TENecteplase in Central Retinal Artery Occlusion Stuy (TenCRAOS) (TenCRAOS)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04526951 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : August 26, 2020
Last Update Posted : January 5, 2023
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TENecteplase in Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (TenCRAOS): A Prospective, randomized-controlled, double-dummy, double-blind phase 3 multi-centre trial of TNK 0.25 mg/kg + placebo vs. ASA + placebo (2 arms with 1:1 block randomization).
A Prospective, randomized-controlled, double-dummy, double-blind phase 3 multi-centre trial of TNK 0.25 mg/kg + placebo vs. ASA + placebo (2 arms with 1:1 block randomization). At all participating centers, ophthalmologists are involved in the diagnosis and visual outcome measurements using a standardized protocol. The patients will be promptly examined by the ophthalmologist. As soon as the CRAO is diagnosed by the ophthalmologist, the patients will be managed in the stroke unit during treatment, monitoring, and medical investigations. After treatment in the stroke unit, the patients will be re-examined by an ophthalmologist and a neurologist as an out-patient at (30 ±5) and 90 (±15) days
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Central Retinal Artery Occlusion | Drug: Intravenous injection of Tenecteplase and one dose of placebo tablet Drug: One tablet of Acetylsalicylic Acid and one dose of IV placebo | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 78 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Intervention Model Description: | A prospective, randomized-controlled, double-dummy, double-blind phase 3 multi-centre trial of TNK 0.25 mg/kg + placebo vs. ASA + placebo (2 arms with 1:1 block randomisation). At all participating centers, ophthalmologists are involved in the diagnosis and visual outcome measurements using a standardized protocol. The patients will be promptly examined by the ophthalmologist. As soon as the CRAO is diagnosed by the ophthalmologist, the patients will be managed in the stroke unit during treatment, monitoring, and medical investigations. After treatment in the stroke unit, the patients will be re-examined by an ophthalmologist and a neurologist as an out-patient at (30 ±5) and 90 (±15) days. |
Masking: | Single (Participant) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | TENecteplase in Central Retinal Artery Occlusion Study (TenCRAOS): A Randomized Placebo-controlled Trial of Early Systemic Tenecteplase Treatment in Patients With Central Retinal Artery Occlusion. |
Actual Study Start Date : | October 30, 2020 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | February 28, 2024 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | May 31, 2024 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: Tenecteplase
The total dose of tenecteplase is 0.25 mg/kg body weight, maximum 25 mg. The total dose will be given as an intravenous bolus
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Drug: Intravenous injection of Tenecteplase and one dose of placebo tablet
Drug: Tenecteplase Tenecteplase administered as an intravenous injection (0.25 mg/kg body weigh; maximum 25 mg)
Other Name: Metalyse |
Active Comparator: acetylsalicylic acid
one tablet of aspirin 300 mg Other Name: Aspirin
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Drug: One tablet of Acetylsalicylic Acid and one dose of IV placebo
300 mg Acetylsalisylic acid
Other Name: Aspirin |
- Proportion of patients with ≤ 0.7 logMAR visual acuity in the affected eye at 30 (±5) days after treatment, representing an improvement in visual acuity of at least 0.3 logMAR (intention-to-treat (ITT) analysis). [ Time Frame: 30 (±5) days ]logMAR
- Proportion of patients with ≤ 0.5 logMAR visual acuity in the affected eye at 30 (±5) and 90 (±15) days. [ Time Frame: 30 (±5) and 90 (±15) days ]logMAR
- Mean improvement in logMAR visual acuity in the affected eye from baseline to 30 (±5) and 90 (±15) days. [ Time Frame: 30 (±5) and 90 (±15) days ]logMAR
- Proportion of patients with visual recovery (logMAR ≤ 0.7) and (logMAR ≤ 0.5) in the affected eye 30 (±5) and 90 (±15) days in patients who were treated with tenecteplase within 3 hours of onset [ Time Frame: 30 (±5) and 90 (±15) days ]logMAR
- Number of test points seen (of 100) on monocular Esterman perimetry at 30 (±5) and 90 (±15) days [ Time Frame: 30 (±5) and 90 (±15) days ]Number of test points
- Acute ischemic lesions on follow-up on diffusion-weighted (DWI) MRI or on brain CT at baseline and 24hrs. [ Time Frame: 24 hours ]DWI lesions
- National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score (NIHSS) at 24hrs and discharge. [ Time Frame: 24 hours ]NIHSS score
- Modified Rankin Scale score (mRS) at discharge, 30 (±5) and 90 days (±15) days. [ Time Frame: Discharge, 30 (±5) and 90 days (±15) days. ]mRS score
- Mean score on National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI-VFQ 25) at 30 (±5) and 90 (±15) days [ Time Frame: 30 (±5) and 90 (±15) days ]Visual function related quality of life at 30 and 90 days. Measures the dimensions of self-reported vision-targeted health status that are most important for persons who have chronic eye diseases. 100 = best possible, 0 = worst possible
- Mean score on EQ-5D at 30 (±5) and 90 (±15) days [ Time Frame: 30 (±5) and 90 (±15) days ]Quality of life reported at 30 and 90 days. Health status is measured in terms of five dimensions (5D); mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression.
- Presence of ocular neovascularisation at 30 (±5) and 90 (±15) days [ Time Frame: 30 (±5) and 90 (±15) days ]presence
- All-cause and stroke-related death at discharge, 30 (±5) and 90 (±15) days. [ Time Frame: Discharge assessed up to 7 days , 30 (±5) and 90 (±15) days ]Mortality
- Proportion of patients with any intracranial haemorrhage at 24 hrs [ Time Frame: 24 hours ]Intracranial haemorrhage
- Proportion of patients with symptomatic intracranial haemorrhage until discharge. [ Time Frame: at discharge, assessed up to 7 days ]Symptomatic intracranial haemorrhage
- Proportion of patients with complications such as systemic bleeding at 24 hrs, discharge and 30 (±5) days [ Time Frame: 24 hours, at discharge assessed up to 7 days and 30 (±5) days ]Systemic bleeding
- Other serious adverse events [ Time Frame: 24 hours, at discharge, 30 (±5) days and 90 days (±15) days. ]Frequency of serious adverse events
- Occurrence of adverse events [ Time Frame: 24 hours, at discharge assessed up to 7 days, 30 (±5) days and 90 days (±15) days. ]Frequency of adverse events
- Retrobulbar spot sign detection using Duplex/Doppler ultrasound at baseline, point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) [ Time Frame: 30 (±5) and 90 (±15) days ]Frequency of retrobulbar spot sign
- Retrobulbar spot sign and central retinal artery recanalisation using Duplex/Doppler ultrasound at 24h and discharge [ Time Frame: 24 hours and at discharge assessed up to 7 days ]Frequency of retrobulbar spot sign
- Macular optical coherence tomography (OCT) volume scans and macular OCT angiography (OCT-A) at 30 and 90 days [ Time Frame: 30 (±5) and 90 (±15) days ]OCT measures

