Can a pill stop Stress-Induced strokes? major trial seeks answer

NCT ID NCT03968393

Summary

This large international study aims to find out if taking blood-thinning medication is better than no treatment for preventing strokes in people who recently had a temporary, stress-related irregular heartbeat (atrial fibrillation) and have other risk factors for stroke. It will enroll over 2,200 participants who have had this heart rhythm issue triggered by events like surgery or serious illness. The main goal is to see which approach better prevents strokes and other serious heart and blood vessel problems.

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Contacts and locations

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  • ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda

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    Milan, Milan, 20162, Italy

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  • Aarhus University Hospital

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    Aarhus, 8200, Denmark

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  • Aga Khan University

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    Karachi, Sindh, 74000, Pakistan

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  • Amala Institute

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Thrissur, Kerala, 680555, India

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  • Amala Institute of Medical Sciences

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    Thrissur, Kerala, 680555, India

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  • Amphia Ziekenhuis Breda

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    Breda, 4818 CK, Netherlands

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  • Azienda Ospedaliera Nazionale SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo

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    Alessandria, 15121, Italy

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  • B and B Hospital

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    Lalitpur, 44700, Nepal

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  • B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences

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    Koshi, 56700, Nepal

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  • Bankstown Hospital

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    Bankstown, New South Wales, 2200, Australia

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  • Box Hill Hospital

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    Box Hill, Victoria, 3128, Australia

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  • CHU de Quebec Universite Laval

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Québec, Quebec, G1R 2J6, Canada

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  • Cambridge Cardiac Care Centre

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    Cambridge, Ontario, N1R 6V6, Canada

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  • Canberra Hospital

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    Garran, Australian Capital Territory, 2605, Australia

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  • Cape Breton University

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    Sydney, Nova Scotia, B1M 1A2, Canada

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  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

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    Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States

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  • Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal

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    Montreal, Quebec, H2X 3E4, Canada

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  • Centro Integral de Arritmias de Tucuman (CIAT)

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    San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán Province, 4000, Argentina

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  • Clinica Coronel Suarez

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    Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, 7540, Argentina

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  • Concord Repatriation General Hospital

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    Concord, New South Wales, 2139, Australia

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  • Cortelluci Vaughan Hospital

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    Vaughan, Ontario, L6A 4Z3, Canada

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  • Deventer Ziekenhuis

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    Deventer, 7416, Netherlands

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  • Dow Medical University

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    Karachi, Pakistan

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  • Dr.-Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Centre

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    Moncton, New Brunswick, E1C 2Z3, Canada

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  • ETZ Tilburg

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    Tilburg, 5022, Netherlands

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  • East Kootenay Regional Hospital

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    Cranbrook, British Columbia, V1C 3H9, Canada

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  • Fondazione IRCCS Ca'Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico

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    Milan, 20122, Italy

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  • Foothills Hospital

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    Calgary, Alberta, T2N 2T9, Canada

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  • Franciscus Gasthuis

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    Rotterdam, 3045, Netherlands

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  • Fraser Health Authority

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    Surrey, British Columbia, V3V 1Z2, Canada

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  • GNRC Medical

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    North Guwāhāti, Assam, 781031, India

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  • Govt. T.D. Medical College

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    Alappuzha, Kerala, 688005, India

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  • Halifax Infirmary

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    Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 3A6, Canada

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  • Hamilton General Hospital

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    Hamilton, Ontario, L8L 2X2, Canada

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  • Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg

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    Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3A 1R9, Canada

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  • Hospital Gelderse Vallei

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    Ede, 6716, Netherlands

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  • Hospital Municipal Chivilcoy

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    Chivilcoy, B6620, Argentina

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  • Hospital Mutua de Terrassa

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    Barcelona, 08221, Spain

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  • Hospital Privado de Rosario

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Santa Fe, S2000GAP, Argentina

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  • Hospital South West Jutland - University Hospital of Southern Denmark

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    Esbjerg, 6700, Denmark

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  • Hospital Universitario de Navarra

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    Pamplona, 31008, Spain

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  • Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre

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    Porto Alegre, 90035-903, Brazil

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  • Hospital de Mar

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Barcelona, Barcelona, 08003, Spain

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  • Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

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    Barcelona, 08025, Spain

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  • Hôpital Fleurimont du Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke

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    Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1H 5H3, Canada

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  • Ikazia Hospital

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    Rotterdam, 3083, Netherlands

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  • Instituto Cardiovascular de Rosario

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    Rosario, Santa Fe Province, S2000, Argentina

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  • Instituto de Investigaciones Clinicas Rosario

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    Rosario, Santa Fe Province, 2000, Argentina

