# The Bern Heart and Brain Interaction Study - Interaction Between Brain and Heart in Acute Ischemic Stroke

> **NCT03720522** · — · RECRUITING · sponsor: **Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern** · enrollment: 220 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Acute Stroke

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Short cardiovascular MRI (CMR)
- **PROCEDURE:** Adenosine-perfusion cardiovascular MRI (CMR)
- **PROCEDURE:** Blood draw
- **PROCEDURE:** Urine (collection over 24h)

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03720522
- **Lead sponsor:** Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2018-12-01
- **Primary completion:** 2025-12-31
- **Final completion:** 2026-12-31
- **Target enrollment:** 220 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2024-11-22


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03720522

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03720522, "The Bern Heart and Brain Interaction Study - Interaction Between Brain and Heart in Acute Ischemic Stroke". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03720522. Licensed CC0.

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