Stroke drug bleeding risks revealed in new study
NCT ID NCT06337175
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This completed study in 600 stroke patients in the Middle East looked at what factors might predict different types of brain bleeding after treatment with the clot-busting drug alteplase. Researchers analyzed patient characteristics, how quickly the drug was given, and stroke risk factors to see which ones were linked to bleeding. The goal was to better understand who is at higher risk, which could help doctors make safer treatment decisions.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- alteplase (a clot-busting drug)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors identify which stroke patients are at higher risk of brain bleeding after receiving alteplase, potentially improving treatment safety.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed observational analysis, not a new treatment trial. The findings may not apply to all populations or change current guidelines.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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600 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2021
- Finished
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Apr 2024
- 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 75 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: * The investigators enrolled individuals of both genders, aged between 18 and 75, who presented with acute first-ever ischemic stroke and were eligible for thrombolysis. Exclusion Criteria: * The investigators excluded patients who had not been followed up on for 90 days after enrollment, * Those with alteplase contraindications or did not receive the total dose of alteplase due to any reason were excluded * The investigators excluded patients with a known history of persistent or recurrent CNS pathology (e.g., epilepsy, meningioma, multiple sclerosis, history of head trauma with a residual neurological deficit). * The investigators excluded patients who had recurrent ischemic stroke diagnosed by appropriate clinical history and/or MRI brain findings. * The investigators excluded patients with symptoms of major organ failure, active malignancies, or an acute myocardial infarction within the previous six weeks. * The investigators also excluded pregnant and lactating patients with stroke due to venous thrombosis and stroke following cardiac arrest
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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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Kafr Elsheikh University Hospital
Kafr ash Shaykh, 33155, Egypt
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