Active clinical trials for "Stroke"

The purpose of this study is to evaluate recanalization treatments use, safety and efficacy at the acute phase of arterial ischemic stroke in pediatric patients

The purpose of this clinical investigation is to determine the safety and feasibility of detecting acoustic signals related to blood supply in subjects with acute large vessel occlusion (LVO) stroke by using the SONAS® device.

Individuals with stroke may experience sensory-motor deficit and/or neglect, with possible reduction in motor imagery ability (MI). To our knowledge, no study completely investigated MI ability in one individual whereas MI practice can be performed using visual or kinesthetic modalities (respectively visualizing with mind's eyes or imagining movement using sensation) and internal or external perspectives (performing action as spectator or as actor). This study aims to investigate MI ability in patients with stroke as compared to aged-matched healthy individuals. The investigators will assess explicit MI ability using 3 questionnaires (Movement Imagery Questionnaire-RS - MIQ-RS, Kinesthetic and Visual Imagery Questionnaire-20 - KVIQ-20, Vividness of Movement Imagery Questionnaire-2 - VMIQ-2) and 2 tests (imagined Time Up and Go - iTUG, imagined Box and Block test - iBBT). Outcome parameters will be i) the composite score of vividness measured for all tests using Likert scales, ii) the temporal equivalence between MI and Physical practice (PP - where MI/PP ratio equal to 1 indicate good MI ability and respect of temporal equivalence between MI and PP) and iii) the amplitude of electrodermal activity. The investigators will also study implicit MI ability using a hand laterality judgment task. Outcomes parameters will be response time (i.e. the duration to identify the hand laterality) and the percentage of correct responses.

The aim of this systematic review was to determine the number of muscle synergies and the distribution of muscle weightings in stroke patients during gait.

Optimizing the MRI protocol in acute ischemic stroke remains a challenging issue. In this field, susceptibility-weighted sequences have proved their superiority over T2. Besides the strengthened susceptibility effect, enhanced susceptibility-weighted angiography (eSWAN) sequence provides also a time-of-flight (TOF) effect, allowing the exploration of the intracranial arterial circulation. The objective of this study is to compare eSWAN and 3D TOF, considered as the reference, in the detection of arterial occlusion in acute stroke.

Moyamoya disease is a common reason of transient ischemic attack (TIA) and stroke in children. Remote ischemic conditioning (RIC) has been shown to prevent recurrent stroke in intracranial arterial stenosis, but it is unclear whether RIC can prevent TIA or stroke in children with moyamoya disease. This study aims to evaluate the effect of RIC on TIA/stroke in children with moyamoya disease.

Investigators aim to study effectiveness of systemic thrombolytic therapy on acute ischemic stroke patients with near infrared spectroscopy.

The purpose of the research is to use plasma free fatty acid profiling as a biomarker for ischemic stroke. The plasma free acid profile will be specifically and significantly changed in early stages upon stroke onset, and correlate with the stroke volume and progression determined by imaging techniques.

The primary goal of the PRAISE study is to develop a diagnostic algorithm that allows the prediction of acute coronary syndrome in stroke patients with elevated levels of cardiac troponin.

In order to bridge the great gaps, Chinese Stroke Association (CSA) and American Heart Association (AHA) sought to develop, conduct, and assess a multifaceted quality improvement intervention to increase the adherent rate of IV tPA and ET and improve 3-month clinical outcomes for these patients through our cluster-randomized stepped-wedge IMPROVE: Stroke in China trial.