Forehead sensor tracks brain health after stroke
NCT ID NCT06932640
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 15, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study uses a non-invasive forehead sensor to continuously monitor brain oxygen levels in 120 patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (a type of stroke caused by bleeding around the brain). The goal is to see how the brain's ability to regulate blood flow changes over time and whether this relates to delayed brain injury. Participants will be monitored for up to 14 days in the intensive care unit.
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 successful, this could help doctors better manage blood pressure in SAH patients to prevent delayed brain injury.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not lead to direct patient benefits or changes in care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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
Neurological Intensive Care Unit (NICU) patients
- Ages
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18 to 89 years
- 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: * Patients aged 18 to 89 years who are admitted to the Neurological Intensive Care Unit (Neuro ICU) between March 2025 and December 2026 for aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Exclusion Criteria: * Patients under 18 years old * Prisoners * Pregnant women * Patients enrolled in concurrent ongoing interventional trial * Students of UAB * Employees of UAB * Patients who undergoes frontal decompression surgery resulting bone flap deficit where NIRS monitoring pads could not be applied.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States
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