Clinical trials: Ischemic Stroke
Acute Stroke, Hyperglycemia
SELESTIAL: Trial of Insulin to Control Blood Sugar After Acute Stroke Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) End-Points
High blood sugar (hyperglycaemia) affects 40% of acute stroke patients and has a major adverse effect on survival and recovery. Increased production of lactic acid in brain tissue that has a poor blood supply is postulated to be…
- Trial name
- NCT00124826
- Testing
- Insulin
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- University of Glasgow
Hypertension, Ischemic Heart Disease
A Morbidity-Mortality and Remodeling Study With Valsartan
The JIKEI HEART Study has been designed to investigate whether concomitant treatment with valsartan, an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB), in addition to conventional treatment, will improve the prognosis of 3000 Japanese…
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Ischemic Heart Disease, Congestive Heart Failure
- Trial name
- NCT00133328
- Testing
- valsartan
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people
- Sponsor
- Jikei University School of Medicine
Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack
Smoking Cessation Intervention After Stroke or Transient Ischaemic Attack.
Patients with stroke or transient ischemic attach should receive advise on smoking cessation. It is however unknown if an intensive smoking cessation program is better than ordinary advise on smoking cessation during…
- Trial name
- NCT00228098
- Testing
- Smoking cessation
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Odense University Hospital