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Tegoprazan for Prevention of Gastrointestinal Complication in Ischemic Stroke Patients on Antiplatelet Therapy (TegoStroke)

A Phase 3 interventional study of Tegoprazan 50 mg and Placebo in Ischemic Stroke, Ischemic Stroke, Acute and Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), sponsored by Hanyang University Guri Hospital. Recruiting at 24 sites in South Korea. Open to participants aged 19 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-07-08.

Sponsored by Hanyang University Guri Hospital · Phase 3, Interventional, and Prevention

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 5 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Jan 2026, registered Jun 2026).
  • Started Jan 2026; still recruiting 9 months later.
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
1,524
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
19 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Patients with ischemic stroke commonly receive antiplatelet therapy, frequently starting as dual antiplatelet therapy, which is associated with an increased risk of gastrointestinal complications. Although evidence for gastroprotection is established in coronary artery disease, no comparable guidance or evidence exists for stroke care. Tegoprazan is a potassium-competitive acid blocker offering rapid, meal-independent acid suppression with fewer drug interactions than proton pump inhibitors, yet whether it prevents such complications after stroke remains unknown. Thus, the investigators aim to evaluate whether tegoprazan reduces gastrointestinal complications in patients receiving antiplatelet therapy after ischemic stroke.

TegoStroke is a phase 3, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, superiority trial conducted at more than 20 centers in the Republic of Korea. Adult patients who are starting antiplatelet therapy after acute ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack, and who are expected to continue it for at least 6 months, will be included. Eligible patients will be 1:1 randomized to receive oral tegoprazan 50 mg once daily or matching placebo for 180 days. The primary outcome is a composite of upper or indeterminate-origin gastrointestinal bleeding, gastric or duodenal ulcer ≥3 mm, or erosive esophagitis, ascertained up to a day-180 esophagogastroduodenoscopy. This study would provide the first randomized evidence on routine gastroprotection for patients on antiplatelet therapy after ischemic stroke.

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Conditions studied

  • Ischemic Stroke
  • Ischemic Stroke, Acute
  • Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
  • Cerebrovascular Disease
  • Gastrointestinal Complication
  • Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Keywords

  • Gastrointestinal Complication
  • Gastroprotection
  • Gastrointestinal Gleeding
  • Ischemic Stroke
  • Transient Ischemic Attack
  • Cerebrovascular Disease
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In context

Ischemic Stroke

2,612 studies on the registry are indexed under Ischemic Stroke; 971 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 1,524 is above the median of 120 across 1,776 interventional studies indexed under Ischemic Stroke.

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Lead sponsor

This is the only study on the registry with Hanyang University Guri Hospital as lead sponsor.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

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

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Age 19 years or older.
  2. Hospitalization for acute ischemic stroke or , with antiplatelet therapy initiated for the first time, expected to continue for at least 6 months at the treating physician's discretion per relevant stroke guidelines, and within 4 weeks of the first antiplatelet dose at the time of randomization.
  3. Written provided by the participant or a legally authorized representative.
  4. Ability and willingness to understand the study procedures described in the consent form and to comply with the study protocol.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. History of peptic ulcer disease diagnosis or gastrointestinal bleeding within the past year. At screening, the history and findings of any EGD performed within the preceding 2 years were obtained by participant interview.
  2. Need for concomitant anticoagulant therapy (transient anticoagulation such as argatroban during the index admission is permitted, with randomization after it is stopped)
  3. Anticipated difficulty in undergoing gastrointestinal endoscopy during the study period.
  4. Use of a P-CAB, PPI, or H2-receptor antagonist within 1 week before randomization, or an active indication for these agents, a mucosal protectant, or an antacid at enrollment. Temporary use of these agents during acute care in the index admission, since discontinued and without a current indication, is not exclusionary.
  5. or to a P-CAB or to benzimidazoles.
  6. , ALT, ALP, or γ-GT ≥5 times the (ULN), or total ≥3 times the ULN at screening.
  7. Participation within the past 12 months in any of the following: (1) a clinical study that may affect the efficacy or safety assessments of the present study; (2) a study involving an product or procedure not administered under standard-of-care guidelines; (3) a study that may pose additional risk to the participant. (Participation in other clinical studies is otherwise permitted.)
  8. Current use of, or use within five half-lives of, a contraindicated interacting drug (atazanavir, nelfinavir, rilpivirine, and preparations containing these components).
  9. Any other condition deemed by the investigators to render the patient unsuitable for study participation, including but not limited to:
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(8)

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TIA (transient ischaemic attack)

A “mini-stroke”: temporary stroke-like symptoms caused by reduced blood flow to part of the brain, spinal cord or eye, without signs of a new stroke on a scan.

Stroke symptoms need emergency care at once, even if they go away.

Informed consent

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You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.

Hypersensitivity

An allergy, or another reaction of the immune system, to a substance. “Hypersensitivity to the study drug” means a known allergic reaction to it — not every side effect a medicine can have.

