Blood drug levels may predict recovery after brain bleed
NCT ID NCT07065903
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tracks 500 adults in Canada and the US who have had a brain aneurysm bleed and are taking the drug nimodipine. Researchers will measure how much of the drug gets into each patient's blood and see how that relates to their recovery 90 days later. The goal is to understand if different doses or forms of nimodipine affect outcomes, which could lead to more personalized treatment in the future.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- nimodipine
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to personalized nimodipine dosing for patients with brain aneurysm bleeds, potentially improving recovery and reducing disability.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly test a new therapy. Results may show associations but not prove cause and effect.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2024
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2029
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 patients admitted for SAH to any of the participating centres.
- Ages
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18 to 85 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: * Age 18-85 years * Diagnosis of aneurysmal SAH * Provision of informed consent * Treated with nimodipine * Presence of intravascular catheter at the time of sampling Exclusion Criteria: * Anticipated hospital length of stay \<48 hours * Non-aneurysmal SAH * Not treated with nimodipine * Incarceration * Delayed presentation to the hospital (\>96 h from SAH onset)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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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
3 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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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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University Health Network - Toronto Western Hospital
RECRUITINGToronto, Ontario, M5T 2S8, Canada
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University of Alberta Hospital
RECRUITINGEdmonton, Alberta, T6G 2X8, Canada
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VCU Medical Center
RECRUITINGRichmond, Virginia, 23219, United States
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