Simple blood test may forecast stroke recovery
NCT ID NCT04938479
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether a substance in the blood called D-dimer can help predict how well people recover after a stroke. Researchers measured D-dimer levels in 102 stroke patients who had received treatment to restore blood flow. They then compared these levels with standard recovery scores to see if there was a link.
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 use a simple blood test to predict how well a stroke patient will recover after treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed observational study, not a treatment trial. The findings may not change practice without larger, more diverse studies.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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102 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2021
- Finished
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Oct 2021
- 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 under 65 years of age who have presented a heart attack brain and undergoing a revascularization procedure
- Ages
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18 to 65 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 65 * Cerebral infarctions undergoing a revascularization procedure by thrombolysis and / or thrombectomy, at the Amiens University Hospital between January 2015 and December 2020. * Patients having benefited from a D-dimer assay (during their stay) Exclusion Criteria: \-
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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 Amiens
Amiens, 80480, France
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