NCT05836831

Brief Summary

This multicenter, pragmatic randomized, open-label clinical trial aims to assess whether Tranexamic Acid improves outcomes in adult patients with spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage. The participants presenting within 4.5 hours of the onset of symptoms of stroke with intracerebral haemorrhage confirmed on Computed Tomography (CT Scan) will be randomized into two groups in a 1:1 ratio using a central online randomization. The treatment arm will consist of giving intravenously 2 grams of Tranexamic Acid in 100 ml 0.9% sodium chloride administered over 45 minutes. Control arm patients will receive standard of care treatment as per the institutional protocol. In both arms, intensive systolic blood pressure reduction to less than 140 mmHg will be done using antihypertensive medications, which has to be achieved within one hour and will be maintained over next seven days. The choice of antihypertensive drug will depend on the clinician's preference. Both groups will have a repeat CT scan after 24 hours to check for any increase in the haematoma volume. Any deterioration in the neurological status will warrant urgent brain imaging. On day 7, the patient will be assessed for their NIHSS score and mRS score. On day 90, quality of life and the functional outcome will be assessed.

Trial Health

77
On Track

Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
3,400

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_4

Timeline
6mo left

Started Aug 2022

Longer than P75 for phase_4

Geographic Reach
1 country

48 active sites

Status
recruiting

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Progress88%
Aug 2022Nov 2026

Study Start

First participant enrolled

August 30, 2022

Completed
8 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

April 19, 2023

Completed
12 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

May 1, 2023

Completed
3.5 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

November 1, 2026

Expected
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

November 1, 2026

Last Updated

January 22, 2026

Status Verified

January 1, 2026

Enrollment Period

4.2 years

First QC Date

April 19, 2023

Last Update Submit

January 21, 2026

Conditions

Keywords

StrokeSpontaneous Intracerebral HaemorrhageTranexamic acid

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Death

    Death at day 30. Absolute difference of 3% between intervention and control arm for the number of participants that expired at day 30

    30 days

Secondary Outcomes (4)

  • Change in hematoma volume

    24 hours

  • Neurological impairment

    7 days

  • modified Rankin Scale (mRS)

    90 days

  • Quality of life EQ-5D

    90 days

Study Arms (2)

Intervention Arm

EXPERIMENTAL

The treatment arm will consist of giving intravenously 2 grams of Tranexamic Acid in 100 ml sodium chloride 0.9 % administered over 45 minutes. Intensive systolic blood pressure reduction to less than 140 mmHg will be done using antihypertensive agents (intravenous and/or oral) which is to be achieved within one hour and has to be maintained over seven days. BP monitoring is done every 15 minutes in the first hour and thereafter every hour for the next six hours after the initiation of intensive BP control. The choice of antihypertensive will depend on the clinician's preference.

Drug: Tranexamic acid injection

Control Arm

NO INTERVENTION

The control arm will receive a standard of care management as per the institutional practice. Intensive systolic blood pressure reduction to less than 140 mmHg will be done using antihypertensive (intravenous and/or oral) which is to be achieved within one hour and has to be maintained over seven days. BP monitoring is done for every 15 minutes in the first hour and thereafter every hour for the next six hours after the initiation of intensive BP control. The choice of antihypertensive will depend on the clinician's preference.

Interventions

The treatment arm will consist of giving intravenously 2 grams of Tranexamic Acid in 100 ml sodium chloride 0.9 % administered over 45 minutes.

Also known as: Injection Pause 500 mg/5 ml, Injection Cyklokapron 500 mg/5 ml, Injection Trapic 500 mg/5 ml, Injection Tramix 500 mg/5 ml
Intervention Arm

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 99 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Adult patients aged more than 18 years, presenting with non- traumatic intracerebral haemorrhage within 4.5 hours of onset of stroke symptoms

You may not qualify if:

  • Patients with ICH secondary to anticoagulation, thrombolysis, or known underlying structural abnormality such as arteriovenous malformation, aneurysm, tumor, venous thrombosis or due to known hereditary coagulation disorders.
  • Contraindication to TXA.
  • Concurrent participation in another trial.
  • Pre-stroke life expectancy \<3 months (e.g. advanced metastatic cancer).
  • Glasgow coma scale (GCS) ⩽5.
  • ICH secondary to trauma.
  • Women of childbearing potential, pregnant, or breastfeeding at randomization.
  • Geographical or other factors that prohibit follow-upto 90 days.
  • Concurrent or planned treatment with any other hemostatic agents.
  • ICH volume \>60 mL as measured by ABC/2 method.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (48)

