The Value of EEG in Stroke Units

NCT07190976 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 48827/27.05.2024
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 100
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Τhe aim of the study is to investigate the role of EEG both in predicting epileptogenesis in patients with acute stroke and in detecting and clarifying the clinical significance of subclinical epileptic seizures in a stroke unit. More specifically, the performance of routine EEG in patients with ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke who are hospitalized in the Stroke Unit within the first days after the event, regardless of the presence of clinical indications, and the identification of risk factors for the early development of epilepsy in the course of these patients' disease constitute the central research question. The identification of patients with subclinical electroencephalographic seizures and the impact of such events on functional outcome, as well as their association with the development of epilepsy, are set as secondary research objectives.

Conditions

Epilepsy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Incidence of post-stroke epilepsy

  4 years

Study Arms (1)

Adult patients with acute ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke

Other: Routine EEG

Interventions

Routine EEG OTHER

The study is observational. No intervention is anticipated. Patients will be submitted to EEG recording within the first seven days of stroke

Adult patients with acute ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients with acute ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke in whom it is not possible to perform an electroencephalogram within the first 7 days after the event, as well as patients who themselves or their legal representatives do not consent to participation, will be excluded from the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Attikon Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

University General Hospital "ATTIKON"- General Hospital of West Attica "H AGIA VARVARA" 2nd Neurology Clinic, NKUA

Chaïdári, Athens, 12462, Greece

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Epilepsy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Target Duration: 2 Years
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Dr. med. Panagiota Eleni Tsalouchidou

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 17, 2025
• First Posted: September 24, 2025
• Study Start: March 1, 2024
• Primary Completion (Estimated): September 30, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): September 30, 2026
• Last Updated: September 24, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-09

Locations

GR (1)