New combo treatment could help more Large-Stroke patients walk again
NCT ID NCT07603440
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether giving a clot-busting drug called tenecteplase before a mechanical clot removal procedure helps people with large ischemic strokes recover better than the procedure alone. About 486 adults with large-vessel occlusion strokes will be randomly assigned to one of two groups. The main goal is to see if more patients can walk independently three months after treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Tenecteplase (a clot-busting drug given as a single injection)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that adding tenecteplase before clot removal helps more people with large strokes recover enough to walk independently.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase 3 trial, but it's still early and the benefit of tenecteplase in large-core strokes is unproven. There is a risk of bleeding in the brain, though tenecteplase may be safer than older drugs.
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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 486 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2029
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 : * Age ≥ 18 years * mRS ≤ 1 before stroke * Anterior circulation large vessel occlusion stroke eligible to mechanical thrombectomy (MT) within 24 hours of onset or unknown onset with a DWI-FLAIR mismatch * Large core defined either as: * ASPECTS 2-5 or a core volume between 70 and 130 ml on MRI or perfusion CT for patients with process times compatible with IVT administration within 4.5 hours of onset or unknown onset with process times compatible with IVT administration within 4.5 hours of last seen well or unknown onset with a DWI-FLAIR mismatch * ASPECTS 2- 5 with a core volume ≤ 70 ml and core/perfusion mismatch \> 1.2 for patients with process times compatible with IVT administration within 4.5 and 9 hours of onset, defined as the mid-point between last known to be normal and symptoms constatation in case of unknown onset * Written informed consent signed by the patient or the trustworthy person / family member / close relative, or inclusion in case of emergency (to note, written informed consent will be signed by the patient (if needed, by trustworthy person, family member or close relative) as soon as possible (article 35 of the European regulation N°536/2014)) Exclusion criteria : * Anterior circulation stroke with a distal occlusion not eligible to MT * Posterior circulation stroke * Pregnancy or breastfeeding woman * Any contraindication to IVT, based on the Metalyse SmPC and the latest AHA/ASA guidelines on IVT (Prabhakaran et al. Stroke. 2026), other than those related to the NIHSS score upper limit, infarct size and symptoms-to-onset time, such as (but not limited to): * Persistent incapacity to lower blood pressure under 185/110 mmHg * Respiratory or hemodynamic failure * Externalized bleeding * Hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of its excipients * Hypersensitivity to gentamicin (a trace residue from the manufacturing process * Known haemorrhagic diathesis * Bacterial endocarditis, pericarditis * Acute pancreatitis * Significant impairment of hepatic function, including hepatic failure, cirrhosis, portal hypertension (oesophageal varices) and progressive hepatitis * Active ulcerative gastrointestinal disease * Neoplasia associated with an increased risk of haemorrhage * Known bleeding disorders, such as thrombocytopenia (platelet count \< 100 G/L) or severe coagulopathy (INR \> 1.7, activated partial thromboplastin time \> 40s or prothrombin time \> 15s) either currently or within the last 3 weeks * Treatment with effective doses of oral anticoagulants (e.g. vitamin K antagonists with an INR \> 1.7) * Any history of intracerebral neoplasm * History of intracranial / spinal surgery or acute spinal cord injury within 3 months * Recent ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction within 3 months * Major non-central nervous system surgery, biopsy of a parenchymal organ or significant trauma within the last 10 days * Recent moderate to severe traumatic brain injury * Known arterial or venous malformation, except unruptured intracranial aneurysm * History of intracerebral haemorrhage within 3 months * Known cerebral amyloid angiopathy * History of acute ischaemic stroke within 3 months * Any contra-indication to MT: * Contra-indication to femoral, radial or humeral arterial puncture * Allergy to iodinated contrast media * Known Renal insufficiency at inclusion time (confirmed biologically by a creatinine clearance \< 30 ml/min calculated with the Cockcroft-Gault formula) * Anticipated life expectancy of less than 3 months * Participation in another interventional clinical trial evaluating a health product or any randomized clinical trial * Absence of affiliation to National French social security system * Under legal protection measure (tutorship or curatorship) and patient deprived of freedom
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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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
36 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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AP-HM - Hôpital de la Timone
Marseille, 13005, France
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AP-HP - Hôpital Bichat
Paris, 75018, France
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AP-HP - Hôpital Bicêtre
Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, 94275, France
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AP-HP - Hôpital Henri Mondor-Albert Chenevier
Créteil, 94000, France
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AP-HP - Hôpital Lariboisiere-Fernand Widal
Paris, 75010, France
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CH Gonesse
Gonesse, 95500, France
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CH Pays d'Aix - Site d'Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence, 13100, France
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CH Perpignan
Perpignan, 66046, France
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CH Saint-Denis - Hôpital Delafontaine
Saint-Denis, 93200, France
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CH Sud Francilien
Corbeil-Essonnes, 91106, France
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CH Versailles - Hôpital André Mignot
Le Chesnay, 78000, France
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CHRU Nancy - Hôpital Central
Nancy, 54035, France
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CHRU Tours - Hôpital Bretonneau
Tours, 37000, France
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CHU Besançon
Besançon, 25030, France
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CHU Bordeaux - Groupe Hospitalier Pellegrin
Bordeaux, 33076, France
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CHU Brest - Hôpital de la Cavale Blanche
Brest, 29609, France
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CHU Caen Normandie
Caen, 14000, France
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CHU Dijon Bourgogne
Dijon, 21079, France
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CHU Grenoble Alpes - Site Nord
Grenoble, 38043, France
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CHU Lille - Hôpital Roger Salengro
Lille, 59000, France
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CHU Limoges - Hôpital Dupuytren
Limoges, 87042, France
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CHU Montpellier - Hôpital Saint-Eloi
Montpellier, 34295, France
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CHU Nantes - Hôpital Nord Laennec
Nantes, 44093, France
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CHU Nice - Hôpital Pasteur
Nice, 6000, France
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CHU Poitiers - Hôpital de La Milétrie
Poitiers, 86000, France
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CHU Reims - Hôpital Maison Blanche
Reims, 51100, France
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CHU Rennes - Hôpital Pontchaillou
Rennes, 35033, France
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CHU Rouen - Hôpital Charles-Nicolle
Rouen, 76031, France
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CHU Saint-Etienne - Hôpital Nord
Saint-Etienne, 42055, France
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Fondation Adolphe de Rothschild
Paris, 75019, France
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GH Paris Saint-Joseph - Hôpital Paris Saint-Joseph
Paris, 75014, France
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GHU Paris Psychiatrie et Neurosciences - Hôpital Sainte-Anne
Paris, 75014, France
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HCL - Hôpital Pierre Wertheimer
Bron, 69500, France
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Hôpital Foch
Suresnes, 92150, France
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Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière
Paris, 75013, France
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Hôpitaux universitaires de Strasbourg - Hôpital de Hautepierre
Strasbourg, 67098, France
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