Contraindication

A reason a treatment, test or procedure should not be given to a particular person, such as an allergy, another illness or a medicine they take.

ALT and AST (liver enzymes)

Two enzymes measured in a routine blood test of the liver. Higher levels can mean the liver is under strain or damaged. SGPT and SGOT are older names for ALT and AST.

Criteria usually give a limit as a multiple of the upper limit of normal (ULN), often higher when cancer has spread to the liver.

ULN (upper limit of normal)

The top of the normal range for a blood test, as set by the laboratory that runs it. Each lab prints its own range next to your result.

“≤ 2.5 × ULN” means the result can be up to two and a half times that top value.

Bilirubin

A yellow substance made when red blood cells are broken down, which the liver clears. A high level can mean a problem with the liver or the bile ducts.

Criteria often allow more for people with Gilbert’s syndrome, a harmless inherited condition that raises bilirubin.

Investigational drug or device

A drug or device being studied in a clinical trial.

It may be new, or already approved and being studied for another use, dose or form. Criteria often leave out people who took part in another study of one within a recent period, commonly 30 days or five half-lives.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Triple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator)
Enrollment
1,524 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    Placebo + Antiplatelet therapy

    Drug: Placebo

  • Experimental
    Tegoprazan

    Tegoprazan 50mg daily + Antiplatelet therapy

    Drug: Tegoprazan 50 mg

Interventions

  • Tegoprazan 50mg daily + Antiplatelet therapy

  • DrugPlacebo

    Placebo drug + Antiplatelet therapy

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Composite gastrointestinal complication

    Composite of upper or indeterminate origin gastrointestinal bleeding, gastric or duodenal ulcer ≥3 mm, or erosive esophagitis, ascertained up to a day-180 esophagogastroduodenoscopy

    Time frame: 180 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. Upper GI bleeding

    overt upper GI bleeding confirmed by endoscopy or CT, overt upper GI bleeding of unknown source

    Time frame: 180 days

  2. GI bleeding of unknown upper/lower origin

    Hemoglobin fall ≥2 g/dL or hematocrit fall ≥10% presumed to be GI in origin without a likely hemorrhoidal, anal, or diverticular source.

    Time frame: 180 days

  3. Gastric ulcer

    Gastric ulcer ≥3 mm in diameter on esophagogastroduodenoscopy

    Time frame: 180 days

  4. Duodenal ulcer

    Duodenal ulcer ≥3 mm in diameter on esophagogastroduodenoscopy

    Time frame: 180 days

  5. Erosive esophagitis severity

    Erosive esophagitis severity by Los Angeles grade on esophagogastroduodenoscopy

    Time frame: 180 days

  6. Gastric mucosal injury

    Gastric mucosal injury by the modified Lanza score on esophagogastroduodenoscopy

    Time frame: 180 days

  7. Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale score

    Change of Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale (GSRS) score

    Time frame: 180 days

  8. Change of Reflux Disease Questionnaire (RDQ) score

    Change of Reflux Disease Questionnaire (RDQ) score

    Time frame: 180 days

  9. GI symptoms requiring medication

    occurrence of gastrointestinal symptoms requiring medication (e.g., chest pain, heartburn)

    Time frame: 180 days

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Study locations

24 of 24 sites recruiting
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References and documents

