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Clinical Trials/NCT00507806
NCT00507806TerminatedPhase 1

Microbubble-Enhanced Clotbust Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke

ImaRx Therapeutics0 sitesStarted: March 1, 2005Last updated:
Conditions
Drugs

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 1
Status
Terminated
Sponsor
Primary Endpoint
Incidence of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage

Study Overview

Brief Summary

The study is designed to examine the safety, tolerability, and activity of a combination of microbubbles (perflutren lipid microsphere [Definity®]) and continuous monitoring with 2 MHz transcranial Doppler ultrasound (TCD) as an adjunctive therapy to tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) treatment in subjects with acute ischemic stroke.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • •Measurable focal neurological deficit (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale [NIHSS] score > 4 points)
  • •tPA eligible
  • •Occlusion of the middle cerebral artery

Exclusion Criteria

  • •Right to left cardiac shunt
  • •Uncontrolled hypertension
  • •Absent temporal windows

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Incidence of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage

Time Frame: 72 hours

Secondary Outcomes

  • Complete recanalization of the occluded artery (TIBI 4-5)(End of treatment)
  • NIHSS score of 0-2(24 hours)
  • Favorable outcome (modified Rankin Scale or NIHSS 0-1)(3 months)

Investigators

Sponsor
ImaRx Therapeutics
Sponsor Class
Industry

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