Remote CT scans could speed up stroke treatment in rural areas
NCT ID NCT07530588
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether using remote-controlled CT scans at local medical centers, guided by a hospital stroke team via video call, can speed up treatment for stroke patients. About 52 participants with suspected stroke will be randomly assigned to either this new approach or standard care. The goal is to see if the remote method reduces the time from emergency call to receiving clot-busting medication.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- remote-controlled CT scanning and tele-stroke assessment
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could reduce treatment delays for stroke patients in remote areas, potentially improving outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early-stage trial (52 participants) testing a process, not a new drug. Results may not apply broadly, and technical or logistical issues could limit effectiveness.
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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 52 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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.
Inclusion Criteria: \- Patients in the catchments areas of the intervention and control group presenting with a clinical suspected diagnosis of stroke within symptom onset within the last 24 hours Exclusion Criteria: \- Patients presenting with a clinical suspected diagnosis of stroke more than 24 hours after symptom onset
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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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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Helgelandssykehuset Health Trust
RECRUITINGSandnessjøen, Norway
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University Hospital of North Norway Health Trust
RECRUITINGTromsø, Norway
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