Could a quick second drug boost stroke recovery?
NCT ID NCT06045156
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether giving the blood thinner tirofiban soon after standard clot-busting medication helps people recover better from a stroke. About 1,084 adults with moderate stroke symptoms will receive either tirofiban or a placebo within 6 hours of the initial treatment. The main goal is to see if more patients achieve excellent functional outcomes (able to do daily activities without help) at 90 days.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 1,084 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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 old; 2. Clinically diagnosed as acute ischemic stroke and received standard dose (0.25mg/kg) of tenecteplase IVT within 4.5 hours of onset; 3. Total National Institute of Health stroke scale (NIHSS)≥4 or single limb motor item score≥2, and total NIHSS≤15 after IVT; 4. Tirofiban or placebo treatment can be initiated within 6h after IVT; 5. mRS score before onset≤ 1; 6. Intracranial hemorrhage is ruled out by CT head after IVT; Exclusion Criteria: 1. Received or plan to undergo bridge therapy; 2. Large area of infarct indicated by radiological imaging(≥1/3 of middle cerebral artery supply area); 3. Atrial fibrillation or suspected cardiac embolism; 4. Accompanied by epileptic seizures; 5. Using antiplatelet, anticoagulant or fibrinolytic agents within 24h before recruitment; 6. Active bleeding or tendency to bleed after receipt of intravenous thrombolysis; 7. Digestive system bleeding, urinary system bleeding, hemorrhagic retinopathy or other systemic bleeding events within 1 year; 8. Severe renal or liver insufficiency; ALT or AST\>3 times of the upper limit of normal value or above; creatinine clearance rate\<30 mL/min, creatinine\>200μmol/L; 9. Life expectancy less than 3 months; 10. Pregnant or lactating women; 11. Known allergy to tirofiban; 12. Being enrolled or having been enrolled in other clinical trial within 3 months prior to this clinical trial.; 13. Patients who are unwilling to be followed up or likely to have poor treatment compliance; 14. Other situations that the researcher deems unsuitable for inclusion in the study.
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Locations
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The first hospital of Jilin University
RECRUITINGChangchun, Jilin, 130000, China
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