Recruiting
Phase 3

Tenecteplase & Alteplase

Sponsor:

University of Calgary

Code:

NCT07687056

Conditions

Stroke, Acute Ischemic

Endovascular Thrombectomy

Acute Ischemic Stroke AIS

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Tenecteplase or Alteplase- depending upon availability at each treating centre

Control

Study Details

Brief summary:

Study Design and Duration:

This domain will be conducted as part of ACT-GLOBAL platform trial and will have the nested domain name of REACT. It has a prospective, randomised, controlled, open-label, parallel group with blinded endpoint assessment (PROBE) design of up to 1,500 subjects with Acute Ischemic Stroke (AIS) who undergo EVT. Randomisation will be stratified by country/ region, and the IA thrombolytic agent (tenecteplase or alteplase). Minimal sufficient balance algorithm will operate within each stratum to preserve balance on key covariates while maintaining allocation randomness.

Participants will be followed for 90 days (or until death, if prior to 90 days). The end of the trial is defined as the date that all participants have completed their Day 90 assessment. Primary outcome data will be determined by simplified, structured method of assessment using the modified Rankin scale (mRS), conducted through centralized telephone interviews or online media performed by central trial personnel blinded to treatment assignment and received.

Domain Interventions:

The intervention group will receive a single dose of local intraarterial thrombolysis using either tenecteplase (at a dose of 0.0625mg/kg; maximum dose of 6.25mg) or alteplase (0.225 mg/kg; maximum dose, 20mg) at the end of EVT procedure plus standard of care while the control group will receive standard of care alone. The selection of the thrombolytic agent will be determined according to local availability. The dose of intraarterial thrombolysis will be increased if the above dose meets prespecified posterior probabilities at the first or second interims.

In all eligible patients:

1. Local intra-arterial thrombolysis using either tenecteplase at a dose of 0.0625mg/kg "maximum dose of 6.25mg" or alteplase "0.225 mg/kg; maximum dose, 20mg\*
2. No intra-arterial thrombolysis.

  • The dose of IA thrombolysis may be doubled to 0.125 mg/kg tenecteplase or 0.45 mg/kg alteplase if this dose shows futility at pre-specified interims Randomization will be stratified by country/ region, the IA thrombolytic agent used (tenecteplase or alteplase). IA thrombolysis will be administered as a one-time treatment.

Conditions

Stroke, Acute Ischemic

Endovascular Thrombectomy

Acute Ischemic Stroke AIS

Study ID

NCT07687056

Start date

Aug 11, 2026

Status verified date

Oct, 2026

Completion date

Mar 31, 2031

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec 31, 2030

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age ≥18 years
2. Clinical diagnosis of stroke

Exclusion Criteria:

There are no platform level exclusion criteria.

Study Design

Enrollment

1500 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

active comparator: Local intra-arterial (IA) thrombolysis using either tenecteplase or alteplase

The intervention group will receive local intra-arterial (IA) thrombolysis using either tenecteplase at a dose of 0.0625mg/kg "maximum dose of 6.25mg" or alteplase "0.225 mg/kg; maximum dose, 20mg.

placebo comparator: No IA thrombolysis

No intra-arterial thrombolysis.

Interventions

Tenecteplase or Alteplase- depending upon availability at each treating centre

Intra-arterial thrombolysis after endovascular therapy

Control

No intra-arterial thrombolysis after endovascular therapy

Primary outcome measure

  • A reduction of functional dependence analyzed across the whole distribution of outcomes assessed on the modified Rankin Scale (mRS), [ Time Frame: From enrollment to the Day 90 assessment - Day 90 outcomes are assessed in a blinded manner ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Locations

University of Calgary- Foothills Medical Centre

Recruiting

Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N2T9

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Mohammed Almekhlafi, MD

More Information

Sponsor

University of Calgary

Last update posted

Oct 21, 2026

Last verified

Oct, 2026

Keywords

  • Tenecteplase
  • Alteplase
  • Intra-arterial thrombolysis
  • Stroke
  • Endovascular Thrombectomy
  • EVT
  • Domain
  • Platform
  • Thrombolysis

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-10-22. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Calgary on 2026-10-21. Recruitment status is synced daily from ClinicalTrials.gov and may not reflect the sponsor's current status. Confirm during your call.