Eletroencephalography for the triage of stroke patients in the ambulance.
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Acute ischemic stroke
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON20036
- Lead Sponsor
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers, location AMC
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Inclusion Criteria
Suspected acute ischemic stroke, as judged by the paramedic presenting the patient to the ER or known AIS with an LVO-a;
-Onset of symptoms or, if onset was not witnessed, last seen well <24 hours ago;
-Age of 18 years or older;
-Written informed consent by patient or legal representative (deferred).
Exclusion Criteria
-Injury or active infection of electrode cap placement area;
-SARS-COV-2 infection (confirmed or suspected).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Co-primary end points: sensitivity and specificity of EEG for diagnosis of LVO-a in suspected AIS patients;
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Developing novel algorithms with optimal diagnostic accuracy for LVO-a detection with EEG;<br>Positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) of EEG for diagnosis of LVO-a in suspected AIS patients;<br>Technical and logistical feasibility of performing EEGs on patients with a suspected AIS;<br>