A listing of Stroke medical research trials actively recruiting patient volunteers. Search for closest city to find more detailed information on a research study in your area.
This is a Phase 3 study, which means that BIIB093 (study drug) has already been investigated in previous clinical research studies with a small number of people with large hemispheric infarction (LHI). These studies suggested that the study drug was safe, did not cause serious side effects or discomfort, and …
The research study is being conducted in order to determine whether Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) paired with cognitive training can improve thinking abilities in persons with stroke. There will be a total of five stimulation sessions. During the tDCS stimulation, you will be asked to participate in cognitive training.
The research team aims to examine whether amantadine can help patients recover from stroke. This will be a blinded randomized clinical trial. We will randomize patients post-ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke either to the placebo arm or amantadine. Patients will be on study drug or placebo for 1 month but will …
Do you have high nighttime blood pressure? Are you healthy, but interested in having a blood pressure study? Penn Medicine is seeking study participants 18years of age and older to have their blood pressure, physical activity, mobility, heart health, and social behavior monitored over 24 hours on two occasions. This …
Mortality related to cardiovascular disease in the US is improving. Yet the rate of decline is less for women than for men. Womens health is unique due to the varying reproductive stages, and differences are even greater due to gender-specific characteristics of the heart and vasculature. While women have some unique risk factors, …
The Laboratory for Cognition and Neural Stimulation (LCNS) is currently recruiting individuals who have suffered from stroke and are now experiencing aphasia, a loss or impairment of language abilities, for a clinical trial. The purpose of this study is to determine if Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), a form of non-invasive …
Blood pressure treatment is important for all survivors of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). High blood pressure after ICH puts patients at high risk for future strokes and memory problems. Nearly all doctors agree that patients who have had a brain hemorrhage should be treated with blood pressure medications. But doctors are …
Randomized (flip of the coin 50/50) study of heart failure (HF) patients with moderate aortic valve stenosis (narrowing) will be either treated with a transcatheter valve replacement (TAVR) or continue with medical management. Subjects will be followed for 2 years. We will collect information regarding death and major events such …
This is a research study designed to look at the safety and effectiveness of the TriGUARD 3 cerebral embolic protection device in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). The purpose of the study is to assess whether the TriGUARD 3 can prevent death, stroke, more subtle signs of brain …
This research study will test whether a new optical device can reliably measure markers of blood flow and blood vessel function in the brain. We will be recruiting 60 subjects in total: 30 healthy, 15 with known narrowing of the carotid artery, and 15 small vessel stroke. All subjects will …