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Non-arteritic central retinal artery occlusion with ≥ 1.0 logMAR visual acuitiy and symptoms lasting less than 4.5 hours.
- Ability to administer the Investigator Medicinal Product (IMP) within 4.5 hours of symptom onset.
- Age ≥18 years.
- Informed written consent of the patient.
- A woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must confirm that in her opinion, she cannot be pregnant, OR if there is a possibility that she is pregnant, a negative pregnancy test must be confirmed before any IMP is given.
Exclusion Criteria:
- No other active intervention targeting CRAO.
- Branch retinal artery occlusion, cilioretinal artery supplying the macula, combined arterial-venous occlusion, proliferative diabetic retinopathy, elevated intraocular pressure (> 30 mmHg) or clinical suspicion of ophthalmic artery occlusion occlusion (e.g. choroidal nonperfusion, absence of cherry red spot, no light perception).
- Systemic diseases; severe general diseases, systemic arterial hypertension (blood pressure >185/110 mmHg), despite medical therapy, or clinical suspicion of acute systemic inflammation.
- Presence of intracranial haemorrhage on brain MRI/CT.
- Medical history: heart attack within the last 6 weeks, intracerebral bleeding or neurosurgical operation within the last 4 weeks, therapy with anticoagulation, allergic reaction to contrast agent, hemorrhagic diathesis, aneurysms, inflammatory vascular diseases (eg, giant cell arteritis, granulomatosis with polyangitis), endocarditis, or gastric ulcer.
- No willingness and ability of the patient to participate in all follow-up examinations.
- Pregnancy (if suspicion of pregnancy s-hCG or u-hCG must be negative).
- Allergy or intolerance to any ingredients of IMP or placebo or gentamicin.
- Other conditions / circumstances likely to lead to poor treatment adherence (eg, history of poor compliance, alcohol or drug dependency, no fixed abode).
- Significant bleeding disorder either at present or within the past 6 months.
- Effective oral anticoagulant treatment, eg, warfarin sodium (INR >1.3).
- Effective anticoagulant treatment with heparin or low molecular weight heparin the last 48 hours.
- Any history of central nervous system damage (ie, neoplasm, aneurysm, intracranial or spinal surgery).
- Known hemorrhagic diathesis.
- Major surgery, biopsy of a parenchymal organ, or significant trauma within the past 2 months (this includes any trauma associated with acute myocardial infarction).
- Recent non-compressible vessel puncture within 2 weeks.
- Recent trauma to the head or cranium.
- Prolonged cardiopulmonary resuscitation (>2 minutes) within the past 2 weeks.
- Acute pericarditis and/or subacute bacterial endocarditis.
- Acute pancreatitis.
- Severe hepatic dysfunction, including hepatic failure, cirrhosis, portal hypertension (oesophageal varices) and active hepatitis.
- Active peptic ulceration.
- Arterial aneurysm and known arterial/venous malformation.
- Neoplasm with increased bleeding risk.
- Any known history of hemorrhagic stroke or stroke of unknown origin.
- Known history of ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack in the preceding 3 months.
- Dementia.

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04526951
Contact: Anne Hege Aamodt | +47 23074976 | a.h.aamodt@medisin.uio.no |

Responsible Party: | Anne Hege Aamodt, Senior Consultant, MD, PhD, Oslo University Hospital |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04526951 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
Oslo UH 2018-002546-36 ( EudraCT Number ) 2019/327 ( Other Identifier: Ethics Committee in Norway ) |
First Posted: | August 26, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | January 5, 2023 |
Last Verified: | January 2023 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Yes |
Plan Description: | There is a plan to share data with the THEIA trial and REVISION trial for IPD meta analysis |
Supporting Materials: |
Study Protocol Informed Consent Form (ICF) |
Time Frame: | Protocol is planned to be published in peer-reviewed journal in 2023 |
Access Criteria: | Protocol is planned to be published in peer-reviewed journal in 2023 and will be available at the journal site |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
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