NCT07047326Recruiting
Urokinase for Thrombolysis in Acute Ischemic Stroke
A Dose-Escalation Safety Study of Urokinase for Thrombolysis in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 14 Jul 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
According to the Chinese Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Ischemic Stroke, intravenous thrombolysis with urokinase, administered at doses of 1-1.5 million IU within 6 hours of symptom onset, has been shown to be both safe and effective for patients with acute ischemic stroke. Compared to alteplase, urokinase offers considerable cost advantages while maintaining comparable therapeutic efficacy. However, current dosing protocols in clinical practice largely rely on the empirical judgment of physicians rather than evidence-based standardization. Therefore, the development of a weight-adjusted dosing regimen for urokinase is of significant clinical importance in optimizing treatment outcomes and ensuring patient safety. The purpose of this study is to determine the maximum tolerated dose of urokinase thrombolytic treatment in patients with acute ischemic stroke and to develop an optimal weight-adjusted dosing regimen.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 24 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 24 Jun 2025
- Start date
- 1 Oct 2025
- Primary completion date
- 2 Oct 2026
- Lead sponsor
- Capital Medical University
- Diseases
- Stroke
- NCT number
- NCT07047326
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 24
- From 1 Oct 2025 to the primary completion date, 2 Oct 2026
- 2 sites in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Having received heparin treatment within 24 h.
- Patients with planned or prior endovascular therapy.
- Participation in other clinical trials within 30 days before screening.
Other illness
- Unknown time of stroke onset.
- Pre-stroke mRS score ≥2.
- Intracranial hemorrhage (including parenchymal hemorrhage, intraventricular hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage, subdural/extradural hematoma, etc.).
- A history of intracranial hemorrhage.
- A history of severe head trauma or stroke within 3 months.
- A history of intracranial or spinal surgery within 3 months.
- A history of major surgery within 2 weeks.
- Severe liver impairment (e.g., liver failure, cirrhosis, portal hypertension \[esophageal varices\], active hepatitis).
- A history of gastrointestinal or urinary tract hemorrhage within 3 weeks.
- Active visceral bleeding.
- A history of arterial puncture at sites difficult for compression hemostasis within 1 week.
- Life expectancy \<1 year due to comorbid conditions.
- Uncontrollable hypertension upon active antihypertensive treatment: systolic blood pressure ≥180 mm Hg, or diastolic blood pressure ≥100 mm Hg on ≥3 repeated measurements at 10-minute intervals.
- Subjects who are unable or unwilling to cooperate due to hemiplegia after epileptic seizure or other neurological/psychiatric disorders.
- Known to be allergic to urokinase.
- Other conditions deemed by the investigator to impair adherence or pose risks to participants.
Lab values
- Propensity for acute bleeding, including platelet count \<100 × 10⁹/L or otherwise.
- On oral anticoagulants (e.g., warfarin) with INR \>1.7 or PT \>15s.
- Blood glucose \<2.8 mmol/L or \>22.2 mmol/L.
Other
- Head CT or MRI shows a large infarction (infarcted area \>1/3 of the middle cerebral artery).
- NIHSS score 1A ≥2.
- Intracranial tumors, large intracranial aneurysms.
- Aortic dissection found.
- Bacterial endocarditis, pericarditis, or acute pancreatitis.
- Pregnancy, lactating women, or subjects who do not agree to use effective contraception during the trial.
Who the study is looking for
- Age 18-80 years, male or female.
- Clinical diagnosis as ischemic stroke (the diagnosis following the Chinese Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke 2023).
- Time from onset to treatment \<6h; the time of symptom onset is defined as "the last time point at which the patient appears normal", and the symptoms of stroke persist for at least 30 minutes and show no significant improvement before treatment.
- NIHSS ≥1 at baseline.
- Subjects or their guardians voluntarily sign the informed consent.
Age in the registry: 18 years to 80 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (2)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Beijing | China | Recruiting |
| Handan Central Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Handan | China | Recruiting |
Related publications
- Urokinase for thrombolysis in patients with acute ischemic stroke: rationale and design of a phase I dose-escalation study.Front Neurol · 2026 · PMID 42064982
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