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Trial details imported from ClinicalTrials.gov

For full trial details, please see the original record at https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00300196




Registration number
NCT00300196
Ethics application status
Date submitted
6/03/2006
Date registered
8/03/2006
Date last updated
12/01/2010

Titles & IDs
Public title
ASP-II: Ancrod Stroke Program: Ancrod (Viprinex™) for the Treatment of Acute, Ischemic Stroke
Scientific title
ASP II (Ancrod Stroke Program) Study of Acute Viprinex™ for Emergency Stroke: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Ancrod (Viprinex™) in Subjects Beginning Treatment Within 6 Hours of the Onset of Acute Ischemic Stroke
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
NTI-ASP-0503
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Stroke 0 0
Cerebral Ischemia 0 0
Brain Infarction 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Stroke 0 0 0 0
Haemorrhagic
Stroke 0 0 0 0
Ischaemic
Cardiovascular 0 0 0 0
Diseases of the vasculature and circulation including the lymphatic system
Neurological 0 0 0 0
Other neurological disorders

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Other interventions - Ancrod (Viprinex)
Treatment: Drugs - Placebo

Experimental: Intravenous ancrod - Intravenous ancrod infused at a rate of 0.167 IU/kg/hr (0.6 mL/kg/hr) for 2 or 3 hours depending on the pretreatment fibrinogen level.

Placebo Comparator: Intravenous Placebo - Intravenous placebo at a rate of 0.6 mL/kg/hr for 2 or 3 hours depending on the pretreatment fibrinogen level.


Other interventions: Ancrod (Viprinex)
0.167 IU/kg/hr IV for 2-3 hours

Treatment: Drugs: Placebo
0.6 mL/kg/hr
Intervention code [1] 0 0
Other interventions
Intervention code [2] 0 0
Treatment: Drugs
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
Modified Rankin Score - responder analysis
Timepoint [1] 0 0
90 days
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
Barthel Index, NIHSS
Timepoint [1] 0 0
90 days

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
- Acute, ischemic stroke with first symptoms within 6 hours of beginning treatment

- Baseline NIHSS > 5
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
- No intracranial, extravascular blood on CT

- Hypertension (systolic > 185; diastolic > 105)

- Baseline fibrinogen level < 100 mg/dL

- Thrombocytopenia (< 100,000 / mm3)

- Recent (< 3 days) or anticipated (< 5 days) use of a thrombolytic agent

- Recent (< 14 days) or anticipated surgery

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Blinded (masking used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?
The people receiving the treatment/s
The people administering the treatment/s
The people assessing the outcomes
The people analysing the results/data
Intervention assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Phase
Phase 3
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Terminated
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
1/03/2006
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
1/12/2008
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
311
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
NSW,QLD,VIC
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St Vincent's Hospital - Darlinghurst
Recruitment hospital [2] 0 0
Gold Coast Hospital - Southport
Recruitment hospital [3] 0 0
Moash Medical Center Dept of Neurology - Clayton
Recruitment hospital [4] 0 0
Royal Melbourne Hospital - Parkville
Recruitment hospital [5] 0 0
Alfred Hospital Research - Melbourne - Prahan, Melbourne
Recruitment hospital [6] 0 0
Concord Hospital Neuroscience Department - New South Wales
Recruitment postcode(s) [1] 0 0
2010 - Darlinghurst
Recruitment postcode(s) [2] 0 0
- Southport
Recruitment postcode(s) [3] 0 0
3168 - Clayton
Recruitment postcode(s) [4] 0 0
3050 - Parkville
Recruitment postcode(s) [5] 0 0
3184 - Prahan, Melbourne
Recruitment postcode(s) [6] 0 0
- New South Wales
Recruitment outside Australia
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California
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Connecticut
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Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/Industry
Name
Neurobiological Technologies
Address
Country

Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
The primary purpose of this study is to determine whether a brief intravenous infusion of
ancrod started within 6 hours of stroke onset improves functional outcome at 3 months.
Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00300196
Trial related presentations / publications
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
Name 0 0
Warren Wasiewski, M.D.
Address 0 0
Neurobiological Technologies
Country 0 0
Phone 0 0
Fax 0 0
Email 0 0
Contact person for public queries
Name 0 0
Address 0 0
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Phone 0 0
Fax 0 0
Email 0 0
Contact person for scientific queries



Summary Results

For IPD and results data, please see https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00300196