Infant brain recovery study seeks clues to heal stroke damage
NCT ID NCT05013736
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows 65 infants who had a stroke around birth, tracking their brain development and motor skills over two years. Researchers use MRI scans, brain stimulation, and movement tests to find markers of recovery. The goal is to understand how the brain heals, which could guide future treatments.
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 identify early signs of brain recovery in infants with perinatal stroke, pointing toward future therapies to improve motor function.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early observational study with only 65 infants, so it will not directly test any treatment. The findings may not lead to immediate clinical changes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 65 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2022
- 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.
Who is studied
Pre-term and term born infants with corrected gestational age between term age and 24 months with radiologically-confirmed acute unilateral or bilateral brain lesions, including perinatal stroke, neonatal hemorrhagic or thrombotic stroke, involving the motor cortex and/or subcortical structures, and intracranial hemorrhage, involving the motor cortex and/or subcortical white matter, or periventricular leukomalacia. Parents/legal guardians and infants able to attend study visits at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
- Ages
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0 years to 24 months
- 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.
Main Inclusion Criteria: * Infants with corrected gestational age between term age and 24 months of age at study enrollment * Radiologically-confirmed acute unilateral or bilateral brain lesions, including perinatal stroke, neonatal hemorrhagic or thrombotic stroke, involving the motor cortex and/or subcortical structures, and intracranial hemorrhage, involving the motor cortex and/or subcortical white matter, periventricular leukomalacia, and hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) * English-speaking parent/legal guardian (able to provide consent) Main Exclusion Criteria: * Other neurologic disorders unrelated to perinatal stroke/brain bleed/HIE * Metabolic disorders * Disorders of Cellular Migration and Proliferation * Acquired Traumatic Brain Injury
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
RECRUITINGMadison, Wisconsin, 53705, United States
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