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  • Instituto do Coração do Hospital das Clínicas da FMUSP

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    Cerqueira César, 05403-900, Brazil

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  • JIPMER

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    Puducherry, 605006, India

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  • Jeroen Bosch Hospital

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    's-Hertogenbosch, 5223, Netherlands

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  • John Hunter Hospital

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    Newcastle, New South Wales, 2305, Australia

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  • Juravinski Hospital

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    Hamilton, Ontario, L8V 1C3, Canada

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  • Kantonsspital St. Gallen

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    Sankt Gallen, 9000, Switzerland

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  • Kantonsspital Winterthur

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    Winterthur, 8400, Switzerland

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  • Karolinska Institutet Danderyd Hospital

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    Danderyd, 18257, Sweden

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  • Kingston General Hospital

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    Kingston, Ontario, K7L 2V7, Canada

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  • Korea Univesrity Anam Hospital

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    Seoul, 02841, South Korea

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  • La Maddalena

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    Palermo, 90146, Italy

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  • Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital

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    Liverpool, L14 3PE, United Kingdom

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  • Liverpool Hospital

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Liverpool, New South Wales, 2170, Australia

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  • London Health Sciences Centre - University Hospital

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    London, Ontario, N6A 5A5, Canada

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  • Marengo CIMS Hospital

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 380060, India

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  • Maroof International Hospital

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    Islamabad, 04412, Pakistan

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  • Martini Hospital

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    Groningen, 9728, Netherlands

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  • Mcgovern Medical School at University of Texas

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    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

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  • Medicine Hat Regional Hospital

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    Medicine Hat, Alberta, T1A 4H6, Canada

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  • NU Hospitals

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    Bangalore, Karnataka, 560010, India

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  • Niagara Health System - St. Catharine's Site

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    St. Catharines, Ontario, L2S 0A9, Canada

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  • Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital

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    Biratnagar, 56700, Nepal

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  • Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep

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    Alkmaar, 1815, Netherlands

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  • Northeast Health Wangaratta

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    Wangaratta, Victoria, 3677, Australia

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  • Odense University Hospital

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    Odense, 5000, Denmark

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  • Piacenza Ospedale

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    Piacenza, 29121, Italy

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  • Redcliffe Hospital

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    Redcliffe, Queensland, 4020, Australia

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  • Regina General Hospital

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    Regina, Saskatchewan, S4P 0W5, Canada

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  • Rehman Medical Institute

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    Peshawar, 25000, Pakistan

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  • Rijnstate Hospital

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    Arnhem, 6815, Netherlands

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  • Royal Adelaide Hospital

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Adelaide, South Australia, 5000, Australia

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  • Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Herston, Queensland, 4029, Australia

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  • Royal Perth Hospital

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    Perth, Western Australia, 6000, Australia

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  • Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

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    Camperdown, New South Wales, 2050, Australia

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  • Royal University Hospital

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    Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 0W8, Canada

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  • Ruby Hall Clinic

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Pune, 411057, India

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  • Sanatorio Cisma

    RECRUITING

    San Miguel de Tucumán, T4000, Argentina

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  • Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Seoul, 13620, South Korea

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  • Seoul National University Hospital

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    Seoul, 03080, South Korea

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  • Shifa International Hospital

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    Islamabad, Pakistan

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  • Southend Hospital

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    Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RY, United Kingdom

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  • Southwest Finland Wellbeing County (VARHA)

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    Turku, 20520, Finland

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  • St. John's Medical College Hospital

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    Bangalore, 560034, India

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  • St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton

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    Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 4A6, Canada

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  • Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service

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    Birtinya, Queensland, 4575, Australia

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  • The Ottawa Hospital General Campus

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    Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L6, Canada

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  • Trivandrum Medical

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    Thiruvananthapuram, 695011, India

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  • Universitatsklinikum Leipzig

    RECRUITING

    Leipzig, 04103, Germany

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  • University Hospital Basel

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    Basel, Basel, 4031, Switzerland

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  • University Hospital Ramon y Cajal

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    Madrid, 28034, Spain

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  • University of Alberta Hospital

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    Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2B7, Canada

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  • Uppsala University

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    Uppsala, 751 85, Sweden

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  • Vall d'Hebron Hospital

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Barcelona, Barcelona, 08014, Spain

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  • Vancouver General Hospital

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    Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 1N1, Canada

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  • Westmead Hospital

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    Westmead, New South Wales, 2145, Australia

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  • Ziekenhuis Amstelland

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    Amstelveen, 1186, Netherlands

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  • ZiekenhuisGroepTwente (ZGT)

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    Almelo, 7609, Netherlands

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