Cerebrovascular disorder

This study looks at how ketogenic diets impact heart health in adults with epilepsy. Researchers will measure cholesterol, blood pressure, weight, and artery thickness over 12 months. Participants are adults 18 or older who are already on a keto diet or starting the modified Atki…

This phase 3 trial is testing whether the drug retatrutide can lower the chance of serious heart problems (like heart attacks and strokes) and slow kidney disease in 10,000 overweight adults who already have heart or kidney disease. Participants receive either retatrutide or a pl…

This study tests a new non-invasive brain stimulation device called kTMP (kilohertz transcranial magnetic perturbation) to see if it can help improve arm and hand movement in people who have had a stroke. The trial involves 7 adults aged 18-80 who had a stroke at least 12 months …

This study tests whether two biofeedback devices—a balance platform (Huber) and a smart treadmill (C-Mill)—can improve balance and reduce fall risk in 120 older adults (65+) with chronic cerebral ischemia. Participants will do 8 sessions of training, and researchers will compare …

This study tests whether repeatedly inflating a blood pressure cuff on the arm (called remote ischemic conditioning) can improve thinking and memory in people who have had a stroke or have small vessel brain disease. Eighty participants will receive the treatment twice daily for …

This study follows 195 adults who received the WEB device, a mesh implant used to block blood flow into wide-neck brain aneurysms. Researchers are checking how well the device works and its safety over one year. The goal is to confirm that the device remains a reliable option for…

This study compares how well AI and radiologists diagnose brain diseases using CT and MRI scans. Over 30,000 patients will be included, and the AI has been trained on more than 100,000 previous scans. The goal is to see if AI can match human experts and whether combining AI with …

Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) raises the risk of blood clots and strokes, and doctors often prescribe warfarin to prevent another stroke. Warfarin requires frequent blood tests and carries bleeding risks, especially for younger patients. This trial compares clopidogrel-based an…

This long-term study follows over 3,700 adults in Baltimore to understand why some people age healthier than others. Researchers are looking at how race, income, and neighborhood affect risks for diseases like diabetes, heart disease, and memory loss. Participants visit mobile he…

This study is creating a statewide collection of blood samples and medical information from people with various brain blood vessel diseases, such as stroke and dementia. The goal is to build a resource that scientists can use in future research to better understand and potentiall…

This study looks at whether tiny RNA particles called exosomal microRNAs in the blood can act as a 'stroke clock' for people with a severe type of stroke caused by a blocked large artery in the front of the brain. Researchers will compare blood samples from stroke patients to hea…

This study follows adults hospitalized with hemorrhagic stroke to see how procalcitonin, a blood marker, changes over the first few days. The goal is to determine if procalcitonin can help doctors tell whether a fever is due to a bacterial infection or another cause, potentially …

This study follows 800 adults who have had their first ischemic stroke in Central Norway for up to 10 years. Researchers will track how physical activity, medication use, and control of blood pressure and cholesterol affect the risk of death, another stroke, or severe disability.…

This study follows over 50,000 Chinese adults who were first surveyed between 2011 and 2014. Researchers will check how chronic lung, heart, metabolic diseases, and cancers have developed or changed over more than a decade. The goal is to understand how multiple health problems o…

This study looks at how brain aneurysms (specifically intracranial dissecting aneurysms) change over time. Researchers are using high-resolution MRI scans and computer models to find patterns that might predict if an aneurysm will get worse. The goal is to build an AI tool that h…

This study looks at people with rare adrenal tumors (pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas) that do not produce excess hormones. Researchers want to see if these 'silent' tumors still cause heart problems, blood pressure changes, or metabolic issues like diabetes and high choleste…

This study will collect brain scans from over 10,000 healthy people in China to create standard brain charts. These charts will show what a normal brain looks like at different ages. Doctors can then compare a patient's brain scan to these charts to help diagnose diseases like mu…

This study looks at how people who have had a stroke use healthcare services over the long term. Researchers will review medical records of about 40,000 patients and interview 240 survivors to understand their needs and experiences. The goal is to find patterns and gaps in care, …

This study collects blood and urine samples from 500 people with rare brain vessel diseases, such as CADASIL and moya-moya. Researchers aim to find biomarkers that could improve care or identify new treatment targets. Participants are already part of an existing rare disease coho…

This study follows 1,545 adults over many years to understand how sleep-disordered breathing and other sleep problems develop and affect health. Participants were Wisconsin state employees aged 30-60 when the study began. Researchers use overnight sleep tests, questionnaires, and…

This study follows 1,400 women who had a stroke with no known cause. Researchers use a small implantable heart monitor to check for hidden atrial fibrillation, an irregular heartbeat that can cause strokes. The goal is to see if detecting this condition and using blood thinners c…