Robot surgeons take on brain bleeds in major new trial
NCT ID NCT07205263
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This large trial is testing whether AI-guided robotic surgery can improve outcomes for people with a hemorrhagic stroke (bleeding in the brain). The study will compare this new, less invasive technique to standard surgery or medical management. Researchers hope the robotic approach will lead to better recovery and less disability for the 1,000 participants.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI-assisted robotic-guided surgery
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a safer, more effective surgical option for people with hemorrhagic stroke, potentially reducing disability and improving survival.
- What could go wrong
- This is a large trial, but the technology is new and complex. The benefits over standard surgery are not yet proven, and there are always risks with any brain surgery, such as infection or bleeding.
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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 1,000 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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Dec 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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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.
Umbrella Trial Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age ≥18 years; 2. Clinical diagnosis of spontaneous hemorrhagic stroke; Umbrella Trial Exclusion Criteria: 1\. Radiologically diagnosed cerebrovascular abnormalities, as well as ischemic infarction converting to intracerebral hemorrhage, or recent (within 1 year) recurrence of intracerebral hemorrhage; Each substudy will specify additional inclusion and exclusion criteria in the respective Substudy-specific Registration. Patients who fulfill the overall umbrella trial criteria will be assessed for enrollment into each substudy.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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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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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGHangzhou, Zhejiang, 310000, China
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