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CompletedNCT01566786Updated Jan 12, 2017

Safety and Preliminary Efficacy of Activated Recombinant Human Factor VII in Acute Intracerebral Haemorrhage

A Phase 2 interventional study of activated recombinant human factor VII and placebo in Acquired Bleeding Disorder and Intracerebral Haemorrhage, sponsored by Novo Nordisk A/S. Completed at 9 sites in 9 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-01-12.

Sponsored by Novo Nordisk A/S · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
48
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This trial is conducted in Asia, Europe and Oceania. The aim of this trial is to evaluate the safety and preliminary efficacy of activated recombinant human factor VII (NovoSeven®) in preventing early haematoma growth in acute Intracerebral Haemorrhage (ICH).

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Conditions studied

  • Acquired Bleeding Disorder
  • Intracerebral Haemorrhage
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In context

Cerebral Hemorrhage

476 studies on the registry are indexed under Cerebral Hemorrhage; 181 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 48 is below the median of 100 across 287 interventional studies indexed under Cerebral Hemorrhage.

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Lead sponsor

Novo Nordisk A/S is the lead sponsor of 1,370 studies on the registry; 102 are open to participants now.

Of its 198 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 94 (47%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Spontaneous ICH diagnosed by CT (Computerized Tomography) scanning within 3 hours of onset
  • Signed informed consent form, or in countries where waiver of informed consent is allowed by IRB/IEC, a completed waiver form

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Time of onset of symptoms of ICH unknown or more than 3 hours prior to CT
  • Patients with secondary ICH related to infarction, haemophilia or other coagulopathy, tumour, trauma, haemorrhagic infarction, cerebrovenous thrombosis, aneurysm, arteriovenous malformations (AVM) or severe trauma
  • Surgical haematoma evacuation planned or performed within 24 hours of onset
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
48 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    activated recombinant human factor VII

    Drug: activated recombinant human factor VII

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    Drug: placebo

Interventions

  • Drugactivated recombinant human factor VII

    Starting dose of trial drug 10 mcg/kg, escalating up to five dose tiers: 20 mcg/kg, 40 mcg/kg, 80 mcg/kg, 120 mcg/kg and 160 mcg/kg. Administered within the first 4 hours after the insult

  • Drugplacebo

    Starting dose of trial drug 10 mcg/kg, escalating up to five dose tiers: 20 mcg/kg, 40 mcg/kg, 80 mcg/kg, 120 mcg/kg and 160 mcg/kg. Administered within the first 4 hours after the insult

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in ICH volume as measured by CT head scans

Secondary outcomes

  1. Occurrence of adverse events

  2. Occurrence of serious adverse events

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Study locations

9 sites
  • Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
    Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
  • Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
    Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
    Jyväskylä, 40620, Finland
  • Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
    Heidelberg, 60120, Germany
  • Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
    Roma, 00185, Italy
  • Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
    Singapore, 308443, Singapore
  • Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
    Girona, 17007, Spain
  • Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
    Taiwan, Taiwan
  • Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
    Newcastle, United Kingdom
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References and documents

Publications

  • Mayer SA, Brun NC, Broderick J, Davis S, Diringer MN, Skolnick BE, Steiner T; Europe/AustralAsia NovoSeven ICH Trial Investigators. Safety and feasibility of recombinant factor VIIa for acute intracerebral hemorrhage. Stroke. 2005 Jan;36(1):74-9. doi: 10.1161/01.STR.0000149628.80251.b8. Epub 2004 Nov 29. PubMed 15569871 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 12, 2017, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01566786
Lead sponsor
Novo Nordisk A/S
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 29, 2012
Start date
Aug 2001
Primary completion
Oct 2002
Completion
Oct 2002
Last update
Jan 12, 2017

Study contacts

Global Clinical Registry (GCR, 1452)
study director · Novo Nordisk A/S

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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