# Head Position in Stroke Trial (HeadPoST)

> **NCT02162017** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **The George Institute** · enrollment: 11096 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Ischemic Stroke
- Intracerebral Haemorrhage

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** The lying flat (0°) head position for 24 hours
- **OTHER:** The sitting-up (≥30°) head position for 24 hours

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02162017
- **Lead sponsor:** The George Institute
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2015-03-05
- **Primary completion:** 2016-12-20
- **Final completion:** 2017-01-13
- **Target enrollment:** 11096 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2017-02-09

## Collaborators

- [object Object]

## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02162017

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02162017, "Head Position in Stroke Trial (HeadPoST)". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02162017. Licensed CC0.

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