Could stroke recovery happen at home? new trial aims to find out
NCT ID NCT07500116
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a home hospitalization program (NORA-HOME) is safe and effective for people who have had a minor stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA). Researchers will compare home monitoring with standard hospital care in 250 participants. The goal is to see if home care reduces complications like falls and infections, lowers hospital readmissions, and cuts costs.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Home hospitalization program with remote monitoring
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a safe, cost-effective alternative to hospital stays for minor stroke and TIA patients, reducing complications like infections and falls.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-stage trial (250 participants) testing a care model, not a new drug. Results may not apply to all patients, and home monitoring might miss some complications.
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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 250 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
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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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: Patients presenting to the Emergency Department with symptoms of TIA (complete recovery of neurological deficits within \<24 hours) or minor stroke (NIHSS ≤ 5) * Age \>18 years. * Availability of a smartphone for the patient or caregiver. * Family support and/or formal caregiver. * Clinical stability during the last 12 hours in the Emergency Department. * Signed informed consent by the patient and/or family member or legal representative. Exclusion Criteria: * Severe stenosis or symptomatic arterial occlusion requiring admission for potential reperfusion and/or arterial revascularization treatments. * Patients with pre-existing neurological or psychiatric conditions that may interfere with or complicate follow-up and evaluations. * Clinical (terminal condition) or social (language barrier) impossibility to complete follow-up assessments.
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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
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Vall Hebron University Hospital
RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08035, Spain
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