Could a heart drug help stroke patients?
NCT ID NCT06656442
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether trimetazidine, a drug usually used for heart conditions, can improve outcomes in people who had an acute ischemic stroke. 60 adults were enrolled within 6-12 hours of their stroke. Researchers measured inflammation levels, stroke severity, and disability scores to see if the drug helps recovery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Trimetazidine (an anti-ischemic medication)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, trimetazidine could become an additional treatment to improve recovery after a stroke.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to all stroke patients. The drug may not show clear benefits or could cause side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Finished
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May 2025
- 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 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: * Adult patients (≥18 years old) admitted to the stroke unit with a diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke by CT scan after excluding hemorrhagic stroke * Patients with an NIHSS score between 5 and 25 * Within 6 - 12 hours from the initial symptoms presentation. Exclusion Criteria: * Thrombolysis-eligible patients * Patients already on Trimetazidine for any other indication * Patients who are NPO * Patients with impaired liver function are defined as INR of 1.5 or higher, elevated AST and ALT more than 3 times the upper normal limit, thrombocytopenia with platelets, 150, 000 in a patient without cirrhosis or preexisting liver disease. * Patients with inadequate renal function defined as creatinine clearance of 60 mls/min or less * Pregnancy and lactation * Contraindications of trimetazidine such as hypersensitivity to TMZ, Parkinson's disease, tremors, restless leg syndrome, or other movement disorders
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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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Ain Shams University Hospital
Cairo, Egypt
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