Brain scans and tests aim to unlock secrets of cognitive deficits after injury
NCT ID NCT03586258
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at people with brain damage from strokes, tumors, or other conditions to understand why they have specific thinking problems. Researchers will use brain scans and cognitive tests to link brain areas to deficits. The goal is to learn more about how the brain works, not to test a new treatment.
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 study could improve our understanding of how brain damage causes specific cognitive problems, potentially guiding future therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not lead directly to new treatments, and results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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About 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2019
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2030
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.
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Age \> 17 years * French language * Effective contraception for women during the study * Informed consent * No alcohol intake the day before the exam * For patients only, focal cerebral lesion (stroke, malformation, tumor, inflammatory, infectious, traumatic), neonatal pathology, developmental or degenerative disease with cognitive deficit Exclusion Criteria: * For healthy volunteers: previous neurological history (except non complicated migraine or epilepsy), previous psychiatric history (except depression with good evolution or anxiety), or severe cranial traumatism * For patients: vigilance disorders, severe depression or anxiety. * For both: psychotropic medication other than a hypnotic or an anxiolytic at low doses without dose modification for at least one month, severe visual or auditory impairment, patient without judicial or administrative liberty, measure of legal protection or no capable to express their consent, pregnancy or breastfeeding, contraindication for MRI or GVS if applicable, participation in another trial or former involvement in another trial within one month.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Caen University Hospital
RECRUITINGCaen, 14000, France
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