Clinical Evaluation of EEG Device for the Triage of Stroke Patients in the Ambulance

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Conditions studied: Ischemic Stroke, Stroke, Cardiovascular Diseases, Vascular Diseases, Central Nervous System Diseases, Brain Diseases, Nervous System Diseases, Cerebrovascular Disease

In brief

Endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) is the standard treatment for large vessel occlusion (LVO) strokes, but it can only be performed in specialized hospitals. Since ambulance personnel cannot determine if a patient is eligible for EVT, 54% of LVO stroke patients are initially taken to non-EVT-capable hospitals, resulting in an average delay of 1 hour in time-to-EVT in the Netherlands. To reduce this delay, it is crucial for ambulance personnel to identify potential LVO stroke patients and directly transport them to EVT-capable hospitals. Dry electrode electroencephalography (EEG) has shown high diagnostic accuracy for detecting LVO strokes, but in 32% of patients, the EEG signal quality was too poor to analyze. To address this issue, TrianecT developed StrokePointer, a portable EEG-based triage device designed to collect and analyze EEG data in patients with suspected acute stroke. The objective of this study is to validate the effectiveness and safety of StrokePointer in detecting LVO stroke among patients with a suspected stroke in the pre-hospital setting.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06871969

Run by

Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)

People needed

275

Starts

2025-07-01

Expected to finish

2026-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-10-03

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Suspected acute stroke as per judgement of the ambulance personnel.
• Age 18 years or older.
• Onset of symptoms (or last seen well) <24 hours.
• Written informed consent by patient or legal representative (deferred).

You may not qualify if…

• Injuries or infections of the scalp in the area of the electrode headset placement.

Where it is running

• Amsterdam University Medical Centers, location AMC — Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands (enrolling)

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