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Sponsors and Collaborators: |
Max-Planck-Institute of Experimental Medicine Johnson & Johnson Parexel |
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Information provided by: | Max-Planck-Institute of Experimental Medicine |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00604630 |
The purpose of this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled multicenter study is to determine in a cohort of 506 patients with acute ischemic stroke in the middle cerebral artery territory, the effect of a three-day high-dose, intravenous erythropoietin treatment on functional outcome up to a follow-up of 90 days.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery Middle Cerebral Artery Stroke Stroke, Acute |
Drug: recombinant human erythropoietin alfa Drug: 0.9% NaCl |
Phase II Phase III |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment, Randomized, Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | German Multicenter EPO Stroke Trial (Phase II/III) |
Enrollment: | 522 |
Study Start Date: | January 2003 |
Study Completion Date: | June 2008 |
Primary Completion Date: | June 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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placebo: Placebo Comparator
50ml 0.9% NaCL
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Drug: 0.9% NaCl
50ml 0.9% NaCl iv on 3 consecutive days, starting within 6 hours after onset of symptoms
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verum: Active Comparator
erythropoietin alfa 40,000 IU iv in 50ml 0.9% NaCl
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Drug: recombinant human erythropoietin alfa
40,000 IU in 50ml 0.9% NaCl iv on 3 consecutive days, starting within 6 hours after onset of symptoms
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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Germany | |
Neurologische Universitätsklinik der Georg-August-Universität Goettingen | |
Goettingen, Germany, D-37075 | |
Neurologische Klinik, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover | |
Hannover, Germany, D-30625 | |
Neurologische Klink, Klinikum Bremen-Mitte | |
Bremen, Germany, D-28177 | |
Neurologische Klinik, Allgemeines Krankenhaus Celle | |
Celle, Germany, D-29223 | |
Neurologische Klinik des Städtischen Klinikums Braunschweig | |
Braunschweig, Germany, D-38126 | |
Klinik und Poliklinik für Neurologie der Universität Leipzig | |
Leipzig, Germany, D-04103 | |
Klinik für Neurologie, Universität Essen | |
Essen, Germany, D-45147 | |
Klinik und Poliklinik für Neurologie, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus der TU Dresden | |
Dresden, Germany, D-01307 | |
Neurologische Klinik, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg | |
Erlangen, Germany, D-91054 |
Responsible Party: | Max-Planck-Institute of Experimental Medicine ( Prof. Dr. Dr. Hannelore Ehrenreich (MD, DVM), Head of the Division of Clinical Neuroscience ) |
Study ID Numbers: | BfArM-4019639/2002, "EPO Stroke Study", "Ehrenreich EPO Stroke Study", "Ehrenreich Study" |
Study First Received: | January 17, 2008 |
Last Updated: | October 21, 2008 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00604630 |
Health Authority: | Germany: Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices |
stroke EPO erythropoietin ischemia hypoxia antiapoptosis |
neuroprotection rtPA thrombolysis stroke, middle cerebral artery Ischemic stroke in the middle cerebral artery territory |
Epoetin Alfa Cerebral Infarction Stroke Vascular Diseases Tissue Plasminogen Activator Central Nervous System Diseases Ischemia Cerebral Arterial Diseases |
Brain Diseases Intracranial Arterial Diseases Cerebrovascular Disorders Necrosis Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery Brain Ischemia Brain Infarction Infarction |
Pathologic Processes Hematinics Therapeutic Uses Hematologic Agents |
Nervous System Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Pharmacologic Actions |