Could a simple ultrasound replace brain CT scans for ICU patients?

NCT ID NCT07324421

Recruiting now Diagnosis Sponsor: Resolve Stroke Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This study is testing whether a new ultrasound device called SYLVER can measure blood flow in the brain as accurately as the standard CT scan. It involves 50 ICU patients with brain injuries or bleeding. If it works, doctors could monitor brain health at the bedside without moving patients to a CT scanner.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: Ultrasound contrast agent (SonoVue®)
What this could lead to: If successful, this could provide a safer, bedside alternative to CT scans for monitoring brain blood flow in critically ill patients.
What could go wrong: This is a small, early-stage study with only 50 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The ultrasound may not match CT accuracy in all cases.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

brain ischemia cerebral infarction subarachnoid hemorrhage vascular brain injury

As listed by the trial registrant

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

BRAIN INJURIES, VASCULAR CEREBRAL ISCHEMIA NEURO ICU NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION SUB ARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE

Contacts and locations

Locations

Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Gui de Chauliac
RECRUITING

Montpellier, Herault, 34000, France

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