Rare stroke cause gets closer look in new study
NCT ID NCT06309069
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 79 people with a rare type of stroke caused by calcified particles traveling to the brain. Researchers used CT scans to describe the size, location, and density of these particles, and compared patients' medical histories and risk factors. The goal was to better understand this underdiagnosed condition, not to test a new treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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79 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Finished
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Nov 2024
- 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
Patients with CEE treated with intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) between 2015 and 2020, and patients with AIT/stroke with a CCE identified on CT between deceber 2019 and april 2023.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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 with CEE treated with intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) between 2015 and 2020 managed at the CHU de Nîmes or Patients with TIA/stroke with ECC identified on CT between 12/2019 and 04/2023 managed at CHU de Nîmes Exclusion Criteria: * Patient's refusal to use his/her data
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU de Nîmes
Nîmes, 30029, France