Government General Hospital

Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, 522001, India

RECRUITING

Lalitha Super Specialty Hospital

Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, 522001, India

RECRUITING

Dr Ramesh Cardiac and Multispecialty Hospital

Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, 522004, India

RECRUITING

Assam Medical College

Dibrugarh, Assam, 786001, India

RECRUITING

Guwahati Neurological Research Center

Guwahati, Assam, 781006, India

RECRUITING

Apollo Excelcare Hospitals

Guwahati, Assam, 781033, India

RECRUITING

Baptist Christian Hospital

Tezpur, Assam, 784001, India

RECRUITING

Tezpur Medical College and Hospital

Tezpur, Assam, 784153, India

RECRUITING

Manipal Hospital

Panjim, Goa, 403004, India

NOT YET RECRUITING

Shree Krishna Hospital Pramukhswami Medical College

Anand, Gujarat, 388325, India

RECRUITING

Artemis Hospital

Gurgaon, Haryana, 122001, India

RECRUITING

All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Bilāspur, Himachal Pradesh, 174001, India

RECRUITING

Atal Institute of Medical Super Specilities, (AIMSS) Chamiana

Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, 171001, India

RECRUITING

Manipal Hospital

Bangalore, Karnataka, 560017, India

NOT YET RECRUITING

Sparsh Superspeciality Hospital

Bangalore, Karnataka, 560022, India

RECRUITING

National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences

Bangalore, Karnataka, 560029, India

NOT YET RECRUITING

KLE's Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital & Medical Research Centre

Belagavi, Karnataka, 590010, India

RECRUITING

Kasturba Medical College Manipal

Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India

RECRUITING

Baby Memorial Hospital

Calicut, Kerala, 673004, India

RECRUITING

ASTER MIMS Hospital

Calicut, Kerala, 673016, India

RECRUITING

Amrita Institute for Medical Sciences and Research Center

Kochi, Kerala, 682041, India

RECRUITING

Government Medical College Trivandrum

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 695011, India

RECRUITING

Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 695011, India

RECRUITING

Fortis Hospital Mulund

Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400078, India

RECRUITING

Holy Spirit Hospital

Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400093, India

RECRUITING

Ruby Hall Clinic

Pune, Maharashtra, 411001, India

RECRUITING

Bharati Vidyapeeth DTU Medical College

Pune, Maharashtra, 411043, India

RECRUITING

All India Institute of Medical Sciences

New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, 110029, India

RECRUITING

Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences

New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, 110095, India

RECRUITING

All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751019, India

RECRUITING

Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital

Farīdkot, Punjab, 151203, India

RECRUITING

Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab

Ludhiana, Punjab, 141008, India

RECRUITING

PBM Hospital

Bikaner, Rajasthan, 334001, India

RECRUITING

Santokba Durlabhji Memorial Hospital

Jaipur, Rajasthan, 302015, India

RECRUITING

Fortis Escorts Hospital

Jaipur, Rajasthan, 302017, India

RECRUITING

Dr. Kamakshi Memorial Hospital

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600100, India

RECRUITING

KG Hospital and Post Graduate Medical Institute Coimbatore

Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641018, India

RECRUITING

Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, 605006, India

RECRUITING

Tirunelveli Medical College

Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, 627011, India

RECRUITING

Christian Medical College Vellore

Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632517, India

RECRUITING

CARE Hospitals

Hyderabad, Telangana, Hyderabad, India

RECRUITING

King George's Medical University

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226003, India

RECRUITING

Institute of Medical Sciences of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU)

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 221005, India

RECRUITING

Institute of Neurosciences

Kolkata, West Bengal, 700017, India

RECRUITING

Bangur Institute of Neurosciences

Kolkata, West Bengal, 700020, India

RECRUITING

The Calcutta Medical Research Center

Kolkata, West Bengal, 700027, India

RECRUITING

Postgraduate Institute for Medical Education and Research

Chandigarh, 160012, India

RECRUITING

St Stephen's Hospital

Delhi, 110054, India

RECRUITING

Related Publications (3)

