Stroke neuroprotection trial pulled before it started
NCT ID NCT05032781
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This was a very early (Phase 1) study that planned to give a mixture of cold saline, minocycline, and magnesium directly into the brain's arteries right after a stroke procedure to reopen blocked vessels. The goal was to see if this cocktail could safely protect brain tissue and improve recovery. However, the trial was withdrawn before enrolling any participants, so no results are available.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- cold saline, minocycline, and magnesium sulfate
- What this could lead to
- If this approach had been tested and worked, it could point toward a way to protect brain tissue during stroke treatment, potentially reducing long-term disability.
- What could go wrong
- This trial was withdrawn before any participants were enrolled, so no data is available. Even if tested, it was an early Phase 1 safety study, and the combination might not have improved outcomes or could have caused harm like bleeding.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2021
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2026
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 90 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: * Male or female aged 18-90 * Signed and dated informed consent and IRB form by the patient or legally authorized health care proxy. * Diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke due to large vessel occlusion based on clinical and radiographic evidence as determined and documented by the Stroke Neurology team at Northshore University Hospital. * Participants must meet criteria for intra-arterial thrombectomy as determined and documented by the Stroke Neurology and Interventional Neuroradiology attending physicians at Northshore University Hospital. * Angiography must reveal a thromboembolism which is completely occluding flow within the intracranial portion of the internal carotid artery, the M1 or proximal M2 portions of the middle cerebral artery. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients that do not otherwise meet criteria for endovascular intervention * Large vessel occlusion of the anterior cerebral artery, posterior circulation, or distal M2 portion of the middle cerebral artery. * Recanalization of only TICI 0-2A. * Pregnant or lactating women. * Therapeutic anticoagulation prior to presentation. * Known allergic reactions to contrast dye or components of minocycline (tetracycline) or magnesium sulfate. * Patients with a known prior diagnosis of heart block or prior myocardial infarction (increased risk of adverse reaction to MgSO4). * Renal insufficiency (creatinine \> 2.5 mg/dL) * Severe hepatic functional impairment (AST \> 10xULN, bilirubin \> 5xULN) * Systemic lupus erythematosus * Idiopathic intracranial hypertension
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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North Shore University Hospital
Manhasset, New York, 11030, United States
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