Nerve block may boost brain recovery after hemorrhagic stroke
NCT ID NCT07652749
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a stellate ganglion block (a nerve block injection) can improve neurological outcomes in people who have had a bleeding stroke from a ruptured aneurysm. The procedure is done before surgery to reduce brain artery spasms and improve blood flow. Researchers will follow 560 patients for 90 days to see if it leads to better function and fewer complications.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- stellate ganglion block (nerve block with ropivacaine)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple procedure to improve recovery and reduce complications after a bleeding stroke.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial with no phase, so results are uncertain. The procedure carries risks like infection or nerve damage, and the benefit for long-term recovery is not yet proven.
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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 560 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2029
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 to 65 years
- 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: * Age range: 18-65 years old; * Within 72 hours after onset of aSAH,and planning surgical treatment(aneurysm embolizing or clipping); * Preoperative Hunt-Hess grade 2-3 * Sign informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * ASA \> grade IV; * Patients with posterior circulation aneurysm; * Patients with severe systemic hemorrhagic diseases; * Patients with trauma and local infection in the nerve block area; * Local anatomic structure changes (neck structure changes caused by radiotherapy, chemotherapy and surgery); * Allergy to known local anesthetics; * Pregnant and lactating women.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100070, China
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