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Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this pilot study is to investigate the use of minocycline and doxycycline as medical therapy for inoperable or partially treated arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) and giant aneurysms.


Clinical Trial Description

Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are a treatable cause of stroke in young adults. The processes by which AVMs and giant aneurysms grow in size and spontaneously bleed are unknown. The primary reason to treat AVMs and aneurysms is to guard against intracranial bleeding.

This pilot study will examine the use of two common antibiotics—minocycline and doxycycline—as medical therapy for inoperable or partially treated AVMs and giant aneurysms. These drugs, which are tetracycline derivatives, can reduce the levels of a family of enzymes, called matrix metalloproteases, that degrade tissue and thereby cause a reduction in the risk of spontaneous bleeding from AVMs or aneurysm—which is the main cause of stroke associated with these disorders. The enzymes can contribute to weaknesses in the wall of blood vessels and may increase the risk of the vessel wall rupturing and causing spontaneous bleeding.

This trial also will show that taking minocycline and doxycycline over an extended period in this patient population is safe and well tolerated. Results from this study could help plan future studies to benefit patients with abnormal blood vessels prone to bleeding in their brains. ;


Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


NCT number NCT00243893
Study type Interventional
Source University of California, San Francisco
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Status Completed
Phase Phase 1
Start date July 2004
Completion date October 2008

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