Differentiation between cerebral ischemia and intracerebral hemorrhage in patients with acute stroke.

Differentiation between cerebral ischemia and intracerebral hemorrhage in patients with acute stroke. - BE FAST II

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00004378

Enrollment

600

Registered

2012-10-04

Start date

2012-05-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

I61 I63

Interventions

Group 1: Blood draw in the process of emergency care/ management. No further study-related measures.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: symptoms of stroke = 4 points

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: stroke within the last 3 months, history of brain tumor, traumatic brain injury within the last 3 months

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Diagnostic accuracy of a GFAP biomarker test (ROC-analysis: sensitivity, specificity, predictive positive and negative value) for differentiating intracerebral hemorrhage from cerebral ischemia.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Identification of possible correlation of GFAP-serum levels with localisation and size of the hemorrhage.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactChristian Förch

Klinikum der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Zentrum der Neurologie und Neurochirurgie

foerch@em.uni-frankfurt.de069-6301 6395

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026