Clinical trial • Phase II • Neurology

Diroximel Fumarate for Intracerebral haemorrhage | Stroke

Phase II trial of Diroximel Fumarate for Intracerebral haemorrhage | Stroke.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Neurology
Trial Disease
Intracerebral haemorrhage | Stroke
Trial Stage
Phase II
Drug Modality
Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
30-10-2025
First CTIS Authorization Date
26-02-2026

Trial design

Randomised, active: vumerity 231 mg gastro-resistant hard capsules (diroximel fumarate) (product name indicates 231 mg capsule). comparator/placebo: vumerity placebo matching vumerity 231 mg (provided by synerlab development). dose frequency/schedule not specified in available metadata.-controlled Phase II trial across 10 sites in France.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
Active: Vumerity 231 mg gastro-resistant hard capsules (Diroximel Fumarate) (product name indicates 231 mg capsule). Comparator/placebo: Vumerity Placebo matching Vumerity 231 mg (provided by Synerlab Development). Dose frequency/schedule not specified in available metadata.
Target Sample Size
192
Trial Duration For Participant
180

Eligibility

Recruits 192 Written consent required. Adults deprived of their liberty are explicitly excluded ("Adults who are deprived of their liberty by judicial or administrative decision"). isVulnerablePopulationSelected is false in trial metadata. No paediatric/assent procedures (study enrols adults 18 years or older)..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Pregnancy or breastfeeding or Women of childbearing age without effective contraception (a pregnancy test will be done)
Vulnerable Population
Written consent required. Adults deprived of their liberty are explicitly excluded ("Adults who are deprived of their liberty by judicial or administrative decision"). isVulnerablePopulationSelected is false in trial metadata. No paediatric/assent procedures (study enrols adults 18 years or older).

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients 18 years or older (no upper age limit)\n- Patients admitted for a first-ever or recurrent symptomatic supratentorial spontaneous ICH confirmed by brain imaging\n- Administration of study treatment no later than 48 hours after symptom onset or since last seen without neurological deficit\n- Written consent obtained\n- Patient with social insurance in France\n- Patient willing to comply with all study procedures and duration"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Massive ICH for Investigational medicinal product seems futile (hematoma volume is estimated > 60ml)\n- Patients unable to swallow\n- Severe pre-ICH dependency (modified Rankin score of 5)\n- Life expectancy < 1 year related to comorbidities\n- Late-stage organ (acute cardiac, renal or hepatic failure)\n- Decision already taken for palliative (end of life) care with withdrawal of active treatment\n- Pregnancy or breastfeeding or Women of childbearing age without effective contraception (a pregnancy test will be done)\n- Adults who are deprived of their liberty by judicial or administrative decision\n- Severe coma (Glasgow Coma Scale <6)\n- Pure intraventricular hemorrhage\n- ICH suspected to result from a preceding trauma, an identified intracranial vascular malformation, venous thrombosis, tumor or hemorrhagic transformation within an infarct\n- Patient planned for surgical evacuation of ICH (Evacuation, Decompressive hemicraniectomy, External ventricular drain)\n- Patient with a known indication for DRF treatment (e.g. multiple sclerosis) or any other NrF2 agonist (dimethyl fumarate; Tecfidera)\n- Patient with contraindication to DRF: patients with known hypersensitivity to DRF, or to any of the excipients of VUMERITY; patients taking dimethyl fumarate)\n- Severe lymphopenia at admission (lymphocyte counts < 0.5 x 109/L)\n- Medical history of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Absolute volume of PHO assessed at 8 ± 1 days with brain non-contrast CT (NCCT) scan.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured by brain non-contrast CT (NCCT) scan at day 8 ± 1 days to assess absolute volume of peri-haematoma oedema (PHO)."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Functional outcome: global disability assessed by overall distribution of mRS score at 6 months (end of follow-up) (shift analysis)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured by distribution (shift analysis) of modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score at 6 months (end of follow-up)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Safety outcome: The rate of severe adverse events (see chapter 10 “Safety Assessment”) occurring between the date of randomization and the end of follow-up (six-month visit).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Rate of severe adverse events occurring between randomization and end of follow-up (six-month visit), as defined in study safety assessment procedures."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
192
Recruitment Window Months
36
Consent Approach
Written informed consent required ("Written consent obtained"). Subject information and consent forms available (documents listed: L1_ICF patient, L1_ICF proche, L1_ICF patient poursuite, L2 patient materials), with French-language versions indicated in document titles. Study population limited to adults (≥18 years); no paediatric assent described.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
10
Total Number Of Participants
192

France

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
23-02-2026
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
26-02-2026
Processing Time Days
3
Number Of Sites
10
Number Of Participants
192

Sites

Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Urgences Cérébro-Vasculaires
Contact Person Name
Sonia ALAMOWITCH
Contact Person Email
sonia.alamowitch@aphp.fr
Site Name
Hospices Civils De Lyon
Department Name
Service de neurologie vasculaire
Contact Person Name
Laurent DEREX
Contact Person Email
laurent.derex@chu-lyon.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Rouen
Department Name
NEUROLOGIE VASCULAIRE - UNITE DE SOINS INTENSIFS NEUROVASCULAIRES
Contact Person Name
Lou GRANGEON
Contact Person Email
lou.grangeon@chu-rouen.fr
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Service de Neurologie
Contact Person Name
Eric JOUVENT
Contact Person Email
eric.jouvent@aphp.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Bordeaux
Department Name
Service de Neurologie et Unité Neuro-Vasculaire (UNV)
Contact Person Name
Igor SIBON
Contact Person Email
igor.sibon@chu-bordeaux.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Toulouse
Department Name
Service de neurologie vasculaire
Contact Person Name
Nicolas RAPOSO
Contact Person Email
raposo.n@chu-toulouse.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Regional Universitaire De Tours
Department Name
Neurologie vasculaire
Contact Person Name
Marco PASI
Contact Person Email
marco.pasi@chu-tours.fr
Site Name
CHRU De Nancy
Department Name
Service de Neurologie, Unité Neurovasculaire
Contact Person Name
Richard RICHARD
Contact Person Email
s.richard@chru-nancy.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Lille
Department Name
Service de neurologie et pathologie neurovasculaire
Contact Person Name
Laurent PUY
Contact Person Email
Laurent.puy@univ-lille.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Dijon
Department Name
Service hospitalo-universitaire de neurologie
Contact Person Name
Yannick BEJOT
Contact Person Email
yannick.bejot@chu-dijon.fr

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Lille
Organisation Type
Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
Country Of Registered Address
France

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Vumerity 231 mg gastro-resistant hard capsules
Active Substance
Diroximel Fumarate
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
ORAL
Authorisation Status
Authorised (marketing authorisation EU/1/21/1585/001)
Starting Dose
231 mg
Maximum Dose
924 mg
Investigational Product Name
Vumerity Placebo. Le placebo utilisé aura les mêmes caractéristiques que le traitement à l'étude (Vumerity 231 mg) sur son aspect visuel, son goût et sa forme, sans la molécule active. Il sera fourni par la société Synerlab Development.
Modality
Other

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