Evaluating Neuroprotection in Aneurysm Coiling Therapy (ENACT)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00728182 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : August 5, 2008
Results First Posted : October 17, 2013
Last Update Posted : October 17, 2013
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Stroke | Drug: NA-1 Drug: Placebo | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 185 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase II, Multicenter, Randomized, Fasting, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy Study Evaluating a Single Dose of Intravenous NA-1 in Male and Female Patients Undergoing Endovascular Repair of Brain Aneurysms |
Study Start Date : | August 2008 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | April 2011 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | May 2011 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: NA-1
20 amino acid peptide that consists of a 9 amino acid domain that inhibits PSD-95 and a 11 amino acid domain than enables the peptide to cross the blood-brain barrier.
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Drug: NA-1
single intravenous dose of 2.6 mg/kg of NA-1 administered as a 10-minute infusion |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo |
Drug: Placebo
single intravenous dose of 2.6 mg/kg of placebo administered as a 10-minute infusion |
- Volume of New FLAIR Lesions(MRI) [ Time Frame: Enrolment, Days 2-4 ]Volume of new ischemic lesions as defined by FLAIR MRI at 12-95 hours postdose
- Number of New DWI Lesions (MRI) [ Time Frame: Enrolment, Day 2-4 ]Number of new ischemic lesions as defined by DWI MRI at 12-95 hours postdose.
- Number of New FLAIR Lesions (MRI) [ Time Frame: Enrolment, Days 2-4 ]Number of new ischemic lesions as defined by FLAIR MRI at 12-95 hours postdose.
- Volume of New DWI Lesions (MRI) [ Time Frame: Enrolment, Days 2-4 ]Volume of new DWI lesions as defined by MRI at 12-95 hours postdose.
- National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS). [ Time Frame: Enrolment, Day 30 ]The NIHSS is a standardized neurological method to measure disability and recovery after stroke. Scores range from 0 to 42, with higher scores indicating increasing severity. Scores were dichotomized into 0-1 (good outcome) versus 2 or above. The number of participants scoring 0-1 on the NIHSS at Day 30 was compared for both groups.
- Modified Rankin Scale (mRS). [ Time Frame: Enrolment, Day 30 ]The mRS is a measure of global disability that has been widely applied for evaluating recovery from stroke. Scores range from 0 to 6, with higher scores indicating greater disability. A score of 0 indicates no residual symptoms; 1 = no significant disability/able to carry out all usual activities, despite some symptoms; 2 = slight disability; 3 = moderate disability; 4 = moderately severe disability; 5 = severe disability; 6 = death. The number of participants scoring 0-2 on the mRS at Day 30 was compared in both treatment groups.
- Volume of New FLAIR Lesions (MRI) - Ruptured Aneurysm Subjects [ Time Frame: Enrolment, Days 2-4 ]Volume of new ischemic lesions as defined by FLAIR MRI at 12-95 hours postdose (pre-specified subgroup analysis)
- Number of New DWI Lesions (MRI) - Ruptured Aneuryms Subjects [ Time Frame: Enrolment, Day 2-4 ]Number of new ischemic lesions as defined by DWI MRI at 12-95 hours postdose(pre-specified subgroup analysis)
- Number of New FLAIR Lesions (MRI) - Ruptured Aneurysm Subjects [ Time Frame: Enrolment, Day 2-4 ]Number of new ischemic lesions as defined by FLAIR MRI at 12-95 hours postdose(pre-specified subgroup analysis)
- Volume of New DWI Lesions (MRI) - Ruptured Aneurysm Subjects [ Time Frame: Enrolment, Day 2-4 ]Volume of new DWI lesions as defined by MRI at 12-95 hours postdose(pre-specified subgroup analysis)
- National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) - Ruptured Aneurysm Subjects [ Time Frame: Enrolment, Day 30 ]The NIHSS is a standardized neurological method to measure disability and recovery after stroke. Scores range from 0 to 42, with higher scores indicating increasing severity. Scores were dichotomized into 0-1 (good outcome) versus 2 or above. The number of participants scoring 0-1 on the NIHSS at Day 30 was compared for participants with ruptured aneurysms in both treatment groups(pre-specified subgroup analysis).
- Modified Rankin Scale (mRS)- Ruptured Aneurysm Subjects [ Time Frame: Enrolment, Day 30 ]The mRS is a measure of global disability that has been widely applied for evaluating recovery from stroke. Scores range from 0 to 6, with higher scores indicating greater disability. A score of 0 indicates no residual symptoms; 1 = no significant disability/able to carry out all usual activities, despite some symptoms; 2 = slight disability; 3 = moderate disability; 4 = moderately severe disability; 5 = severe disability; 6 = death. The number of participants scoring 0-2 on the mRS at Day 30 with ruptured aneurysms was compared in both treatment groups(pre-specified subgroup analysis).

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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
- A diagnosis of a ruptured or unruptured brain aneurysm deemed suitable for repair by neuroendovascular techniques involving intraluminal occlusion by detachable platinum coils, stent-assisted coiling, pipeline stent, balloon-assisted coiling, covered stent only, neck-bridge device, re-coiling, or re-treatment of a previously coiled/treated aneurysm. There are no restrictions on adjunctive devices. For patients with a ruptured aneurysm, endovascular repair must take place within 72 hours of the ictal haemorrhage.
