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Transcranial Ultrasound in Clinical SONothrombolysis

Information source: ImaRx Therapeutics
Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on June 20, 2008
Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Condition(s) targeted: Acute Ischemic Stroke

Intervention: MRX-801 (Drug); Placebo (Drug)

Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2

Status: Terminated

Sponsored by: ImaRx Therapeutics

Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
Carlos Molina Cateriano, MD, Study Director, Affiliation: University Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain

Summary

This is a randomized, placebo controlled, parallel group dose escalation trial to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and activity of four sequential dose tiers of MRX-801 and ultrasound as an adjunctive therapy to tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) treatment in subjects with acute ischemic stroke.

Clinical Details

Official title: A Phase 1-2, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Single-Blind, Dose Escalation Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Activity of Ascending Single Doses of MRX-801 With Continuous Ultrasound Administration in Subjects With Acute Ischemic Stroke Receiving Treatment With Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator

Study design: Treatment, Randomized, Single Blind, Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study

Primary outcome: Incidence of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage

Secondary outcome:

Rate of recanalization of occluded artery

Independent outcome (modified Rankin Scale 0-2)

Eligibility

Minimum age: 18 Years. Maximum age: N/A. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

- Acute ischemic stroke

- Occlusion demonstrated by transcranial Doppler ultrasound

- Eligible for tPA

Exclusion Criteria:

- Right to left cardiac shunt

- Moderate to severe COPD

- Uncontrolled hypertension

Locations and Contacts

Bichat - Claude Bernard University Hospital and Medical School, Paris, France

University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama 35249, United States

Barrow Neurology Clinics at St. Joseph's Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona 85013, United States

California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, California 94115, United States

Hoag Memorial Hospital, Newport Beach, California 92658, United States

Colorado Neurological Institute, Englewood, Colorado 80113, United States

Christiana Care Health System, Newark, Delaware 19718, United States

University of Miami, Miami, Florida 33136, United States

St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63104, United States

University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14642, United States

Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18103, United States

Methodist Hospital Neurological Institute, Houston, Texas 77030, United States

University of Texas, Houston, Texas 77030, United States

Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, Washington 98122, United States

Additional Information

Starting date: December 2006
Ending date: March 2008
Last updated: April 11, 2008

Page last updated: June 20, 2008

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