Use of Minocycline in Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Phase 1

Completed

• Conditions: Intracerebral Hemorrhage
• Interventions: Other: normal saline infusion; Drug: Minocycline

• Registration Number: NCT03040128
• Lead Sponsor: University of Tennessee

Brief Summary

To date, no neuroprotective drugs have demonstrated clinical efficacy in intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). This study will use intravenous (IV) minocycline in ICH to evaluate for (1) safety/ tolerability and (2) evaluate for clinical efficacy

Detailed Description

Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) remains a devastating neurological disorder with high mortality and poor prognosis with unchanged mortality rates (53-59%). Acute treatment options for ICH remain supportive with no available effective drug or surgical therapy. All trials so far have failed to improve clinical outcome in randomized, double-blinded trials. However, one area of interest has been maintaining the integrity of the blood-brain-barrier (BBB) and preventing the growth of vasogenic edema. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) are a family of ubiquitous zinc-dependent endopeptidase enzymes whose primary function is the digestion of collagen type IV, laminin, and fibronectin for the purpose of remodeling extracellular basal lamina. Elevated MMP-9 as a pathological process associated with larger hematoma volume, larger perihematomal edema, and poorer clinical outcome in intracerebral hemorrhage is well documented in animal models and patients. One particular MMP-9 inhibitor gaining usage in cerebrovascular disease is minocycline. Normally FDA-approved for bacterial infection and acne vulgaris, minocycline has also been found to be both a safe and effective treatment in ischemic stroke; its potential role as a neuroprotectant in ischemic stroke is currently being tested in a large, randomized, double-blinded trial. Minocycline's beneficial role as a neuroprotectant may also extend to ICH. By inhibiting MMP-9, minocycline may decrease BBB permeability, resulting in less perihematomal edema and decreased mass effect. Although numerous animal ICH models support minocycline's role as an inhibitor of MMP-9 and neuroprotectant, its use has never been studied in humans with ICH.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-06-27
• Primary Completion: 2016-11-30
• Study Completion: 2016-11-30
• Status Verified: 2017-01
• Study First Submitted: 2017-01-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-01-30
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-01-30
• Study First Posted: 2017-02-02
• Last Update Posted: 2017-02-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

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Exclusion Criteria

1. Allergy to tetracycline and tetracycline analogues
2. Pregnancy or suspected pregnancy
3. Hepatic and/or renal insufficiency (LFTs 3x greater than upper limit of normal; creatinine > 2 mg/dL)
4. Thrombocytopenia (plt count < 75,000)
5. History of intolerance to minocycline
6. Baseline modified Rankin score > 1
7. Stuporous or comatose (GCS < 8)
8. Presence of concomitant serious illness that would confound study, including serious psychiatric disease or prior suicide attempts.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
placebo	normal saline infusion	normal saline infusion
minocycline	Minocycline	intravenous minocycline

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of patients with Treatment-related Adverse Effects	day 90	Treatment-related adverse effects as noted by package insert: fever, nausea, vomiting, C-diff, hepatic toxicity, dermatitis, anaphylaxis, renal injury)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Glasgow Coma Score	day 90	Glasgow Coma Score (points ranging from 3 to 15)
Volume (ml) of Perihematomal Edema	Change from baseline perihematomal edema volume to chronic (day 5-11) perihematomal edema volume	Volumetric analysis (ml) computed from computed tomography head
National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale Score	day 90	National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale Score (points ranging from 0 to 42)
modified Rankin score	day 90	modified Rankin score (points ranging from 0 to 6)
Barthel Index	day 90	Barthel Index score (points ranging from 0 to 100)