  • Sprigg N, Flaherty K, Appleton JP, Al-Shahi Salman R, Bereczki D, Beridze M, Christensen H, Ciccone A, Collins R, Czlonkowska A, Dineen RA, Duley L, Egea-Guerrero JJ, England TJ, Krishnan K, Laska AC, Law ZK, Ozturk S, Pocock SJ, Roberts I, Robinson TG, Roffe C, Seiffge D, Scutt P, Thanabalan J, Werring D, Whynes D, Bath PM; TICH-2 Investigators. Tranexamic acid for hyperacute primary IntraCerebral Haemorrhage (TICH-2): an international randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 superiority trial. Lancet. 2018 May 26;391(10135):2107-2115. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31033-X. Epub 2018 May 16.

    PMID: 29778325BACKGROUND
  • Meretoja A, Churilov L, Campbell BC, Aviv RI, Yassi N, Barras C, Mitchell P, Yan B, Nandurkar H, Bladin C, Wijeratne T, Spratt NJ, Jannes J, Sturm J, Rupasinghe J, Zavala J, Lee A, Kleinig T, Markus R, Delcourt C, Mahant N, Parsons MW, Levi C, Anderson CS, Donnan GA, Davis SM. The spot sign and tranexamic acid on preventing ICH growth--AUStralasia Trial (STOP-AUST): protocol of a phase II randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, multicenter trial. Int J Stroke. 2014 Jun;9(4):519-24. doi: 10.1111/ijs.12132. Epub 2013 Aug 26.

    PMID: 23981692BACKGROUND
  • Pandian JD, Phillips A, Verma SJ, Arora D, Dhasan A, Raju PS, Sylaja PN, Ray BK, Chakraborty U, Johnson J, Sharma PK, Bhoi S, Jha M, Iype T, P C, Khurana D, Ray S, Das D, Kalita N, Adhikari S, Sharma A, Roy J, Sahonta R, Singh S, Chaudhary V, Menon G, Aaron S, Bal D, Dhamija RK, Chaturvedi M, Maheshwari S, Saroja AO, Naik KR, Bhutani N, Dhankhar K, Sharma D, Bhatia R, Gorthi SP, Sarmah B, Pamidimukkala V, Saravanan S, Narayan S, Basumatary LJ, Sundarachary NV, Upputuri AK, Karadan U, Pradeep Kumar VG, Parthasarathy R, Doshi D, Wagh S, Ramakrishnan T, Akhtar S, Desai S, Borah NC, Das R, Mittal G, Jain A, Alapatt PJ, Kulkarni GB, Menon D, Raja P, Puri I, Nambiar V, Yerasu MR, Jaiswal SK, Zirpe K, Gurav S, Sharma S, Kumaravelu S, Benny R, Thakkar V, Pathak A, Kempegowda M, Chander P, Ramrakhiani N, Ks AD, Sarma PS, Huilgol R, Sharma M, Dhaliwal RS. Indian Trial of Tranexamic acid in Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage study protocol. Int J Stroke. 2025 Jul;20(6):756-762. doi: 10.1177/17474930241307933. Epub 2025 Jan 3.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hemorrhagic StrokeStroke

Interventions

Tranexamic Acid

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Cerebrovascular DisordersBrain DiseasesCentral Nervous System DiseasesNervous System DiseasesVascular DiseasesCardiovascular Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Cyclohexanecarboxylic AcidsAcids, CarbocyclicCarboxylic AcidsOrganic Chemicals

Study Officials

  • Jeyaraj D Pandian, MD DM

    Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Jeyaraj D Pandian, MD DM

CONTACT

Atul Phillips, MD FNB

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 4
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT
Masking Details
Open-label
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Model Details: Multicentric, randomized, open-label, clinical trial
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Principal and Professor, Department of Neurology

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

April 19, 2023

First Posted

May 1, 2023

Study Start

August 30, 2022

Primary Completion (Estimated)

November 1, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

November 1, 2026

Last Updated

January 22, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-01

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

All information collected from medical records for the study will be stored electronically in a specifically designed database at the Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India. Participants information will be identified only by their initials and a study registration number. Any information transferred electronically will be coded to protect confidentiality. All computer records will be password-protected. The study results may be presented at conferences or in scientific publications, but individual participants will not be identifiable. If needed, data will be available in future for other researchers outside the primary research group for secondary purposes, such as meta-analyses, reanalysis, or replication of results.

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