Clinical trials: Established Stroke
Stroke
A RCT to Establish the Effectiveness of Intermittent Pneumatic Compression to Prevent Post Stroke DVT
Strokes occur when blood flow to part of the brain is interrupted. Patients are often bedbound for several days or weeks although if they survive, most will make some recovery.
- Trial name
- CLOTS-3 (NCT00789542)
- Testing
- Intermittent Pneumatic compression, Routine care
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 2,876 people
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh