Personal profile
Biography
Bart van der Worp is a neurologist with a special interest in cerebrovascular diseases at the University Medical Center in Utrecht, the Netherlands. He has been (co-)Chief Investigator of the randomised stroke trials HAMLET, PAIS, COOLIST, VAST, APACHE-AF, and MR ASAP and is Chief Investigator of PRECIOUS. He is a member of the Dutch CONTRAST consortium which aims to identify and test new treatments for patients with acute ischaemic stroke or intracerebral haemorrhage. He is former President of the European Stroke Organisation.
External positions
national coordinator of an international trial - national coordination of this trial - Bayer
4 Mar 2024 → 31 Dec 3999
consultant - giving advice - TargED
1 Jan 2022 → 31 Dec 3999
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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B-stars2: Early contralesional continuous theta burst stimulation (cTBS) to promote upper limb recovery after stroke - Rationale and design of a phase-3 multicentre, randomised, sham-controlled, clinical trial
Vink, J. J., Verhoeff, T. A., Otte, W. M., van der Meulen, M. P., van der Worp, H. B., Visser-Meily, J. M. & Dijkhuizen, R. M., Jan 2026, In: European Stroke Journal. 11, 1, 23969873251355937.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Cost-Effectiveness of Metoclopramide, Paracetamol, and Ceftriaxone for the Prevention of Infections and Fever in Elderly Patients with Acute Stroke
Vervaart, M., de Jonge, J. C., Bath, P. M., Melberg, H. O., Reinink, H., Sluis, W. M., Woodhouse, L. J., van der Worp, H. B., Aamodt, A. H. & PRECIOUS Investigators, Jan 2026, In: MDM policy & practice. 11, 1, 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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MR GENTLE-multicentre randomised controlled trial of ghrelin in anterior circulation ischaemic stroke treated with endovascular thrombectomy: a phase 2 trial
Omes, Q. P. M., van der Veen, D., Kersten, C. J. B. A., Arntz, R. M., Filius, P. M. G., van den Wijngaard, I. R., van der Worp, H. B. & Hofmeijer, J., 16 Jan 2026, In: Trials. 27, 1, 126.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Rationale, design and baseline characteristics of participants in the OCEANIC-STROKE trial of FXIa inhibition for secondary stroke prevention
Sharma, M., Dong, Q., Hirano, T., Kasner, S. E., Saver, J., Masjuan, J., Demchuk, A. M., Cordonnier, C., Bereczki, D., Tsivgoulis, G., Veltkamp, R., Staikov, I., Bae, H.-J., Campbell, B. C. V., Zini, A., Lee, I.-H., Ameriso, S., Kovar, M., Mikulik, R. & Lemmens, R. & 31 others, , Jan 2026, In: European Stroke Journal. 11, 1, 11 p., aakaf017.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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The effects of prophylactic use of paracetamol on body temperature and blood pressure in elderly patients with acute stroke: Data from the PRECIOUS trial
PRECIOUS Investigators, Feb 2026, In: PLoS ONE. 21, 2 February, e0342937.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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