Stroke Trial, Recruiting
Who may be able to join
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Who might be able to join this trial:
- Men or women aged 18 to 74 years old
- People who are right-handed
- People who have had their first-ever ischemic stroke (a stroke caused by a blocked blood vessel), confirmed by a brain MRI scan, within the past 3 to 6 months
- People who still have cognitive (thinking or memory) difficulties at least 3 months after their stroke, measured by a standard memory and thinking test called the MoCA, with the score threshold depending on how many years of education the person completed
- People whose thinking difficulties affect at least one of these areas: planning and organising (executive functions), attention, or how quickly the brain processes information
- People whose stroke occurred in a specific area of the brain (the middle cerebral artery territory and/or the basal ganglia/thalamus regions)
- People with only mild stroke-related disability, with no significant speech difficulties or severe vision problems that would interfere with study tasks
- People who had little to no disability before their stroke, based on a standard disability scale
- Women who could become pregnant must be using effective contraception and have a negative pregnancy test
- People who are covered by French Social Insurance
- People who have given written consent to participate
Who may not be able to join:
- People who had thinking or memory problems before their stroke
- People with a history of a psychiatric (mental health) disorder
- People currently taking psychiatric or mood-related medications (psychotropic medications)
- People who cannot have an MRI scan (for example, due to a pacemaker or metal implants)
- People who are pregnant or breastfeeding
- People with a long-term illness that would make it difficult to attend all study visits for the full duration of the trial
- People who are not fluent French speakers
- People who are under legal protection (confirm with trial site)
- People who are unable to give their own personal consent to participate
- People in an emergency medical situation
- People whose first required MRI scan was incomplete, not done, or could not be assessed
Important: Always verify eligibility with the trial site directly before applying.
Based on publicly available eligibility criteria from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before acting. This is not medical advice.
Contact this trial
Principal Investigator: Sharmila SAGNIER, University Hospital, Bordeaux
Phone: 05 56 79 55 20
Contact details sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before attending.
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Trial details
Where this trial is recruiting
Primary endpoints
Differential CEN-DMN activity and imaging contrast between regulation and rest
Can't join this trial?
Data last synced from ClinicalTrials.gov: 26 July 2026. Trial status can change. Always verify current status directly with the trial site before making any decision.