- If the aneurysm has ruptured, patient should be Grade I-III on the World Federation of Neurological Surgeons (WFNS) grading scale for subarachnoid hemorrhage. If the patient is intubated but alert and able to follow commands (at least a 2-step command), and is not kept intubated for neurological status (i.e., WFNS Grade IV or V), the patient is considered WFNS Grade III and is eligible for the trial.
- Absence of ongoing ischemic symptoms such as transient ischemic attacks, minor strokes, stroke-in-evolution, or clinical evidence of cerebral vasospasm within 2 weeks prior to randomization. (If a CT scan, cerebral angiogram, or other imaging performed during the 2 weeks prior to randomization shows radiological vasospasm deemed by the treating physician to be potentially clinically significant, the subject is excluded.)
- Brain MRI imaging (DWI and FLAIR sequences) within 2 weeks prior to the endovascular aneurysm repair procedure as detailed in Section 8.2. Imaging must not demonstrate any focal ischemic stroke defined as a new region of restricted diffusion and/or a focal area of reduced perfusion on a relative mean transit time (rMTT) or relative time to peak (rTTP) map
- Male or female with a minimum age of 18 years on the day of enrolment.
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Female subjects of childbearing potential: Negative pregnancy test. After enrolment, blood will be drawn from women of childbearing potential for a confirmatory test of pregnancy as evaluated by a serum B-hCG test. The definition of non-childbearing potential includes the following:
- Surgically sterile (e.g., hysterectomy with or without oophorectomy; fallopian tube ligation; endometrial ablation), at least 30 days prior to signature of the Informed Consent form
- At least 5 years post-menopause (i.e., 6 years post last menstrual period), or menopause confirmed by follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) testing. Non-surgically sterile females or females with undocumented post-menopausal status must be willing to use a medically approved method of birth control for 3 months after completion of dosing.
- Non-surgically sterile males or males with partners of childbearing potential must be willing to use condoms with spermicide for 3 months after completion of dosing.
- Body weight less than or equal to 180 kg.
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Normal or abnormal but not clinically significant findings in the
- non-neurological physical examination
- 12-lead ECG
- PQ or PR interval less than or equal to 210 msec;
- In unruptured aneurysm cases, QTc interval less than 450 msec for males or 470 msec for females. For ruptured aneurysm cases, QTc interval is not restricted.
- vital signs
- blood pressure between 80-180/50-100 mm Hg,
- body temperature less than or equal to 38.5oC
- Informed consent and availability of the subject for the entire study period and willingness of the subject to adhere to protocol requirements, as evidenced by a signed Informed Consent Form.
Exclusion Criteria
- Dissecting or mycotic brain aneurysm. Fusiform or atherosclerotic intracerebral aneurysms may be eligible for the trial if endovascular treatment is planned with a goal of exclusion of the aneurysm from the circulation.
- Planned endovascular vessel sacrifice as the primary modality for aneurysm treatment.
- Known history of life-threatening allergic reaction to any medication.
- Chronic renal disease defined as a baseline serum creatinine > 150 umol/L.
- Women who are pregnant, or have a positive urine or blood (β-hCG) pregnancy test.
- Women who are breastfeeding.
- Any clinically significant psychiatric or psychological disease, which would preclude the patient from completing the protocol.
- Pre-morbid (estimated) modified Rankin scale score of greater than 2.
- Previous serious traumatic brain injury that would preclude the patient from completing the protocol or preclude MRI analysis of small strokes.
- Patients with known HIV infection.
- Patients who are unable to have an MRI scan for any reason.
- Participation in a clinical trial with an investigational drug within 30 days preceding this study. Previous participation in the ENACT trial (e.g,, to treat a prior aneurysm), participation in another trial involving NA-1 or prior receipt of NA-1.
- Any other medical condition that the site investigator deems would put the patient at excessive risk of participation in the study or an expected life expectancy less than 1 year or that would result in inability to collect clinical outcomes at 30 days.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00728182
United States, Arizona | |
Barrow Neurological Institute | |
Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85013 | |
United States, California | |
Stanford University Medical Center | |
Stanford, California, United States, 94305 | |
United States, Oregon | |
Oregon Health and Science University | |
Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239 | |
Canada, Alberta | |
Foothills Medical Centre | |
Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 2T9 | |
University of Alberta Hospital | |
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2B7 | |
Canada, Nova Scotia | |
QEII Health Sciences Centre - Halifax Infirmary | |
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3H 3A7 | |
Canada, Ontario | |
Hamilton Health Sciences General Site | |
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8X 2S2 | |
London Health Sciences Centre | |
London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 5A5 | |
The Ottawa Hospital - Civic Campus | |
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1Y 4E9 | |
St. Michael's Hospital | |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B 2W8 | |
Toronto Western Hospital | |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5T 2S8 | |
Canada, Quebec | |
Hôpital Notre-Dame du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM) | |
Montréal, Quebec, Canada, H2L 4M1 | |
Hopital de l'Enfant Jesus | |
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, G1J 1Z4 | |
Canada, Saskatchewan | |
Royal University Hospital | |
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, S7N0W8 |
Principal Investigator: | Michael Hill, M.D. | Foothills Medical Centre, University of Calgary |
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Responsible Party: | NoNO Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00728182 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
3302 (NA-1-002) |
First Posted: | August 5, 2008 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | October 17, 2013 |
Last Update Posted: | October 17, 2013 |
Last Verified: | August 2013 |
Stroke Vascular cognitive impairment Coiling |
Endovascular repair Brain aneurysm NA-1 |
Aneurysm Vascular Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases |