Brain activity clues may predict waking up after stroke
NCT ID NCT03990558
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at 150 patients who are unresponsive after a brain bleed (intracerebral hemorrhage). Researchers use EEG to detect hidden brain activity when patients are asked to imagine moving. The goal is to see if this activity can predict who will regain consciousness and how well they recover over six months. No new treatments are being tested—this is about improving predictions and understanding recovery.
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 could help doctors better predict which patients will regain consciousness after a brain bleed and improve care decisions.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not lead to direct improvements for patients, and results may not apply to all types of brain bleeds.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2019
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2031
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
Unresponsive and responsive patients diagnosed with ICH.
- 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: * 18 years or older. * Diagnosis of primary ICH (i.e., related to hypertension or anticoagulants) on Head CT and/or MRI in the frontal lobe, thalamus, or striatocapsular region. * Unresponsive to commands within 48 hours after onset of the bleed. * English, Spanish or, French as the primary language. Exclusion Criteria: * Major bleeding in the cortex outside of the frontal lobe, cerebellum, or brainstem (judged as a cause for unconsciousness as per the attending neurointensivist). * Other causes of ICH or different types of acute brain injury (e.g., traumatic brain injury). * Severe cardiorespiratory compromise and similar acutely life-threatening conditions at the time of enrollment. * Evidence of pre-morbid aphasia or deafness. * Unconscious prior to ICH. * Pregnancy. * Prisoners. * Health care proxy decides against study participation or decided for withdrawal of life sustaining therapies.
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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
2 sites. 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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Columbia University Medical Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10032, United States
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University of Miami and Jackson Health System (UM/JHS)
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33136, United States
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