Tiny brain clues: new study probes why some stroke patients Don't recover
NCT ID NCT05847699
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at brain tissue and MRI scans from 15 people who had a severe stroke and needed surgery. Researchers want to understand if certain dark spots on MRI are caused by tiny blood clots or bleeding. The goal is to learn more about what happens in the brain after a stroke, which could guide future treatments.
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 understand why some stroke patients don't recover fully, potentially leading to new treatments targeting small blood vessels in the brain.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-stage observational study with only 15 participants. It is designed to gather knowledge, not to test a treatment, so it will not directly benefit participants or change care immediately.
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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 15 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A research network
The lead sponsor is a research network or cooperative group.
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: * Age \>18 years * Managed for sylvian ischemic stroke * Requiring brain MRI as part of the evaluation for possible decompressive hemicraniectomy (DH). Or * Having undergone a post-thrombectomy brain scan showing cortical hyperdensities and indication for a possible decompressive hemicraniectomy * Consent to participate in the study * Affiliated or beneficiary of a health insurance plan Exclusion Criteria: * Absolute or relative contraindication to gadobutrol injection (history of true allergic reaction or intolerance to gadobutrol, renal insufficiency with creatinine clearance \<15ml/min). In particular, if an allergic reaction was observed during the injection of gadobutrol performed for care during the acute phase MRI a few hours or days before. * Patient benefiting from a legal protection measure * Pregnant or breastfeeding woman
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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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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Hôpital Fondation Adolphe de Rothschild
RECRUITINGParis, 75019, France
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