Simple head tilt could boost stroke recovery after surgery

NCT ID NCT06115707

Summary

This study tested whether keeping a patient's head elevated after a stroke surgery leads to better recovery compared to lying completely flat. It involved 1,368 adults who had a major stroke and successful surgery to open a blocked brain artery. Researchers randomly assigned patients to either a flat or elevated head position to see which group had better function 90 days later.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College

    Nanchong, Sichuan, China

  • Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University

    Luzhou, Sichuan, 646000, China

  • Anyang People's Hospital

    Anyang, Henan, China

  • Baise People's Hospital

    Baise City, Guangxi, China

  • Baoji High tech Hospital

    Baoji, Shaanxi, China

  • Beichuan County People's Hospital

    Mianyang, Sichuan, China

  • Chengdu Sixth People's Hospital

    Chengdu, Sichuan, China

  • Chongqing Banan District People's Hospital

    Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, China

  • Chongqing Bishan District People's Hospital

    Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, China

  • Chongqing Ninth People's Hospital

    Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, China

  • Chongzhou People's Hospital

    Chengdu, Sichuan, China

  • Dalian 967 Hospital

    Dalian, Liaoning, China

  • Deyang People's Hospital

    Deyang, Sichuan, China

  • Dingxi People's Hospital

    Dingxi, Gansu, China

  • Fushun County People's Hospital

    Zigong, Sichuan, China

  • Gansu Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

    Lanzhou, Gansu, China

  • Ganzhou Municipal Hospital

    Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China

  • Ganzhou People's Hospital

    Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China

  • Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital Heyuan Hospital

    Heyuan, Guangdong, China

  • Guangyuan First People's Hospital

    Guangyuan, Sichuan, China

  • Gulin County People's Hospital

    Luzhou, Sichuan, China

  • Jiamusi Central Hospital

    Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China

  • Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital

    Nanchang, Jiangxi, China

  • Jiuquan People's Hospital

    Jiuquan, Gansu, China

  • Lanzhou University First Hospital

    Lanzhou, Gansu, China

  • Lanzhou University Second Hospital

    Lanzhou, Gansu, China

  • Liangshan First People's Hospital

    Xichang, Sichuan, China

  • Longyan First Hospital

    Longyan, Fujian, 364099, China

  • Mianyang 404 Hospital

    Mianyang, Sichuan, China

  • Mianyang Central Hospital

    Mianyang, Sichuan, China

  • Nanning Third People's Hospital

    Nanning, Guangxi, China

  • Neijiang Second People's Hospital

    Neijiang, Sichuan, China

  • Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region People's Hospital

    Yinchuan, Ningxia, China

  • Ningxiang First People's Hospital

    Changsha, Hunan, China

  • Northwest University Affiliated Hospital

    Xi'an, Shaanxi, China

  • Qiannan Prefecture People's Hospital

    Duyun, Guizhou, China

  • Qujing First People's Hospital

    Qujing, Yunnan, China

  • Rizhao Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital

    Rizhao, Shandong, China

  • Shanxi Provincial Hospital

    Taiyuan, Shanxi, China

  • Shiyan taihe hospital

    Shiyan, Hubei, China

  • Suining Central Hospital

    Suining, Sichuan, China

  • Suining First People's Hospital

    Suining, Sichuan, China

  • The Fifth People's Hospital of Qinghai Province

    Xining, Qinghai, China

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University

    Fuzhou, Fujian, China

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical College

    Haikou, Hainan, China

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University

    Kunming, Yunnan, China

  • The First Hospital of Jilin University

    Changchun, Jilin, China

  • The First People's Hospital of Chenzhou City

    Chenzhou, Hunan, China

  • The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University

    Kunming, Yunnan, China

  • The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University

    Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China

  • Tianshui First People's Hospital

    Tianshui, Gansu, China

  • Wenzhou Medical University First Affiliated Hospital

    Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China

  • Xianyang First People's Hospital

    Xianyang, Shaanxi, China

  • Xichang People's Hospital

    Xichang, Sichuan, China

  • Xidian Group Hospital

    Xi'an, Shaanxi, China

  • Xihua County People's Hospital

    Zhoukou, Henan, China

  • Xingguo County People's Hospital

    Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China

  • Xingyi People's Hospital

    Xingyi, Guizhou, China

  • Ya'an People's Hospital

    Ya'an, Sichuan, China

  • Yibin Second People's Hospital

    Yibin, Sichuan, China

  • Yichun First Hospital

    Yichun, Heilongjiang, China

  • Yongchuan Hospital Affiliated to Chongqing Medical University

    Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, China

  • Yulin First Hospital

    Yulin, Shaanxi, China

  • Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University

    Guanzhou, Guangdong, China

  • Zigong First People's Hospital

    Zigong, Sichuan, China

  • Zigong Fourth People's Hospital

    Zigong, Sichuan, China

  • Zigong Third People's Hospital

    Zigong, Sichuan, China

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