Bladder thermometer may boost brain bleed recovery
NCT ID NCT07302009
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether using a special bladder catheter that continuously measures body temperature can help guide treatment and improve recovery in people with severe brain bleeding. About 318 participants will be randomly assigned to either continuous bladder temperature monitoring or standard armpit temperature checks. The main goal is to see if more people achieve a good functional outcome (able to live independently) 180 days later.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Bladder temperature monitoring device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that continuous bladder temperature monitoring helps guide treatment and improves functional recovery after severe brain bleeding.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively early-stage trial (Phase NA) with 318 participants. The intervention is a monitoring device, not a drug, so the potential impact is limited to better temperature management, not a cure. Risks include infections or complications from the catheter.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 318 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 85 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Neurocritical care patients: Study subjects are patients with first-time spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage. 2. Age ≥ 18 years and ≤ 85 years. 3. Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score ≤ 8 at ICU admission. 4. For supratentorial ICH: Hematoma volume \< 60 mL. For subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH): Modified Fisher grade ≥ 2, and the aneurysm has been treated with endovascular intervention. 5. Pre-morbid modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score of 0 or 1. 6. Signed informed consent provided by a legally authorized representative. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Fever (≥38.0°C) that lasted over 1 hour or occurred more than once prior to enrollment. 2. Pre-existing neurological, psychiatric, or other comorbidities that may compromise the assessment of neurological or functional outcomes. 3. Underlying conditions with a life expectancy of less than 6 months, estimated prior to onset. 4. Severe injury indicative of poor prognosis: brain death, receiving palliative care only, or irreversible brain injury. 5. Pregnancy. 6. Unilateral or bilateral pupillary dilation. 7. Currently participating in other investigational/interventional clinical trials (involving medical devices or drugs). 8. Subjects deemed ineligible for enrollment by the investigator.
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Conditions
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As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University
RECRUITINGNanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, China
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