Status:

RECRUITING

The RETRAIN Trial Phase 2

Lead Sponsor:

Firstkind Ltd

Collaborating Sponsors:

Innovate UK

Conditions:

Ischaemic Stroke

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Ischaemic strokes, caused by a disruption in the brain's blood supply, are the second leading cause of death and disability in the United Kingdom. This single-center prospective randomised study aims ...

Detailed Description

This study is a randomised trial at a single centre, comparing brain blood flow and activity patterns when two standard treatments for preventing blood clots (VTE) are used following a stroke. Who Ca...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adult over 18
  • Patient with ischaemic stroke diagnosis confirmed by a stroke physician.
  • Within 36 hours of symptom onset.
  • Unable to stand or mobilise without assistance.
  • No intracerebral haemorrhage as ruled out by computerised tomography (CT) or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan.

Exclusion

  • Inability to gain consent from the patient, or a declaration from a Personal Consultee or Nominated Consultee.
  • Absence of a transient ischaemic attack (TIA).
  • Clinically apparent deep vein thrombosis at screening
  • Patient is expected to require palliative care within 14 days
  • No response to the geko® device i.e. no involuntary rhythmic upward and outward movement of the foot (dorsiflexion) at the maximum tolerable device setting.
  • Contraindications for the use of the geko™ device
  • Allergy to hydrogel constituents
  • Contraindications to IPC
  • Severe peripheral vascular disease
  • Large leg ulcers requiring extensive bandaging (small ulcers or skin breaks with flat coverings are not an exclusion)
  • Severe oedema
  • Leg deformities making appropriate fitting impossible
  • Symptomatic congestive cardiac failure of NYHA class IV (symptoms of heart failure at rest, any physical activity causing further discomfort).
  • Single or double leg amputations.
  • Participation in any other clinical trial
  • Patients must not have a current coronavirus (COVID-19) infection

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

July 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

80 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT07197996

Start Date

July 1 2025

End Date

July 1 2026

Last Update

September 30 2025

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Countess of Chester Hospital

Chester, Cheshire, United Kingdom, CH2 1UL