Experimental stroke drug NCS-01 enters human safety trials
NCT ID NCT03915431
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This early-phase trial tests whether a new drug called NCS-01 is safe for people who have had a stroke. Sixteen patients will receive the drug within 48 hours of their stroke. The main goal is to check for side effects, not to see if the drug works. This is a first step to see if larger studies are possible.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- NCS-01
- What this could lead to
- If safe, this could pave the way for a new treatment to reduce brain damage after a stroke.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small study (16 people) focused only on safety. It is not designed to prove the drug works, and many early-stage treatments fail to show benefit.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 16 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2020
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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 85 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: * Males and females, age 18 to 85 years inclusive * Clinical evidence of acute ischemic unilateral cerebral infarction * \- Evidence of neurologic deficits as defined by NIHSS 6 to 18 or NIHSS \< 6 with Fugl-Meyer upper extremity subtotal 6 to 40 inclusive * Women of child bearing potential who agrees to take acceptable birth control as described in the ICF * Provide written informed consent before participation, either by patient or a legal representative Exclusion Criteria: * Progressive neurologic deficit * An inability to undergo an MRI scan * Any malignancies within the last 5 years * Previous organ transplantation * Participation in another clinical trial with an investigational drug, device or biologic within the preceding 3 months * Women of childbearing potential with a positive pregnancy test * Already dependent in activities of daily living (Rankin scale 3 or more) before the present acute stroke * Known hypersensitivity, allergy or intolerance to the similar biologic interventions * Any other clinically relevant acute or chronic diseases which could interfere with patients' safety during the trial, or expose them to undue risk, or which could interfere with study objectives judged by Investigator based on medical history, physical examination, laboratory tests and/or ECG
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Miami
Miami, Florida, 33136, United States
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