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Could a common stroke drug help patients over 80?
NCT ID NCT07475936
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 01, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is testing whether the clot-busting drug tenecteplase is safe and effective for people aged 80 and older who have had a stroke. Researchers will track 392 patients to see how well they recover and if there are any serious side effects. The goal is to find out if this treatment can improve outcomes for older stroke patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 392 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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.
Who is studied
This study will consecutively screen patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) who are over 80 years of age and arrive at the hospital within 4.5 hours of symptom onset.
- Ages
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80 years and older
- 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 \> 80 years; 2. Clinically diagnosed with acute ischemic stroke and arrived at the hospital within 4.5 hours of symptom onset; 3. Informed consent signed by the patient or legally authorized representative. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Any contraindication to intravenous thrombolysis (excluding age); 2. Previous treatment with other thrombolytic agents such as alteplase, urokinase, plasminogen activator, or reteplase; 3. Current participation in other interventional studies; 4. The investigator deems the patient unsuitable for this study or the study might pose significant risk to the patient (e.g., due to psychiatric disorders, cognitive or emotional impairments that prevent understanding or adherence to study procedures and/or follow-up).
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University
RECRUITINGNanning, Guangxi, 530021, China
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