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Phase 2 N=241 Randomized Double-blind Treatment

Normal Saline Infusion for Stroke After Intravenous Thrombolysis

Brain Infarct

Enrolled (actual)
241
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Mar 2025
Primary outcome: Primary: Number of Participants With 90-day Favorable Outcome — 106; 93 Participants

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Interventions
0.9% NaCl 2000ml (Drug); 0.9% NaCl 200-400ml (Drug)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Tianjin Medical University General Hospital
Primary completion
Dec 2024

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Number of Participants With 90-day Favorable Outcome
106; 93
SECONDARY
NIHSS Scores at 24 Hours
2; 2
SECONDARY
NIHSS Scores on Day 7
1; 1
SECONDARY
mRS on Day 7
1; 1
SECONDARY
mRS on Day 30
1; 1
SECONDARY
Number of Participants With Barthel Index 60-100 on Day 30
108; 104
SECONDARY
Number of Participants With Barthel Index 60-100 on Day 90
111; 105
SECONDARY
Number of Pariticipants With Early Neurological Deterioration (END, △NIHSS≥2)
10; 25
SECONDARY
Number of Participants With Early Neurological Deterioration (END, △NIHSS≥4)
8; 19
SECONDARY
Imaging Infarction Volume at 24 Hours
0.21; 0.31
SECONDARY
Blood Pressure at 24 Hours
142; 135; 79; 77
SECONDARY
Ejection Fraction
63; 63
SECONDARY
Death Rate
2; 5
SECONDARY
Number of Paricipants With Intracaranial Hemorrhage
7; 3
SECONDARY
Number of Participants With Symptomatic Intracranial Hemorrhage
2; 0
SECONDARY
Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte Ratio (NLR)
2.75; 2.63
SECONDARY
Platelet-to-lymphocyte (PLR)
135.70; 128.11
SECONDARY
SII
527.05; 531.51
SECONDARY
S100-β
2.17; 1.22
SECONDARY
Myeloperoxidase (MPO)
52746.41; 53902.99
SECONDARY
Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF)
1019.59; 999.6

Summary

This study aims to explore the safety and efficacy of 0.9% normal saline (NS) infusion on stroke after intravenous thrombolysis (IVT), we decided to conduct this multi-centre randomized controlled trial for the first time. This trial will provide an innovative strategy to facilitate functional independence after stroke administered with IVT. This is a multi-center, randomized controlled two arm (1:1 ratio) clinical trial. The enrolled participators will be divided into the NS group and the control group randomly after confirming as acute ischemic stroke (AIS). In the NS group, the patient will undergo NS 2000ml intravenous infusion immediately after IVT, with the speed of 200ml/h. In the control group, the patient will receive an NS 200-400ml after IVT. The primary efficacy is disability at days 90, as scored by means of the modified Rankin scale (mRS), dichotomized as a favorable outcome (a score of 0-2), or an unfavorable outcome (a score of 3 to 6). The secondary outcomes mainly comprise neurological deficits, disability, imaging and laboratory tests at each follow-up time. The safety outcomes include the cerebral edema at 24-hour post-IVT detected by cranial CT, the 24-hour fluctuation of blood pressure and the cardiac function detected by ultrasonic cardiogram within 3 days after IVT.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • AIS;
  • Age 18-80 years;
  • Prestroke mRS≤1;
  • NIHSS score 0-25;
  • Onset-to-needle time≤4.5 h;
  • Sign the informed consent. Exclusion criteria

(1) Massive infarction, characterized by infarction area larger than 1/3 of the effected middle cerebral artery territory and/or the cerebellum territory presented in admitted computed tomography (CT) or MRI; (2) Intention to undergo endovascular treatment; (3) History of heart failure or pre-IVT BNP≥500pg/ml or having presentations or signs indicating heart failure; (4) Haemorrhage during IVT, including ICH, severe digestive haemorrhage and severe respiratory haemorrhage; (5) Allergy to thrombolysis drugs; (6) Intolerant to thrombolysis due to any reasons and had to terminate thrombolysis; (7) Arterial puncture at a non-compressible site within previous 7 days, major surgery within previous 14 days, sever trauma, gastrointestinal or urinary tract bleeding within previous 21 days; (8) Cerebral infarction or myocardial infarction within previous 3 months, previous intracranial haemorrhage (ICH) including parenchymal haemorrhage, intraventricular haemorrhage, subarachnoid haemorrhage, subdural/external haematoma, etc; (9) Severe brain trauma, intracranial or intraspinal surgery within previous 3 months or known malignant intracranial neoplasm, giant intracranial aneurysm or arteriovenous malformation; (10) Persistent systolic blood pressure≥180mmHg or diastolic blood pressure≥100mmHg; (11) Admitted blood glucose 22.22mmol/L; (12) Defect in coagulation, for example, current use of oral warfarin with an international normalised ratio>1.7, or prothrombin time>15s, or heparins during the last 48 hours, or use of direct thrombin inhibitors or direct factor Xa inhibitors during the last 48 hours or with an elevated activated partial thromboplastin time; (13) Known defect of platelet or clotting function, platelet count 1 year; (17) Pregnant women or nursing mother; (18) Poor compliance, or inability to adhere to the trial protocol or follow-up; (19) Participating in other clinical trials within previous 3 months.

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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05993078). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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