Brain tumor surgery: new drug may cut stroke risk
NCT ID NCT07520370
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether the anti-inflammatory drug ulinastatin can prevent strokes in people having brain tumor removal. About 1,370 patients will receive either ulinastatin or a placebo before and after surgery. The goal is to see if the drug lowers the chance of having a stroke within a week after the operation.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Ulinastatin (an anti-inflammatory drug given intravenously)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a simple way to reduce stroke risk after brain tumor surgery, improving recovery and safety.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-center trial that hasn't started yet. The drug may not reduce strokes, and there is a small risk of allergic reactions or side effects from the drug.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 1,370 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
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 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: * American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I-III * Scheduled for elective supratentorial tumor resection * Written informed consent provided by the patient or a legally authorized representative Exclusion Criteria: * Known allergy to ulinastatin or any of its excipients * Severe preoperative hepatic or renal dysfunction (Child-Pugh class C or estimated glomerular filtration rate \< 30 mL/min/1.73 m²) * Presence of severe coagulation disorders * Severe pre-existing neurological deficits, defined as cognitive impairment based on the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) according to the patient's educational level (illiterate \< 17, primary school education \< 20, secondary school education or higher \< 24), language impairment preventing cooperation with psychiatric assessment, or modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score \> 3 * Pregnancy or breastfeeding * Concurrent participation in another clinical trial that may interfere with the results of this study
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