Brain bleed breakthrough? glue artery to stop return
NCT ID NCT05374681
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether injecting a medical glue into an artery in the brain can prevent chronic subdural hematomas from coming back. These are blood collections on the brain's surface that often recur after standard treatment. The trial will enroll 550 adults and compare glue embolization plus standard care against standard care alone.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- cyanoacrylate glue
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, low-cost way to reduce the chance that a chronic subdural hematoma comes back after medical or surgical treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a large trial, but the procedure involves threading a catheter into a brain artery, which carries risks like bleeding or stroke. The benefit over standard care is not yet proven.
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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 550 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2023
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2028
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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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: * Patient with a more than 10 mm CSH confirmed by NCCT * CSH localized to convexity * Patient aged 18 years or more at the time of the enrollment * Patient beneficiary from health insurance Exclusion Criteria: * Any contraindication as required per angiogram procedure (severe renal failure ≥ 4, allergy…) * Pre-existing severe disability resulting in baseline mRS score \> 3 * Life expectancy of less than 6 months due to another cause than CSH * Patient under legal protection or deprived of liberty by a judicial or administrative decision * Pregnant or breastfeeding women * Vulnerable persons unable to give consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
8 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Amiens-Picardie
TERMINATEDAmiens, France, 80054, France
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CHU Bordeaux
RECRUITINGBordeaux, 33076, France
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CHU Brest
RECRUITINGBrest, France, 29609, France
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CHU Caen
TERMINATEDCaen, France, 14000, France
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CHU Nancy
RECRUITINGNancy, 54035, France
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CHU Nantes
RECRUITINGNantes, France, 44000, France
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CHU Nice
RECRUITINGNice, France, 06000, France
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CHU Tours
TERMINATEDTours, France, 37000, France
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Hôpital Fondation Rothschild
RECRUITINGParis, France, 75019, France
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Hôpital Henri Mondor
RECRUITINGCréteil, France, 94000, France
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Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière
RECRUITINGParis, France, 75013, France
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