New MRI scanner could spot stroke damage faster
NCT ID NCT07004140
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a new type of MRI scanner, called Field-Cycling Imaging (FCI), to see if it can detect brain changes within the first day of a stroke. Researchers will compare FCI scans with standard MRI scans in 40 acute stroke patients. Participants will also provide blood samples to study blood clots. The goal is to find out if FCI can identify brain tissue that might recover, which could improve future stroke care.
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 lead to a better way to identify brain tissue that might recover after a stroke, helping doctors make faster treatment decisions.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (40 people) testing a new imaging technique, not a treatment. The new scanner may not prove more useful than standard MRI, and results may not apply to all stroke patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 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
Participants with acute stroke admitted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
- 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: * Acute stroke (\<24 hours from symptom onset). * NIHSS ≥4 and \<25 with cortical involvement and/or large vessel occlusion on baseline imaging. * Able to undergo 3T and FCI MRI \<24h of onset. * With or without thrombolysis. Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindications to MRI. * Medically unstable. * Unable to comprehend or comply with instructions regarding scanning * Prior mRS of \>3. * Identified for thrombectomy. * Non-stroke pathology or previous cortical infarct on CT scan \> 1/3 of middle cerebral artery territory.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Aberdeen
RECRUITINGAberdeen, AB25 2ZD, United Kingdom
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