Can lifestyle choices after a stroke extend life and prevent a second one?
NCT ID NCT03962127
First seen Aug 13, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows 800 adults who have had their first ischemic stroke in Central Norway for up to 10 years. Researchers will track how physical activity, medication use, and control of blood pressure and cholesterol affect the risk of death, another stroke, or severe disability. The goal is to find ways to improve stroke care and help survivors live longer with a better quality of life.
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 reveal which lifestyle factors and medication targets most improve long-term outcomes after a first stroke, potentially guiding more effective rehabilitation and prevention strategies.
- What could go wrong
- As an observational study, it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may be influenced by unmeasured factors, and the findings might not apply to stroke patients outside Central Norway.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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800 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2015
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
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
Patients treated in a hospital in Central Norway for first time ischemic stroke.
- Ages
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18 to 90 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: * Cerebral infarction according to ICD-10 CM code I63 * \> 18 years of age * First time stroke resident in Central-Norway * Recruited within a time frame of 7 days of hospital admission. Exclusion criteria: * Focal neurological symptoms turned out to be not stroke-related * Significant physical disabilities prior to stroke (defined as Modified Rankin ≥5).
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Kristiansund Sykehus
Kristiansund, Norway
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Levanger Sykehus
Levanger, Norway
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Molde Sykehus
Molde, Norway
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Namsos Sykehus
Namsos, Norway
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Orkdal Sykehus
Orkanger, Norway
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St Olavs Hospital
Trondheim, Norway
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Volda Sykehus
Volda, Norway
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Ålesund Sykehus
Ålesund, Norway
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