Thrombolysis of Urokinase for Minor Stroke

Summary

This trial will enroll patients that have been diagnosed with minor stroke, which has occurred within the past 6 hours. TRUST is a prospective multicenter, randomized, blinded-endpoint study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Urokinase Thrombolysis for patients with minor stroke.

Timeline

Start

2020-10-04

Primary completion

2023-02-18

Completion

2023-02-18

Outcome

Missed primary endpoint

paper UK intravenous thrombolysis treatment was not found to be beneficial in terms of excellent functional outcome at 90 days PMID 39757192 ↗

Publications

• Background Liu M, Wu B, Wang WZ, Lee LM, Zhang SH, Kong LZ. Stroke in China: epidemiology, prevention, and management strategies. Lancet Neurol. 2007 May;6(5):456-64. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(07)70004-2.
• Background Wu Z, Yao C, Zhao D, Wu G, Wang W, Liu J, Zeng Z, Wu Y. Sino-MONICA project: a collaborative study on trends and determinants in cardiovascular diseases in China, Part i: morbidity and mortality monitoring. Circulation. 2001 Jan 23;103(3):462-8. doi: 10.1161/01.cir.103.3.462.
• Background Liu L, Wang D, Wong KS, Wang Y. Stroke and stroke care in China: huge burden, significant workload, and a national priority. Stroke. 2011 Dec;42(12):3651-4. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.111.635755. Epub 2011 Nov 3.
• Background Smith EE, Fonarow GC, Reeves MJ, Cox M, Olson DM, Hernandez AF, Schwamm LH. Outcomes in mild or rapidly improving stroke not treated with intravenous recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator: findings from Get With The Guidelines-Stroke. Stroke. 2011 Nov;42(11):3110-5. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.111.613208. Epub 2011 Sep 8.
• Background Barber PA, Zhang J, Demchuk AM, Hill MD, Buchan AM. Why are stroke patients excluded from TPA therapy? An analysis of patient eligibility. Neurology. 2001 Apr 24;56(8):1015-20. doi: 10.1212/wnl.56.8.1015.
• Background Nedeltchev K, Schwegler B, Haefeli T, Brekenfeld C, Gralla J, Fischer U, Arnold M, Remonda L, Schroth G, Mattle HP. Outcome of stroke with mild or rapidly improving symptoms. Stroke. 2007 Sep;38(9):2531-5. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.482554. Epub 2007 Aug 2.
• Background Smith EE, Abdullah AR, Petkovska I, Rosenthal E, Koroshetz WJ, Schwamm LH. Poor outcomes in patients who do not receive intravenous tissue plasminogen activator because of mild or improving ischemic stroke. Stroke. 2005 Nov;36(11):2497-9. doi: 10.1161/01.STR.0000185798.78817.f3. Epub 2005 Oct 6.
• Background Coutts SB, Dubuc V, Mandzia J, Kenney C, Demchuk AM, Smith EE, Subramaniam S, Goyal M, Patil S, Menon BK, Barber PA, Dowlatshahi D, Field T, Asdaghi N, Camden MC, Hill MD; TEMPO-1 Investigators. Tenecteplase-tissue-type plasminogen activator evaluation for minor ischemic stroke with proven occlusion. Stroke. 2015 Mar;46(3):769-74. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.114.008504. Epub 2015 Feb 12.
• Background Khatri P, Tayama D, Cohen G, Lindley RI, Wardlaw JM, Yeatts SD, Broderick JP, Sandercock P; PRISMS and IST-3 Collaborative Groups. Effect of Intravenous Recombinant Tissue-Type Plasminogen Activator in Patients With Mild Stroke in the Third International Stroke Trial-3: Post Hoc Analysis. Stroke. 2015 Aug;46(8):2325-7. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.009951. Epub 2015 Jun 23.
• Background National Institute of Neurological Disorders Stroke rt-PA Stroke Study Group. Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator for minor strokes: the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke rt-PA Stroke Study experience. Ann Emerg Med. 2005 Sep;46(3):243-52. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2005.02.013.
• Background Khatri P, Kleindorfer DO, Yeatts SD, Saver JL, Levine SR, Lyden PD, Moomaw CJ, Palesch YY, Jauch EC, Broderick JP. Strokes with minor symptoms: an exploratory analysis of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke recombinant tissue plasminogen activator trials. Stroke. 2010 Nov;41(11):2581-6. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.110.593632. Epub 2010 Sep 2.
• Tao Y, Gao Y, Zhao L, Xu Y, Jiang C, Liu K, Fang H, Pei L, Wang X, Zhang R, Wu J, Yang J, Han X, Guo H, Xue B, Li J, Liu Y, Gu H, Du K, Cheng X, Dong Q, Wang D, Buonanno FS, Ning M, Xu Y, Song B; TRUST Trial Investigators. Effect of intravenous urokinase vs best medicine treatment on functional outcome for patients with acute minor stroke (TRUST): a randomized controlled trial. BMC Med. 2025 Jan 6;23(1):6. doi: 10.1186/s12916-024-03820-2.

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