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Efficacy and Safety of Minocycline in Acute Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Efficacy and Safety of Minocycline in Patients With Acute Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel-group, Phase III Trial

Status
Not yet recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07338175
Acronym
MISTICH
Enrollment
1192
Registered
2026-01-13
Start date
2026-01-31
Completion date
2028-12-31
Last updated
2026-01-13

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

Conditions

Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Keywords

Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Minocycline, Neuroprotection

Brief summary

This is a prospective, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. It aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of oral minocycline in patients with acute spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage within 48 hours of onset.

Detailed description

The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of 5-day Minocycline versus placebo in patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage within 48 hours of onset. In addition, we will explore the effect of Minocycline versus placebo on indicators of venous neuroinflammation at different time points in patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage within 48 hours of onset. A total of 1192 participants will be randomized 1:1 to receive either minocycline or matching placebo for 5 days, in addition to guideline-based standard medical care. The primary objective is to evaluate the effect of Minocycline in improving the level of 90-day mRS score to 0-3 in patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage within 48 hours of onset. The trial is divided into three phases: screening/baseline period, treatment period, and follow-up period. The visit schedule is as follows: Randomized participants are interviewed at screening/baseline period, 72±12 hours, 7±1 days, 90±7 days,180±7 days after randomization, and when events occur.

Interventions

50 mg per capsule, containing 50mg of Minocycline Hydrochloride

50 mg per capsule, containing 0 mg of Minocycline Hydrochloride

Sponsors

Beijing Tiantan Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. CT-confirmed spontaneous supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhage; 2. Aged 18 to 80 years; 3. Within 48 hours of symptom onset; 4. Hematoma volume 15-40 ml; 5. NIHSS score 8-24, with item 1a ≤ 2; 6. Signed informed consent by the patient or legal representative.

Exclusion criteria

1. Secondary intracerebral hemorrhage (traumatic, tumor-related, vascular malformation, aneurysm, coagulation disorder, etc.); 2. Intraventricular hemorrhage filling one entire lateral ventricle, third ventricle, or fourth ventricle, or more than half of two lateral ventricles; 3. Significant subarachnoid hemorrhage (Fisher grade ≥ 3) or subdural hemorrhage; 4. Patients with uncontrollable hypertension or those at high risk of hematoma expansion indicated by imaging signs; 5. Progressive neurological or other severe systemic diseases; 6. Planned surgical intervention for the intracerebral hemorrhage; 7. Pre-stroke disability (modified Rankin Scale score \> 1); 8. Severe cardiac insufficiency (NYHA Class III-IV), severe liver disease (ALT or AST \> 3 times the normal upper limit value), severe renal insufficiency (serum creatinine \> 2 times the normal upper limit value, or glomerular filtration rate \< 45 ml/min), or malignancy with life expectancy \< 1 year; 9. Moderate to severe anemia (hemoglobin \< 90 g/L), thrombocytopenia (platelet count \< 100×10\^9/L), leukopenia (white blood cell count \< 2×10\^9/L), or coagulopathy (INR \> 1.5); 10. Allergy or intolerance to minocycline or other tetracycline antibiotics; 11. History of pseudomembranous enteritis or antibiotic-associated enteritis; 12. Use of tetracycline antibiotics within the past week; 13. Intracranial or spinal surgery within the past 3 months; 14. Any major surgery or severe physical trauma within the past month; 15. Females who are pregnant, within 30 days postpartum, or in the lactation period. 16. Participated in other interventional clinical trials within the past 3 months; 17. Inability to obtain signed informed consent from the patient or representative; 18. Other conditions that are not suitable for participating in this clinical trial, such as inability to understand and/or follow the research procedures due to mental, cognitive, emotional, or physical disorders, etc.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
mRS score 0-3At 90±7 days after randomizationModified Rankin Scale score

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Changes in NIHSS score compared with baseline scoreAt 72±12 hours and 7±1 days after randomizationNIHSS score
Changes in Glasgow Coma Scale score compared with baseline scoreAt 72±12 hours and 7±1 days after randomizationGlasgow Coma Scale score
Early neurological deteriorationAt 72±12 hours and 7±1 days after randomizationEarly neurological deterioration is defined as a decrease of ≥2 in GCS score or an increase of ≥4 in NIHSS score caused by non-sedatives/sleeping drugs compared with the baseline level.
Changes in hs-CRP level compared with baseline levelAt 72±12 hours and 7±1 days after randomizationhs-CRP is examined to evaluate the level of systematic inflammation.
Volume of perihematomal edema (PHE)At 7±1 days after randomizationVolume of perihematomal edema (PHE) on MRI
EQ-5D-5L utility scoreAt 90±7 days and 180±7 days after randomizationQuality of life assessed by the EQ-5D-5L utility score
Recurrent strokeAt 90±7 days and 180±7 days after randomizationRecurrent stroke includes ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke.
Combined vascular eventsAt 90±7 days and 180±7 days after randomizationCombined vascular events include stroke, myocardial infarction, and vascular death.
mRS scoreAt 90±7 days and 180±7 days after randomizationModified Rankin Scale score

Other

MeasureTime frameDescription
Hematoma expansion or rebleedingAt 72±12 hours and 7±1 days after randomizationHematoma expansion or rebleeding
Antibiotic-associated diarrhea, enteritis, and constipationAt 7±1 days after randomizationAntibiotic-associated diarrhea, enteritis, and constipation
Any bleeding eventsAt 90±7 days after randomizationAny bleeding events
Adverse events (AE)At 90±7 days after randomizationAdverse events (AE)
Serious adverse events (SAE)At 90±7 days after randomizationSerious adverse events (SAE)
Perihematomal blood-brain barrier permeabilityAt 7±1 days after randomizationPerihematomal blood-brain barrier permeability is assessed using dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI).
Changes in the levels of venous neuroinflammation indicators compared with baseline levelsAt 72±12 hours and 7±1 days after randomizationVenous neuroinflammation indicators (IL, TNF-α, TGF-β, NFL, etc.)

Countries

China

Contacts

Primary ContactKaijiang Kang, MD
kangkaijiang678@126.com+86 59975701

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026