Better recovery plan for draining brain blood clots
Part of Brain & nervous system, Heart & circulation, Injuries & trauma clinical trials.
This trial is testing a new, step-by-step care plan (called an enhanced recovery pathway) for people who need a small hole drilled in their skull to drain a slow-growing blood clot (chronic subdural hematoma). The goal is to see if this organized approach helps patients recover faster and feel better.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older
- You have a chronic subdural hematoma (a slow-growing blood clot on the brain's surface) that needs to be drained through a small hole in the skull
- You do not have a major brain lesion like a tumor or abnormal blood vessel
- You have not had surgery or a procedure to block an artery (middle meningeal artery embolization) on the same side of the brain as your current hematoma
- You are able to give consent or have a legally acceptable representative who can give consent
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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