New combo treatment aims to reduce disability after brain hemorrhage
NCT ID NCT07471256
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new approach for people with a serious type of brain bleed (lobar intracerebral hemorrhage). It combines a highly precise, computer-guided surgery to drain the blood with a clot-busting drug called tenecteplase. The goal is to see if this treatment helps more people recover and walk independently after 6 months, compared to standard care. About 636 adults with moderate-sized bleeds will take part.
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Study facts
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- 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 636 people
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- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
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- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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18 to 80 years
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age ≥18 years and \<80 years 2. Symptoms must have manifested within 24 hours prior to the diagnostic CT (dCT) scan. Patients with indeterminate symptom onset are excluded; for those who awoke with symptoms, the last known well time is used. 3. Acute spontaneous lobar intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) occurring in the frontal lobe, parietal lobe, temporal lobe, or occipital lobe, with a volume between 30-50 mL, measured at the site using the ABC/2 method with radiographic imaging (CT, etc.). 4. Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 5-14. 5. Stability CT scan done at least 6 hours after diagnostic CT showing clot stability (growth\<5 mL as measured by ABC/2 method). 6. Randomization should occur within 6 to 24 hours after the diagnostic CT. 7. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) less than 180 mmHg maintained for a duration of six hours, documented proximate to the randomization time point. 8. Historical modified Rankin (mRS) score of 0 or 1. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Hemorrhage in the basal ganglia, thalamus, or subtentorial region, including posterior fossa and cerebellar hemorrhage. 2. Stability CT scan done at least 6 hours after diagnostic CT showing clot instability (growth ≥5 mL as measured by ABC/2 method). 3. Intraventricular hemorrhage necessitating intervention to address mass effect or midline shift attributable to trapped ventricle syndrome secondary to intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH)-related casting. 4. Hemorrhage attributable to other cerebrovascular pathologies, including but not limited to ruptured aneurysm, arteriovenous malformation (AVM), vascular anomalies, moyamoya disease, hemorrhagic transformation of an ischemic infarct, or recurrence of a recent hemorrhage within the past year, as diagnosed through radiographic imaging. 5. Patients presenting with an unstable intracranial mass or progressive intracranial compartment syndrome. 6. National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score ≤ 5. 7. Presence of puncture contraindications. 8. Irreversible impairment of brainstem function, characterized by bilateral fixed and dilated pupils, extensor motor posturing, and a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of ≤ 4. 9. Indications for craniotomy in patients include: 1) progressive impairment of consciousness; 2) presence of brain herniation, with signs related to cerebellar tonsil herniation or temporal lobe gyrus herniatio. 10. CT evidence suggesting a high risk of rebleeding, such as spot sign. 11. Platelet count \<100,000/mL; INR \>1.4. 12. Any irreversible coagulation disorders (e.g., hemophilia, von Willebrand disease, use of anticoagulants such as warfarin) or known clotting disorders (e.g., hypercoagulable states). 13. Inability to maintain INR ≤1.4 using short-acting and long-acting procoagulants (e.g., recombinant human coagulation factor VIIa, fresh frozen plasma, vitamin K, etc.). 14. Subjects necessitating long-term anticoagulation therapy are excluded from participation. Reversal of anticoagulation is permissible for medically stable patients who can feasibly tolerate the short-term risks associated with reversal. Patients must not require coumadin (warfarin) or other anticoagulants during the initial 8-week period. 15. Prior to the onset of symptoms, anticoagulants such as dabigatran, apixaban, or rivaroxaban, as well as treatments like tirofiban, ticagrelor, cilostazol, or clopidogrel, were used. 16. Internal bleeding involving the retroperitoneal, gastrointestinal, or genitourinary system, or respiratory tract bleeding. 17. Superficial or surface bleeding, observed mainly at vascular puncture and access sites (e.g., venous cutdowns, arterial punctures, etc.) or site of recent surgical intervention. 18. Positive urine or serum pregnancy test in pre-menopausal female subjects without a documented history of surgical sterilization. 19. Allergy/sensitivity to TNK. 20. Prior enrollment in the study. 21. Engagement in a concurrent interventional clinical investigation or trial. Patients enrolled in observational, natural history, or epidemiological studies that do not involve any form of intervention remain eligible. 22. Not expected to survive until the day 180 visit due to co-morbidities, or having DNR/DNI status (Do-Not-Resuscitate and Do-Not-Intubate) prior to randomization. 23. The presence of any concurrent serious illness that could confound outcome assessments, including but not limited to hepatic, renal, gastroenterologic, respiratory, cardiovascular, endocrinologic, immunologic, or hematologic disorders. 24. Patients with mechanical heart valves are excluded. The presence of bioprosthetic valve (s) is permissible. 25. Known risk for embolization, including history of left heart thrombus, mitral stenosis with atrial fibrillation, acute pericarditis, or subacute bacterial endocarditis. Atrial fibrillation without mitral stenosis is permitted. 26. Any other condition that, in the investigator's judgment, would present a significant risk to the subject if the investigational therapy were to be initiated. 27. Active drug or alcohol use or dependence that, in the opinion of the site investigator, would interfere with adherence to study requirements. 28. Patients deemed by the investigator to have unstable conditions that may benefit from other treatments. 29. Patients requesting conservative treatment or standard craniotomy microsurgery treatment. 30. The subject or their legal guardian/representative demonstrates an inability or lack of willingness to provide written informed consent.
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Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China 100000
Beijing, China
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