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Testing a Device to Prevent Stroke in Patients with Patent Foramen Ovale

The purpose of this study is to test a new study device called the GORE CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder. We want to see if this device can help patients with this heart condition by closing the hole in the heart and preventing another stroke.

Study Topics

Stroke

Studying an Arm Injection to Help Walking After Stroke

The purpose of this study is to see if a medicine called Xeomin, given as an injection in the arm, helps people who had a stroke walk better and keep their balance. The study will use simple movement tests and a small device to measure how people walk. The goal is to learn if this treatment can help people move more easily after a stroke.

Study Topics

Stroke

Comparing the Drugs Aspirin and Apixaban to See How Well They Work at Preventing Stroke or Death

The purpose of this study is to look at the how the drugs apixaban and aspirin effect patients with irregular heartbeat and recent brain bleeding. We also want to find out which is better at preventing future strokes and death.

Study Topics

Stroke Brain and Memory

Studying Cilostazol to Help Prevent Another Stroke

The purpose of this study is to learn if a medicine called cilostazol can help prevent another stroke or heart attack. Researchers will compare cilostazol with a placebo when taken along with a person’s regular medicines. This study is for volunteers who have had an ischemic stroke or a high-risk transient ischemic attack (TIA), sometimes called a mini-stroke, within the past 180 days. They also must have at least two additional risk factors for stroke or heart disease, such as being age 65 or older, having high blood pressure or diabetes, currently smoking, or having certain blood vessel or heart conditions.

Study Topics

Stroke Brain and Memory