) \< 30 mL/min; 7. Expected survival \< 90 days due to malignancy; 8. Participation in another drug or device clinical trial within the past 30 days; 9. Women of childbearing potential who refuse to use effective contraception despite negative pregnancy test, pregnant women, or breastfeeding women.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical University (Yijishan Hospital)
RECRUITINGWuhu, Anhui, 241001, China
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