New device could replace risky brain monitoring in ICU
NCT ID NCT07602114
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests if a non-invasive device called Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) can safely monitor brain blood flow in 100 ICU patients with conditions like stroke or brain bleeding. Currently, doctors must insert a probe into the skull to check this, which can cause infections or bleeding. EIT uses harmless electrodes on the scalp instead. The goal is to see if EIT gives the same results as the standard invasive method, which could lead to safer monitoring for critically ill patients.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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May 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
The study population consists of adult neurocritical care inpatients admitted to the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of Xijing Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University. Eligible participants are patients aged ≥18 years with severe acute cerebrovascular diseases, severe traumatic brain injury and other critical central nervous system disorders who require NICU admission and routine invasive intracranial pressure and mean arterial pressure monitoring, forming a single-center prospective observational cohort with consecutive enrollment.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Aged ≥18 years old * Diagnosed with acute intracerebral hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage or ischemic stroke, admitted to the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit * Receiving routine invasive monitoring of intracranial pressure (ICP) and mean arterial pressure (MAP) * Written informed consent obtained from the legally authorized representative Exclusion Criteria: * Severe scalp damage, infection or skull defect affecting electrode placement * Craniotomy history with metal implants interfering with EIT signal acquisition Pregnancy * Terminal critical illness with estimated survival \<24 hours * Severe coagulation dysfunction or confirmed allergy to electrode materials * Unavailable for ≥2-hour continuous valid monitoring data collection
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