Wearable bracelet could alert stroke patients within 3 hours
NCT ID NCT06315192
First seen Jun 30, 2026 · Last updated Jul 01, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests a wearable bracelet called Stroke Alarm that detects when a stroke causes arm weakness. People aged 50 and older with certain high-risk conditions (like recent mini-stroke, atrial fibrillation, or artery disease) wear the device for 3 months. The goal is to see if the alarm can alert patients and caregivers within 3 hours of stroke onset, helping them get to the hospital faster. The study compares results to a similar group from a national stroke registry.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Stroke Alarm wearable bracelets
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this device could help people with high stroke risk get treated faster, potentially reducing brain damage and disability.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial with 500 participants, and the device may not detect all strokes or could give false alarms. Results may not apply to everyone.
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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 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- 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.
INCLUSION CRITERIA 1. Age 50 years or older 2. Modified Rankin scale of 0-2. 3. Diagnosed with either: A. Recent\* transient ischemic attack (TIA, G45.9), AND: * ABCD2 score of ≥6, OR: * Atrial fibrillation OR: * Large artery atherosclerosis\*\*. B. Recent\* acute ischemic stroke (I63), AND: • Atrial fibrillation, OR: * Large artery atherosclerosis\*\*. C. Atrial fibrillation/flutter (I48), AND * None, or reduced dose of, oral anticoagulation medication\*\*\*, AND * CHA2DS2-VASC score ≥4. D. Recent\* intracerebral hemorrhage (I61.9), AND: • Atrial fibrillation. 4. The patient has received the required information about the study and agrees in writing to participate. 5. Smartphone user since at least 1 year. * Within the last 2 weeks \*\*Atherosclerosis in carotid, vertebral aortic arch or major intracerebral arteries according to CTA or ultrasound. * Including all oral anticoagulation medication such as Warfarin and NOACs. Patients with reduced dose of a NOAC can be included, regardless if this is within the approved label, or if reduced dose is chosen off-label for other reasons. Treatment with antiplatelet medication is permissible. EXCLUSION CRITERIA 1. Previous inclusion in this study. 2. Arm motor deficit from any previous medical condition. 3. Unable to give informed consent to participate in the study. 4. Does not master any of the languages available within the Stroke Alarm smartphone app in speech and writing. 5. Does not have access to a Stroke Alarm compatible smartphone. 6. Deemed unable to handle the Stroke Alarm smartphone app, or participate in planned follow-up within the framework of the study due to other diseases or circumstances. 7. Does not want to participate.
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
10 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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Helsingborg lasarett
RECRUITINGHelsingborg, Sweden
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Hässleholms sjukhus
RECRUITINGHässleholm, 28138, Sweden
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Karolinska Sjukhuset
RECRUITINGStockholm, Sweden
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Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge
RECRUITINGHuddinge, 14186, Sweden
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Linköping university hospital
RECRUITINGLinköping, Sweden
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Sahlgrenska University Hospital
RECRUITINGGothenburg, Sweden
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Skane University hospital
RECRUITINGLund, 22185, Sweden
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Skåne University Hospital Malmö
RECRUITINGMalmö, 20502, Sweden
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Södersjukhuset
RECRUITINGStockholm, Sweden
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Uppsala University hospital
RECRUITINGUppsala, Sweden
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