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Last refreshed on: 8 January 2024
Main ID:  NCT03320018
Date of registration: 20/10/2017
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Stony Brook University
Public title: Neuroprotection in Acute Ischemic Stroke H2M
Scientific title: Pilot Study of the Neuroprotective Effects of Hydrogen and Minocycline in Acute Ischemic Stroke
Date of first enrolment: August 2, 2017
Target sample size: 15
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03320018
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  Phase 2/Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:     Dennis Choi, MD, PhD
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Telephone:
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Affiliation:  Stony Brook University Hospital
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Aged 18 years old or over

2. Presenting to/at Stony Brook University Hospital with acute ischemic stroke

3. Baseline (at admission to study) National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) of
= 5

4. Administration of study medication possible within 24 hours of last known well

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Pre-existing neurological disability (historical NIHSS > 3); unable to live
independently 3. Severe stroke or comorbidities likely to result in patient dying within 3
months 4. Acute or chronic renal failure with calculated creatinine clearance < 30 5. Liver
disease leading to > 3x elevation in liver transaminases or significant loss of synthetic
capacity* 6. Thrombocytopenia (<100x10^9platelets / L blood) 7. Pre-existing infectious
disease requiring antibiotic therapy that have a negative interaction with minocycline.
(Penicillin, amoxicillin, ampicillin, bacampicillin, carbenicillin, cloxacillin,
dicloxacillin, methicillin, mezlocillin, nafcillin, oxacillin, piperacillin, ticarcillin)
8. Pregnancy or nursing. Females of reproductive age will be required to use barrier
contraception or abstain from sexual intercourse while on study medications, as minocycline
may render oral contraceptives less effective.

9. Known allergy to tetracycline group of drugs 10. Concurrent treatment with retinoids or
ergot alkaloids 11. Inability to safely tolerate the fluid load (iv normal saline or po
water) associated with study medication* 12. Treatment with another investigational drug
within the last 30 days that may interfere with this study's medications* 13. Inability to
tolerate or comply with study procedures*



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Stroke, Ischemic
Intervention(s)
Drug: Minocycline
Drug: Hydrogen
Other: Placebo Hydrogen
Other: Placebo Minocycline
Primary Outcome(s)
Number of Participants With Favorable Outcome on the Simplified Modified Rankin Scale (sMRSq) [Time Frame: 90 days]
Secondary Outcome(s)
NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) [Time Frame: 90 days]
Simplified Modified Rankin Scale (sMRSq) [Time Frame: 45 days]
Secondary ID(s)
932805
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 19/12/2023
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT03320018
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