Draining fluid early after brain bleed may boost recovery

NCT ID NCT07625449

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This trial investigates whether adding early lumbar drainage to standard care (a drain in the head plus clot-dissolving medication) improves long-term outcomes for people with bleeding into the brain's fluid-filled spaces. The study includes adults aged 18 to 85 who have had a first-time brain bleed with ventricular involvement and require a ventricular drain. Participants are randomly assigned to receive either standard care alone or standard care plus early lumbar drainage, and their functional recovery is measured at 90 and 180 days.

What this could mean

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Active substance

lumbar drainage

What this could lead to

If effective, early lumbar drainage could become a standard addition to treatment, reducing disability and improving recovery after ventricular hemorrhage.

What could go wrong

This is a relatively early-stage trial with 392 participants, and the procedure carries risks such as infection or over-drainage. Results may not apply to all patients.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

intracerebral hemorrhage

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

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Locations

  • Changde First People's Hospital

    Changde, China

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  • Fuzhou First People's Hospital

    Fuzhou, Jiangxi, China

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  • Ganzhou People's Hospital

    Ganzhou, China

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  • Ji'an Central People's Hospital

    Ji’an, China

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  • Jingdezhen Second People's Hospital

    Jingdezhen, China

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  • Jiujiang First People's Hospital

    Jiujiang, China

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  • Lingcheng District People's Hospital

    Dezhou, China

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  • Linyi People's Hospital

    Linyi, China

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  • Nanchang Central Hospital

    Nanchang, China

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  • Panzhihua Central Hospital

    Panzhihua, China

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  • Qilu Hospital of Shandong University Dezhou Hospital

    Dezhou, China

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  • Ruijin People's Hospital

    Ganzhou, China

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  • Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University

    Nanchang, China

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  • Taihe Hospital

    Shiyan, China

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  • The 904th Hospital of the Joint Logistics Support Force of the Chinese People's Liberation Army

    Suzhou, China

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  • The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University

    Guiyang, China

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  • The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University

    Luzhou, China

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  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University

    Hefei, China

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  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University

    Ganzhou, China

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  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine

    Hangzhou, China

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  • The First People's Hospital of Xiushui County

    Jiujiang, China

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  • The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University

    Wenzhou, China

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  • The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University

    Lanzhou, China

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  • Yichang Central People's Hospital

    Yichang, China

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  • Yingtan People's Hospital

    Yingtan, China

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  • Zhangjiagang First People's Hospital

    Zhangjiagang, China

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  • Zhangshu People's Hospital

    Yichun, China

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  • Zhoukou Central Hospital

    Zhoukou, China

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  • Zunyi First People's Hospital

    Zunyi, China

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