AI and blood tests aim to predict brain damage before it happens
NCT ID NCT06069973
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing whether machine learning and special brain injury markers in blood and spinal fluid can warn doctors early when a patient with a brain bleed is developing delayed cerebral ischemia (lack of oxygen to the brain). Researchers will monitor 1,500 adults in intensive care using heart rate, brain waves, and oxygen sensors. The goal is to build an early warning system that could help prevent lasting brain injury.
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 create an early warning system to detect brain oxygen deprivation sooner, potentially reducing brain damage and improving recovery after bleeding in the brain.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. The machine learning model may not be accurate enough in real-world settings, and the results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2033
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.
Who is studied
Adult people with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
- Ages
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18 to 110 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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Inclusion Criteria: Patients over the age of 18 with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage admitted to intensive care units at Sahlgrenska University hospital. Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to consent, * Cardiac arrythmia, * Previous brain damage
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sahlgrenska University Hospital
RECRUITINGGothenburg, 41345, Sweden
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