Could a common antibiotic help the brain heal after a stroke?
NCT ID NCT07338175
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether the antibiotic minocycline can help people recover better after a spontaneous brain bleed (intracerebral hemorrhage). About 1,200 adults who had a bleed within the last 48 hours will receive either minocycline or a placebo for a short time. The goal is to see if the drug reduces long-term disability.
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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 1,192 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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 to 80 years
- 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. CT-confirmed spontaneous supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhage; 2. Aged 18 to 80 years; 3. Within 48 hours of symptom onset; 4. Hematoma volume 15-40 ml; 5. NIHSS score 8-24, with item 1a ≤ 2; 6. Signed informed consent by the patient or legal representative. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Secondary intracerebral hemorrhage (traumatic, tumor-related, vascular malformation, aneurysm, coagulation disorder, etc.); 2. Intraventricular hemorrhage filling one entire lateral ventricle, third ventricle, or fourth ventricle, or more than half of two lateral ventricles; 3. Significant subarachnoid hemorrhage (Fisher grade ≥ 3) or subdural hemorrhage; 4. Patients with uncontrollable hypertension ( systolic blood pressure persistently ≥ 180 mmHg despite intensive antihypertensive treatment); 5. Progressive neurological or other severe systemic diseases; 6. Planned surgical intervention for the intracerebral hemorrhage; 7. Pre-stroke disability (modified Rankin Scale score \> 1); 8. Severe cardiac insufficiency (NYHA Class III-IV), severe liver disease (ALT or AST \> 3 times the normal upper limit value), severe renal insufficiency (serum creatinine \> 2 times the normal upper limit value, or glomerular filtration rate \< 45 ml/min), or malignancy with life expectancy \< 1 year; 9. Moderate to severe anemia (hemoglobin \< 90 g/L), thrombocytopenia (platelet count \< 100×10\^9/L), leukopenia (white blood cell count \< 2×10\^9/L), or coagulopathy (INR \> 1.5); 10. Allergy or intolerance to minocycline or other tetracycline antibiotics; 11. History of pseudomembranous enteritis or antibiotic-associated enteritis; 12. Use of tetracycline antibiotics within the past week; 13. Intracranial or spinal surgery within the past 3 months; 14. Any major surgery or severe physical trauma within the past month; 15. Females who are pregnant, within 30 days postpartum, or in the lactation period. 16. Participated in other interventional clinical trials within the past 3 months; 17. Inability to obtain signed informed consent from the patient or representative; 18. Other conditions that are not suitable for participating in this clinical trial, such as inability to understand and/or follow the research procedures due to mental, cognitive, emotional, or physical disorders, etc.
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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
41 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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RECRUITING
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
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Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University
RECRUITINGNantong, Jiangsu, China
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Baoding Fourth Central Hospital (Tangxian, Hebei)
RECRUITINGBaoding, Hebei, China
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Baotou Central Hospital
RECRUITINGBaotou, Inner Mongolia, China
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Beijing Tiantan Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, China
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Binzhou Central Hospital, Shandong Province
RECRUITINGBinzhou, Shandong, China
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Chongqing Tongnan District People's Hospital
RECRUITINGChongqing, Chongqing Municipality, China
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Dalian Lushunkou District Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
RECRUITINGDalian, Liaoning, China
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General Hospital of Pingmei Shenma Medical Group
RECRUITINGPingdingshan, Henan, China
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Henan Sanbo Brain Hospital
RECRUITINGZhengzhou, Henan, China
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Kuandian Central Hospital
RECRUITINGDandong, Liaoning, China
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Liuyang Jili Hospital
RECRUITINGGuankou, Hunan, China
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Mengzhou Fuxing Hospital
RECRUITINGMengzhou, Henan, China
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Nanle County People's Hospital
RECRUITINGNanle, Henan, China
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Neixiang County People's Hospital
RECRUITINGNeixiang, Henan, China
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Ningbo Second Hospital
RECRUITINGNingbo, Zhejiang, China
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Ordos Central Hospital
RECRUITINGOrdos, Inner Mongolia, China
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People's Hospital of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
RECRUITINGHohhot, Inner Mongolia, China
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Puyang County People's Hospital
RECRUITINGPuyang, Henan, China
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Shangqiu Third People's Hospital
RECRUITINGShangqiu, Henan, China
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Shaodong People's Hospital
RECRUITINGShaodong, Hunan, China
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Siyang Kangda Hospital
RECRUITINGSiyang, Jiangsu, China
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Suixian Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
RECRUITINGShangqiu, Henan, China
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Taihe Hospital of Shiyan
RECRUITINGShiyan, Hubei, China
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Taikang County People's Hospital
RECRUITINGTaikang Chengguanzhen, Henan, China
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The Fifth People's Hospital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
RECRUITINGShizuishan, Ningxia, China
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The Second People's Hospital of Guangdong Province
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Third People's Hospital of Liaocheng City, Shandong Province
RECRUITINGLiaocheng, Shandong, China
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Tianjin Huanhu Hospital
RECRUITINGTianjin, Tianjin Municipality, China
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Ulanqab Central Hospital
RECRUITINGUlanqab, Inner Mongolia, China
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Weihai Municipal Hospital
RECRUITINGWeihai, Shandong, China
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Weihai Municipal Third Hospital
RECRUITINGWeihai, Shandong, China
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Weihai Wendeng District People's Hospital
RECRUITINGTianfu, Shandong, China
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Wuyuan County People's Hospital
RECRUITINGWuyuan, Inner Mongolia, China
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Xianyang Hospital of Yan'an University
RECRUITINGXianyang, Shaanxi, China
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Yellow River Sanmenxia Hospital
RECRUITINGSanmenxia, Henan, China
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Yilong County People's Hospital
RECRUITINGJincheng, Sichuan, China
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Yingkou Fangda Hospital
RECRUITINGYingkou, Liaoning, China
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Yiyang Central Hospital
RECRUITINGHunan, Yiyang, China
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Zhangjiakou First Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGZhangjiakou, Hebei, China
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Zunhua People's Hospital
RECRUITINGZunhua, Hebei, China
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