Publications

  • Kim SH, Cho KB, Chun HJ, Lee SW, Kwon JG, Lee DH, Kim SG, Jung HY, Kim JW, Lee JS, Park H, Choi SC, Jee SR, Kim HS, Ko KH, Park SJ, Lee YC, Park SH, Kim AR, Kim EJ, Park HW, Kim BT, Song GS. Randomised clinical trial: comparison of tegoprazan and placebo in non-erosive reflux disease. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2021 Aug;54(4):402-411. doi: 10.1111/apt.16477. Epub 2021 Jul 6. PubMed 34227708 ↗
  • Cho YK, Choi MG, Choi SC, Lee KM, Kim TO, Park SH, Moon JS, Lim YJ, Kang DH, Cheon GJ, Baik GH, Kim KO, Cho KB, Jang JS, Park JJ, Son BK, Jung HK, Kim BW, Kim SK, Lee ST, Cha JM, Kim AR, Kim EJ, Park HW, Song GS. Randomised clinical trial: tegoprazan, a novel potassium-competitive acid blocker, or lansoprazole in the treatment of gastric ulcer. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2020 Sep;52(5):789-797. doi: 10.1111/apt.15865. Epub 2020 Jul 23. PubMed 32701188 ↗
  • Sugano K, Choi MG, Lin JT, Goto S, Okada Y, Kinoshita Y, Miwa H, Chiang CE, Chiba T, Hori M, Fukushima Y, Kim HS, Chang CY, Date M; LAVENDER Study Group. Multinational, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, prospective study of esomeprazole in the prevention of recurrent peptic ulcer in low-dose acetylsalicylic acid users: the LAVENDER study. Gut. 2014 Jul;63(7):1061-8. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2013-304722. Epub 2013 Dec 10. PubMed 24326741 ↗
  • Kleindorfer DO, Towfighi A, Chaturvedi S, Cockroft KM, Gutierrez J, Lombardi-Hill D, Kamel H, Kernan WN, Kittner SJ, Leira EC, Lennon O, Meschia JF, Nguyen TN, Pollak PM, Santangeli P, Sharrief AZ, Smith SC Jr, Turan TN, Williams LS. 2021 Guideline for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack: A Guideline From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke. 2021 Jul;52(7):e364-e467. doi: 10.1161/STR.0000000000000375. Epub 2021 May 24. No abstract available. PubMed 34024117 ↗
  • Vrints C, Andreotti F, Koskinas KC, Rossello X, Adamo M, Ainslie J, Banning AP, Budaj A, Buechel RR, Chiariello GA, Chieffo A, Christodorescu RM, Deaton C, Doenst T, Jones HW, Kunadian V, Mehilli J, Milojevic M, Piek JJ, Pugliese F, Rubboli A, Semb AG, Senior R, Ten Berg JM, Van Belle E, Van Craenenbroeck EM, Vidal-Perez R, Winther S; ESC Scientific Document Group. 2024 ESC Guidelines for the management of chronic coronary syndromes. Eur Heart J. 2024 Sep 29;45(36):3415-3537. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehae177. No abstract available. PubMed 39210710 ↗
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  • Taha AS, McCloskey C, Prasad R, Bezlyak V. Famotidine for the prevention of peptic ulcers and oesophagitis in patients taking low-dose aspirin (FAMOUS): a phase III, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet. 2009 Jul 11;374(9684):119-25. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61246-0. Epub 2009 Jul 3. PubMed 19577798 ↗
  • Bhatt DL, Cryer BL, Contant CF, Cohen M, Lanas A, Schnitzer TJ, Shook TL, Lapuerta P, Goldsmith MA, Laine L, Scirica BM, Murphy SA, Cannon CP; COGENT Investigators. Clopidogrel with or without omeprazole in coronary artery disease. N Engl J Med. 2010 Nov 11;363(20):1909-17. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1007964. Epub 2010 Oct 6. PubMed 20925534 ↗
  • Han Y, Liao Z, Li Y, Zhao X, Ma S, Bao D, Qiu M, Deng J, Wang J, Qu P, Jiang C, Jia S, Yang S, Ru L, Feng J, Gao W, Huang Y, Tao L, Han Y, Yang K, Wang X, Zhang W, Wang B, Li Y, Yang Y, Li J, Sheng J, Ma Y, Cui M, Ma S, Wang X, Li Z, Stone GW. Magnetically Controlled Capsule Endoscopy for Assessment of Antiplatelet Therapy-Induced Gastrointestinal Injury. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2022 Jan 18;79(2):116-128. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.10.028. Epub 2021 Nov 6. PubMed 34752902 ↗
  • Prabhakaran S, Gonzalez NR, Zachrison KS, Adeoye O, Alexandrov AW, Ansari SA, Chapman S, Czap AL, Dumitrascu OM, Ishida K, Jadhav AP, Johnson B, Johnston KC, Khatri P, Kimberly WT, Lee VH, Leslie-Mazwi TM, Mac Grory B, Madsen TE, Menon B, Mistry EA, Park S, Parker S, Perez de la Ossa N, Reeves M, Saiz T, Scott PA, Schwartzberg D, Sheth SA, Sporns PB, Times S, Tjoumakaris S, Wolfe SQ, Yaghi S; Peer Review Committee. 2026 Guideline for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Guideline From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke. 2026 Jan 26. doi: 10.1161/STR.0000000000000513. Online ahead of print. PubMed 41582814 ↗
  • Virani SS, Newby LK, Arnold SV, Bittner V, Brewer LC, Demeter SH, Dixon DL, Fearon WF, Hess B, Johnson HM, Kazi DS, Kolte D, Kumbhani DJ, LoFaso J, Mahtta D, Mark DB, Minissian M, Navar AM, Patel AR, Piano MR, Rodriguez F, Talbot AW, Taqueti VR, Thomas RJ, van Diepen S, Wiggins B, Williams MS; Peer Review Committee Members. 2023 AHA/ACC/ACCP/ASPC/NLA/PCNA Guideline for the Management of Patients With Chronic Coronary Disease: A Report of the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. Circulation. 2023 Aug 29;148(9):e9-e119. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001168. Epub 2023 Jul 20. PubMed 37471501 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 8, 2026, 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
NCT07687706
Lead sponsor
Hanyang University Guri Hospital
Responsible party
SEONG-HO KOH (Professor, Hanyang University Guri Hospital) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jul 7, 2026
Start date
Jan 26, 2026
Primary completion
Jun 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Jul 8, 2026

Study contacts

Seong-Ho Koh, MD, PhD
Contact
ksh213@hanyang.ac.kr
+82-31-560-2267
Jiyeon Ha, MD
Contact
hjy9307@gmail.com

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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