New MRI technique could unlock secrets of stroke damage
NCT ID NCT02833961
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study used advanced MRI scans to look at how water and brain chemicals move in the brain after a stroke. Researchers scanned 24 stroke patients and 24 healthy volunteers to track changes over three months. The goal was to learn more about how brain cells are affected, which could help improve future stroke treatments.
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 research could help doctors better understand how brain cells are damaged after a stroke, potentially leading to more targeted treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage observational study, not a treatment trial. The findings may not directly lead to new therapies or apply to all stroke 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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47 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2016
- Finished
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Oct 2019
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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 to 85 years
- 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: first-ever infarct lesion Infarct volume \> 8 cm3 written consent French social security Exclusion Criteria: age \<18 or \>80 years contraindication to MRI Life-threatening disease that could compromise the follow-up Pregnant and breast-feeding women Patients under a legal gardian We will also include 24 healthy subjects for comparison with no history of neurological disease.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Institut du cerveau et de la moelle, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière
Paris, 75013, France
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