Plain-English translation of NCT06401772 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
This study doesn't follow the usual testing phases — it may be an observational study or a different type of research.
This trial is testing whether specific body positioning techniques can prevent chronic subdural hematoma from recurring after surgery. Chronic subdural hematoma is bleeding that collects between your brain and skull, usually after a head injury. The study will compare patients who receive detailed instructions on body positioning (like keeping your upper body flat and legs elevated) against standard care alone.
After surgery to drain this type of bleeding, the hematoma comes back in many patients, which can be serious. Researchers believe that specific body positioning might help the brain heal and prevent the bleeding from returning, but this needs to be tested in a large group of patients.
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If you join this trial, you would be randomly assigned to either the positioning group or standard care group. If in the positioning group, you would learn and practice specific body positions while in the hospital (maintaining them 14–18 hours daily for 1–2 weeks after surgery), then continue modified positioning at home for up to 3 months based on your healing progress. You would have follow-up visits and scans at 1 month, 3 months, and 1 year after surgery to check how well you're healing.
AI-generated summary from trial data · Sep 11, 2026 · Not medical advice
China
Sponsor
Huashan Hospital
Enrollment target
~830 participants
Started
August 2024
Primary completion
December 2026
Age range
60 Years and older
Last updated on clinicaltrials.gov in April 2026.
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Central contact
Xuehai Wu, Ph.D.
Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University
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