Ambulance EEG could cut stroke treatment delays by an hour
NCT ID NCT06871969
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a portable EEG device called StrokePointer that ambulance crews can use to detect severe strokes caused by large vessel blockages. Currently, over half of these patients are taken to hospitals that cannot perform the needed clot-removal procedure, causing an average one-hour delay. The device aims to help paramedics identify these patients and take them directly to a specialized stroke center. The trial will enroll 275 adults with suspected stroke and measure how often the device produces usable brain-wave data and how accurately it detects large vessel occlusions.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- StrokePointer portable EEG device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this device could help paramedics quickly identify patients with severe strokes and take them directly to the right hospital, saving critical time.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early validation study with 275 participants. Previous EEG devices had poor signal quality in 32% of patients, and this device may face similar issues in real-world ambulance settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 275 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * 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). Exclusion Criteria: \- Injuries or infections of the scalp in the area of the electrode headset placement.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Amsterdam University Medical Centers, location AMC
RECRUITINGAmsterdam, North Holland, 1105AZ, Netherlands
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