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Sonographic assessment of the vagus nerve in stroke patients with and without atrial fibrillation

Sonographic assessment of the vagus nerve in stroke patients with and without atrial fibrillation - VS-VHF

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00028145
Enrollment
200
Registered
2023-03-28
Start date
2023-04-27
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

I48.9 I63.9

Interventions

Group 1: Stroke patients with known atrial fibrillation A nerve will be examined as part of the routine ultrasound examination of the arteries supplying the brain in the event of a stroke. The main in

Sponsors

Universitätsklinikum der RWTH Aachen
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Group I: Stroke patients with known atrial fibrillation (AF) Group II: Patients with an acute cerebral infarction without evidence of Atrial fibrillation (AF) im - Recording ECG - In the monitoring phase (24 to 72 hours) - in the 24-hour ECG.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients unable to consent

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Stroke patients will be examined by ultrasound of the vagus nerve to detect if there is an atrophy or not in patients known to have atrial fibrillation and patients who don't. We examine if we could correlate between vagus nerve size examined by ultrasound and the presence of atrial fibrillation in stroke patients.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
If changes of the vagus nerve size like area in the ultrasound is related to other risk factors than atrial fibrillation.—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactRamy Abdelnaby

Universitätsklinikum der RWTH Aachen

rabdelnaby@ukaachen.de02418038599

Outcome results

None listed

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