Stroke Clinical Trial
Official title:
Clinical Influence of Pocket-size Ultrasound Examinations of the Carotid Arteries and Heart in Patients Admitted With Stroke
Verified date | November 2021 |
Source | Helse Nord-Trøndelag HF |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | |
Study type | Interventional |
Among patients admitted with cerebral ischemia (stroke and transitory ischemic attack (TIA)) it is important to reveal the underlying cause of the disease. In special it is important to reveal if carotid artery stenosis is present as such a finding will directly influence on treatment and follow-up. For the diagnosis of carotid artery stenosis due to atherosclerosis ultrasound examinations is the cornerstone, but computer tomography and magnetic resonance imaging may be better in some cases. Development of high quality pocket-sized ultrasound scanners has allowed for semi quantitatively bed-side assessment of the carotid arteries and the heart. The investigators aim to study the feasibility and reliability of bed-side assessment of the carotid arteries and the heart by pocket-sized ultrasound scanners and the clinical influence of this examination when performed by experienced users. The investigators hypothesize that a significant proportion of this patient population can be clarified bed-side with no need of further imaging procedures for the assessment of the carotid arteries and the heart.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 80 |
Est. completion date | December 2015 |
Est. primary completion date | December 2015 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | All |
Age group | 18 Years and older |
Eligibility | Inclusion Criteria: - Admitted to the Department of Medicine with history and findings suspicious of (transient) cerebrovascular ischemia and willing and able to give their informed written consent Exclusion Criteria: - None |
Country | Name | City | State |
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Norway | Levanger Hospital | Levanger |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Helse Nord-Trøndelag HF | Norwegian University of Science and Technology |
Norway,
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Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Other | Clinical influence of bed-side ultrasound examinations of the carotid arteries and the heart in patients admitted with symptoms of stroke | In addition to what described in the primary measure it will be of interest to study predictors of clinical influence of different patient characteristics as age, sex, history, anatomic localization of the vascular event, medication, heart rhythms, ECG findings).
Furthermore, the influence on the total cost will be studied. |
The participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of approximately 4 days | |
Primary | Proportion of patients without need for further diagnostic imaging | Proportion of patients which is not in need of further imaging procedures of the carotid arteries and the heart after bed-side diagnostic ultrasound by pocket-sized scanner | The participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of approximately 4 days | |
Secondary | Reliability of bed-side ultrasound examinations of the carotid arteries and the heart by pocket-sized scanners | The accuracy of semi quantitatively classifications (like i.e. non-significant atherosclerosis of the carotid arteries vs significant stenosis of the carotid arteries, as well as semi quantitatively classification of left ventricular regional and global function, valvular function, intra atrial septum morphology) of bed-side ultrasound examinations of the carotid arteries and the heart by pocket-sized scanners compared with reference methods | The participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of approximately 4 days | |
Secondary | Feasibility of bed-side ultrasound examinations of the carotid arteries and the heart by pocket-sized scanners | Feasibility of bed-side ultrasound examinations of the carotid arteries and the heart by pocket-sized scanners compared with reference imaging methods. Feasibility includes both to what extent the specific structure can be completely assessed, and to what degree the recordings can be interpreted by the operator.
Structures and specific functions to be tested: carotid arteries with respect to degree of atherosclerosis and stenosis, left ventricular regional and global function, valvular (in special mitral and aortic valve) morphology and function, intra atrial septum morphology with respect to shunts, great vessels with respect to atherosclerosis. The common path for relevant cardiac structures and functions to test is the relation to formation of thrombus. |
The participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of approximately 4 days |
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