Could a cystic fibrosis drug help brain bleed survivors walk again?
NCT ID NCT06723717
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether giving dornase alfa (a drug already used for cystic fibrosis) daily for up to 14 days after a brain bleed from a ruptured aneurysm can help people recover better. The goal is to see if more patients can live independently at 6 months. The trial will enroll 304 adults and compares the drug to standard care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- dornase alfa (Pulmozyme®)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new treatment to prevent delayed brain damage after a ruptured aneurysm, helping more survivors regain independence.
- What could go wrong
- This is a Phase 2 trial with 304 participants, so results are still early. The drug has not been proven for this condition, and there is no guarantee it will improve outcomes.
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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 304 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A research network
The lead sponsor is a research network or cooperative group.
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: * Hospitalization for subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) due to aneurysm rupture * Onset of SAH symptoms less than 48 hours old * Aneurysm exclusion performed within the last 24 hours * No complications during exclusion procedure, confirmed on post-procedure CT scan * Fisher score \> 1 on initial brain CT scan prior to exclusion (first scan performed during emergency management) Exclusion Criteria: * Unidentified date of aneurysm rupture / rebleeding * Severe infections * Patient with impaired renal function (GFR \< 60ml/min/1.73m2 or serum creatinine \>1.5 mg/dL) * Immediate complications of neurosurgical intervention or embolization * Known hypersensitivity to dornase alfa, Chinese hamster ovary cell products or product excipients. * Previous disability (mRS\>1 prior to SAH) * Pregnant or breast-feeding women (negative urine pregnancy test for women aged 49 or under) * Participation in another interventional drug or medical device clinical trial within the 30 days prior to inclusion.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
6 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Poitiers
RECRUITINGPoitiers, Poitiers, 86000, France
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CHU Strasbourg
RECRUITINGStrasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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CHU de Grenoble
RECRUITINGGrenoble, Grenoble, France
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CHU de Montpellier
RECRUITINGMontpellier, Montpellier, France
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HCL de Lyon
RECRUITINGLyon, Lyon, 69002, France
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Hôpital FOCH
RECRUITINGSuresnes, Île-de-France Region, France
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