Can scans and blood tests forecast who recovers after a brain bleed?
NCT ID NCT07882784
First seen Oct 20, 2026 · Last updated Oct 21, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
A spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage is a serious type of stroke caused by bleeding inside the brain. Doctors have limited tools to predict how an individual patient will recover. This study follows 300 adults treated at three hospitals in Slovenia and Austria from the acute phase through 12 months. Researchers collect clinical exams, brain scans, routine lab results, and blood samples for markers of brain injury and inflammation, then check survival, function, pain, and quality of life at 6 and 12 months. The goal is to build a model that combines these measures to estimate a patient's functional outcome a year later.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If it works, the model could help doctors give families a clearer picture of likely recovery after a brain bleed and guide rehabilitation planning.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, so it cannot prove that any treatment works. A prediction model built from 300 patients at three hospitals may not fit patients elsewhere, and it may not predict outcomes accurately enough to guide care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Nov 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2028
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.
Who is studied
Consecutive adults with acute spontaneous (non-traumatic) intracerebral haemorrhage admitted to stroke units, neurology wards, neurosurgical units or intensive care units of three hospital centres in Slovenia and Austria.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Age 18 years or older * Acute spontaneous (non-traumatic) intracerebral haemorrhage confirmed by non-contrast CT or MRI * Admission during the acute phase of haemorrhage to one of the participating centres * Written informed consent from the patient or, if the patient lacks capacity, consent from a legally authorised representative Exclusion Criteria: * Intracerebral haemorrhage secondary to head trauma * Haemorrhage due to an intracranial neoplasm * Isolated subarachnoid haemorrhage or another primary type of intracranial haemorrhage * Expected survival of less than 24 hours due to non-neurological comorbidity * End-of-life care decision already made at presentation * Withdrawal of consent or major protocol violation
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Klinikum Klagenfurt am Wörthersee
Klagenfurt, 9020, Austria
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LKH-Universitätsklinikum Graz, Medical University of Graz
Graz, 8036, Austria
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University Medical Centre Maribor, Department of Neurology
Maribor, 2000, Slovenia
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