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Intra-arterial Tenecteplase During First Thrombectomy Attempt for Acute Stroke (BRETIS-TNK II)

Intra-arterial Tenecteplase During First Thrombectomy Attempt for Acute Stroke (BRETIS-TNK II): a Prospective, Randomized, Adaptive Enrichment, Open-label, Blinded End Point, Multi-center Study

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05657444
Enrollment
380
Registered
2022-12-20
Start date
2023-03-21
Completion date
2025-03-20
Last updated
2025-03-28

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Stroke, Ischemic

Brief summary

A recent pilot study suggests intra-arterial tenecteplase (TNK) during the first pass of endovascular treatment (EVT) seems safe, may increase first-pass reperfusion and good outcome in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients with large vessel occlusion (LVO). The study aimed to determine the efficacy and safety of intra-arterial TNK administration during EVT in AIS-LVO patients.

Interventions

DRUGTenecteplase

intra-arterial tenecteplase during endovascular treatment

Sponsors

Cerebrovascular Disease Collaboration & Innovation Alliance of Liaoning
CollaboratorUNKNOWN
General Hospital of Shenyang Military Region
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Age ≥18 years; * Stroke patient with large vessel occlusion (internal carotid artery, M1 or M2 of middle cerebral artery, basilar artery, or intracranial segment of vertebral artery) who meets criteria for endovascular treatment within 24 hours of stroke onset; * The modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score before onset ≤ 2; * ASPECTS 6 or greater on CT * Signed informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

* hemorrhagic stroke; * Tandem occlusion; * Coagulation disorders, systematic hemorrhagic tendency, thrombocytopenia (\<100000/mm3); * Severe hepatic or renal dysfunction, increase in ALT or AST (more than 2 times of upper limit of normal value), elevated serum creatinine (more than 1.5 times of upper limit of normal value) or requiring dialysis; * Severe uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure over 200mmHg or diastolic blood pressure over 110 mmHg); * Patients with contraindication or allergic to any ingredient of drugs in our study; * Pregnancy, or plan to get pregnant or during active lactation; * Suspected septic embolus or infective endocarditis * The estimated life expectancy is less than 6 months due to other serious diseases; * Other conditions unsuitable for this clinical study as assessed by researcher.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
proportion of favorable outcomeDay 90Favorable outcome is defined as modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score of 0-2

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
proportion of successful reperfusion after the first-pass or final pass of endovascular treatmentimmediately after the first-pass or final pass of endovascular treatmentSuccessful reperfusion is defined as defined as modified Thrombolysis In Cerebral Infarction (mTICI) 2b-3
Distribution of modified Rankin Scale (mRS)Day 90mRS scores range from 0 to 6:0, no symptoms, 1 = symptoms without clinically significant disability, 2 = slight disability, 3 = moderate disability, 4 = moderately severe disability, 5 = severe disability; and 6 = death.
Change in cerebral circulation time after interventionimmediately after endovascular treatment
occurrence rate of early neurological improvement24 (-6/+24) hoursearly neurological improvement was defined as a 4 point or greater decrease in NIHSS
change in National Institute of Health stroke scale (NIHSS)24 (-6/+24) hoursNIHSS scores range 0-42, with higher scores indicating greater stroke severity
occurrence rate of the composite events of nonfatal stroke, nonfatal myocardial infarction, and other cardiovascular eventsDay 90
proportion of excellent outcomeDay 90Excellent outcome is defined as modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score of 0-1
occurrence rate of parenchymal hemorrhage24 (-6/+24) hoursparenchymal hemorrhage was defined as confluent bleeding occupying and causing mass effect
percentage of severe adverse events24 (-6/+24) hours
cerebral edema24 (-6/+24) hourscerebral edema was measured as the amount of midline shift of the brain on neuroimaging
death due to all causesDay 7 or during hospitalization
occurrence rate of the distal emboli after first passimmediately after first passThe emboli means occlusion of the distal artery determined by DSA.
occurrence rate of extracranial hemorrhage24 (-6/+24) hoursextracranial hemorrhage means other bleeding events except intracranial hemorrhage
occurrence rate of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage24 (-6/+24) hourssymptomatic intracranial hemorrhage is defined as an increase in the NIHSS score of ≥4 points as a result of the intracranial hemorrhage.

Countries

China

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 11, 2026