Blood clue may reveal which brain aneurysms will burst
NCT ID NCT03408379
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether platelet activation in the blood is higher in people whose brain aneurysm has already burst compared to those with an unruptured aneurysm. Researchers will collect blood samples from 230 patients during treatment. The goal is to see if platelet activity could help predict rupture risk.
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 this study finds a link, it could point toward new ways to predict which aneurysms might rupture.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It only looks for a connection, so it won't directly help patients yet.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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230 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2017
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2033
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A research network
The lead sponsor is a research network or cooperative group.
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 presenting a single or multiple intracranial aneurysm for which an intervention is planned (endovascular treatment or surgery)
- 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: * Patient aged 18 and over * Patient presenting a single or multiple aneurysm * Patient presenting an intracranial aneurysm for which an intervention is planned (endovascular treatment or surgery) : elective intervention for an unruptured aneurysm or emergency surgery for a broken aneurysm Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant or breast feeding woman * Patient benefiting from legal protection measures
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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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Fondation Ophtalmologique A. de Rothschild
Paris, France, 75019, France
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