Common antibiotic could help stroke patients recover
NCT ID NCT07526987
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether the antibiotic minocycline can improve recovery in people having an ischemic stroke. About 934 adults will receive either minocycline or a placebo, in addition to standard clot-busting medication. The goal is to see if minocycline leads to better functional outcomes, like being able to live independently after the stroke.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- minocycline (an antibiotic)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a simple, widely available add-on treatment to improve recovery after a stroke.
- What could go wrong
- This is a large Phase 3 trial, but minocycline has not been proven effective for stroke before. It may not improve outcomes and could have side effects like dizziness or nausea.
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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 934 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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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. Age between 18 and 80 years; 2. Patients with acute ischaemic stroke confirmed by CT or MRI; 3. Having received or planning to receive intravenous thrombolysis within 4.5 hours of onset or within an extended window of 4.5-24 hours based on guideline recommendations (The intravenous thrombolytic drugs include: alteplase, tenecteplase, reteplase or recombinant human prourokinase); 4. The study drug can be applied before intravenous thrombolysis or within 2 hours after the initiation of intravenous thrombolysis; 5. 6≤NIHSS≤25, and Ia≤1; 6. Signed informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. mRS score ≥ 2 prior to onset of the current stroke; 2. History of pseudomembranous colitis or antibiotic-associated colitis; 3. Known allergy or intolerance to tetracycline antibiotics or any component of minocycline; 4. Known resistance to other tetracyclines; 5. Use of tetracycline antibiotics within the past 7 days; 6. Presence of a known community-acquired bacterial infection (e.g., pneumonia, urinary tract infection) or any other concurrent infection requiring antibiotic treatment; 7. History of intracranial hemorrhagic disease within the past 3 months, for example, parenchymal hemorrhage, intraventricular hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage, subdural or epidural hematoma. 8. Malformation, tumor, abscess, or other major non-ischaemic brain diseases (e.g., multiple sclerosis, other intracranial space-occupying lesions) on baseline cranial CT or MRI; 9. Rare or unknown etiology of large vessel occlusion (e.g., arterial dissection, vasculitis); 10. History of systemic lupus erythematosus; 11. Known severe hepatic insufficiency (ALT or AST \> 3 times of the upper limit of normal), severe renal insufficiency (creatinine \> 3.0 mg/dL \[265.2 μmol/L\], estimated glomerular filtration rate \<30 mL/min/1.73m², or have received dialysis before randomization); 12. Use of tretinoin, androgen or antiandrogen treatment (e.g., anabolic steroids, spironolactone) within the past 3 months; 13. Pregnant, breastfeeding, or of childbearing potential who are unwilling to use effective contraception throughout the study; 14. Presence of a severe non-cardio-cerebrovascular disease with a life expectancy of less than 6 months; 15. Participation in any other clinical trial within the past 30 days; 16. Any other condition that is not suitable for participating in this clinical trial, such as inability to understand or follow the study procedures due to physical, cognitive, emotional, or mental disorders.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beijing Tiantan Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBeijing, 100070, China
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Guanxian People's Hospital
RECRUITINGLiaocheng, Shandong, 252500, China
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Liaocheng Third People's Hospital
RECRUITINGLiaocheng, Shandong, 252000, China
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