Brain scans may change how doctors treat heart infections
NCT ID NCT05378126
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether adding a brain MRI and a check by a nerve specialist could help doctors make better treatment decisions for people with a serious heart infection called infectious endocarditis. The infection can cause silent strokes, and the goal was to see if finding these brain issues would change the care plan. 29 adults with confirmed endocarditis took part, and researchers tracked how often the extra tests led to changes in treatment.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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29 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2023
- Finished
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May 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patients * Certain infectious endocarditis according to Dukes Criteria * Signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Hospital admission due to neurovascular emergency * MRI contraindications * Pregnant or women of childbearing age who were not using contraception (oral diagnosis), * Patient without health coverage, * Patient under legal protection.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Stroke Unit, Pierre Wertheimer hospital, GHE Hospices Civils de Lyon
Bron, 69500, France
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