Reliability and Validity of the Vicorder Device When Measuring Pulse Wave Velocity and Transit Time Within Chronic Stroke Patients

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Device
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY

Stroke is a major global health problem and main cause of disability worldwide. Blood pressure control is important for good health in stroke patients. Measuring central blood pressure (the blood pressure which is found in the heart) and measuring the stiffness of your arteries will give practitioners, clinicians and researcher's important information over and above what is usually obtained from peripheral blood pressure in the arm. The most validated and most recognisable equipment for central blood pressure and arterial stiffness is the SphygmoCor XCEL. However, the Doppler Ultrasound is used more often in population-based studies and has been shown to be a precise and accurate measurement. Although these devices are validated, they both require a highly skilled operator and are quite time-consuming. As such, it is important to explore less operator dependent and time consuming devices, such as the Vicorder, as this could be essential for researchers and clinicians.Therefore, this study will investigate whether the Vicorder device is valid and reliable when measuring these outcomes and if so could be implemented in large research studies and potenially be used by clinicians.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Diagnosis of stroke by a stroke cnsultant from a UK National Health Service Foundation Trust

• 3 months to 5 years of study start date

Locations
Other Locations
United Kingdom
Physiology Laboratory
RECRUITING
Winchester
Contact Information
Primary
Eloise Paine, MSc
eloise.paine@winchester.ac.uk
01962 675230
Backup
James Faulkner, PhD
james.faulkner@winchester.ac.uk
01962 624932
Time Frame
Start Date: 2020-03-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2024-06
Participants
Target number of participants: 20
Treatments
Stroke
Patients who have a diagnosis of stroke by a stroke consultant from UK National Health Service Trust within 3 months to 5 years of study start date.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: University of Winchester

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov