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Ischemic StrokeNCT04162587

Extracranial Carotid & Intracranial Arterial Stenosis in Ischemic Stroke

An observational study of Ischemic Stroke and Carotid Stenosis, run by Mansoura University Hospital at 1 site in Egypt.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

The aim of the work is to; elucidate how the presence of carotid stenosis influence the pattern of stroke and also how it interact with other risk factors for stroke. Also identify predictors of intracranial stenosis and outcome in patients with carotid stenosis with or without intracranial stenosis. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 40 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Ischemic Stroke, Carotid Stenosis
What is being tested?
Carotid duplex+/- MRA neck, brain MRA+/-CT angio on carotid and brain and MRI brain
How many people
120 participants
Where
1 siteEgypt
Study dates
1 May 2019to 1 Aug 2020
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 40 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: 141 patients of acute ischemic stroke presented by carotid TIA (transient ischemic attack) or asymptomatic patients with carotid stenosis or anterior circulation stenosis discovered accidentally during investigations for further risk factors.

Who may be able to join

  • Carotid TIA (transient ischemic attack) it should, however, be focal and usually motor-sensory to implicate the carotid artery system or ischemic stroke involving carotid territory.
  • Asymptomatic patients with carotid stenosis or anterior circulation stenosis discovered accidentally during investigations for further risk factors.

Who cannot join

  • Major functional impairment (Modified Rankin Scale >/= 3)
  • Significant cognitive impairment.
  • Contraindication to acetylsalicylic or dual antiplatelet.
  • Renal dysfunction precluding safe contrast medium administration.
  • pregnancy or refusal.
  • Intracranial aneurysm or AVM.
  • Intra cerebral hemorrhage or hemorrhagic infarction.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Esmael M Ahmed, MD contact

00201000372787

deltaneuro@yahoo.com

Egypt1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Mansoura University Hospital

    Al Mansurah

    Esmael M Ahmed, MD, 00201000382898, deltaneuro@yahoo.com

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Association Between Extracranial Carotid & Intracranial Arterial Stenosis in Ischemic Stroke Patients: Predictors & Outcome

The aim of the work is to; elucidate how the presence of carotid stenosis influence the pattern of stroke and also how it interact with other risk factors for stroke. Also identify predictors of intracranial stenosis and outcome in patients with carotid stenosis with or without intracranial stenosis.

Read the detailed description

Patients:

Ischemic stroke patients admitted to Neurology department in Mansoura University hospital (MUH) will be studied

The patients will be grouped as follow:

  1. Patients with significant carotid stenosis without intracranial stenosis.
  2. Patients with carotid and intracranial stenosis.
  3. Patients with lone intracranial stenosis.
  4. patients with no significant carotid or intracranial stenosis.

Methods:

Studied patients will undergo the following:

  • Clinical assessment with NIH scale with is a systematic assessment tool that provides a quantitative measure of stroke-related neurologic deficit, Modified Rankin Scale, Arabic version of Montereal Coginitive Assessment and Arabic version of Beck's Depression Inventory at presentation and after 6 months.
  • carotid duplex+/- MRA neck and brain MRA+/-CT angio on carotid and brain (at 0day) and 6m after.
  • MRI brain with diffusion to detect asymptomatic stroke at 0 day and 6 months later.
  • DSA (digital subtraction angiography) in some cases to confirm diagnosis.
  • Laboratory investigations: complete blood count, liver function and renal function tests, random blood sugar, lipid profile.

All patients will be treated with acetyle-salicylic acid(150/day) +/-clopidogrel (75mg /day) +/- statins, plus modification of risk factors.

Being tested
Carotid duplex+/- MRA neck, brain MRA+/-CT angio on carotid and brain, MRI brain, DSA (digital subtraction angiography)
Keywords
Ischemic Stroke, carotid stenosis
Medical subject headings
Ischemic Stroke, Carotid Stenosis

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Carotid duplex+/- MRA neckOther

    Carotid duplex and or MRA neck

  • brain MRA+/-CT angio on carotid and brainOther

    brain MRA and or CT angiography on carotid and brain

  • MRI brainOther

    MRI brain with diffusion to detect asymptomatic stroke

  • DSA (digital subtraction angiography)Other

    DSA (digital subtraction angiography) in some cases to confirm diagnosis.

Study groups in NCT04162587
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
1)Patients with significant carotid stenosis onlyPatients with significant carotid stenosis without intracranial stenosis.
Receives: Other: Carotid duplex+/- MRA neck; Other: brain MRA+/-CT angio on carotid and brain; Other: MRI brain; Other: DSA (digital subtraction angiography)
2) Patients with carotid and intracranial stenosis.Patients with carotid and intracranial stenosis.
Receives: Other: Carotid duplex+/- MRA neck; Other: brain MRA+/-CT angio on carotid and brain; Other: MRI brain; Other: DSA (digital subtraction angiography)
3) Patients with lone intracranial stenosis.Patients with lone intracranial stenosis.
Receives: Other: Carotid duplex+/- MRA neck; Other: brain MRA+/-CT angio on carotid and brain; Other: MRI brain; Other: DSA (digital subtraction angiography)
4) Patients with no significant stenosisPatients with no significant carotid or intracranial stenosis.
Receives: Other: Carotid duplex+/- MRA neck; Other: brain MRA+/-CT angio on carotid and brain; Other: MRI brain

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale

    The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale is a tool used by healthcare providers to objectively quantify the impairment caused by a stroke. The NIHSS is composed of 11 items, each of which scores a specific ability between a 0 and 4. For each item, a score of 0 typically indicates normal function in that specific ability, while a higher score is indicative of some level of impairment. The individual scores from each item are summed in order to calculate a patient's total NIHSS score. The maximum possible score is 42, with the minimum score being a 0. The higher score indicate poor outcome.

    Measured: 24 hours

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. The modified Rankin Scale

    The modified Rankin Scale is a commonly used scale for measuring the degree of disability or dependence in the daily activities of people who have suffered a stroke or other causes of neurological disability. It has become the most widely used clinical outcome measure for stroke clinical trials. The higher score indicate poor outcome.

    Measured: 24 hours

  2. Beck's Depression Inventory

    The Beck Depression Inventory, created by Aaron T. Beck, is a 21-question multiple-choice self-report inventory, one of the most widely used psychometric tests for measuring the severity of depression.

    Measured: 24hours

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted14 Nov 2019
  2. Study start1 May 2019
  3. Primary completion1 Apr 2020 (estimated)
  4. Study completion1 Aug 2020 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case-control
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrolment
120 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04162587
Sponsor's protocol ID
Mansoura University Hospital 4
Status last verified
Nov 2019
First submitted
11 Nov 2019
Last updated
19 Nov 2019
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Bonita R, Beaglehole R. Recovery of motor function after stroke. Stroke. 1988 Dec;19(12):1497-500. doi: 10.1161/01.str.19.12.1497.

    PubMed 3201508
  • Go AS, Mozaffarian D, Roger VL, Benjamin EJ, Berry JD, Blaha MJ, Dai S, Ford ES, Fox CS, Franco S, Fullerton HJ, Gillespie C, Hailpern SM, Heit JA, Howard VJ, Huffman MD, Judd SE, Kissela BM, Kittner SJ, Lackland DT, Lichtman JH, Lisabeth LD, Mackey RH, Magid DJ, Marcus GM, Marelli A, Matchar DB, McGuire DK, Mohler ER 3rd, Moy CS, Mussolino ME, Neumar RW, Nichol G, Pandey DK, Paynter NP, Reeves MJ, Sorlie PD, Stein J, Towfighi A, Turan TN, Virani SS, Wong ND, Woo D, Turner MB; American Heart Association Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee. Heart disease and stroke statistics--2014 update: a report from the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2014 Jan 21;129(3):e28-e292. doi: 10.1161/01.cir.0000441139.02102.80. Epub 2013 Dec 18. No abstract available.

    PubMed 24352519
  • Josephson SA, Hills NK, Johnston SC. NIH Stroke Scale reliability in ratings from a large sample of clinicians. Cerebrovasc Dis. 2006;22(5-6):389-95. doi: 10.1159/000094857. Epub 2006 Aug 4.

    PubMed 16888381
  • Lee SJ, Cho SJ, Moon HS, Shon YM, Lee KH, Kim DI, Lee BB, Byun HS, Han SH, Chung CS. Combined extracranial and intracranial atherosclerosis in Korean patients. Arch Neurol. 2003 Nov;60(11):1561-4. doi: 10.1001/archneur.60.11.1561.

    PubMed 14623728
  • Loftus CM, Harbaugh RE, Fleck JD, Biller J. Carotid occlusive disease: natural history and medical management. In: Winn HR, ed. Youman's Neurological Surgery. 6th ed. Philadelphia, PA: WB Saunders; 2011:3616.

  • Pinzon R, Asanti L, Sugianto, Widyo K. Risk factors of intracranial stenosis among older adults with acute ischemic stroke. unversa Medicinia 2009;28:1-7.

  • Rahman TT, El Gaafary MM. Montreal Cognitive Assessment Arabic version: reliability and validity prevalence of mild cognitive impairment among elderly attending geriatric clubs in Cairo. Geriatr Gerontol Int. 2009 Mar;9(1):54-61. doi: 10.1111/j.1447-0594.2008.00509.x.

    PubMed 19260980
  • Sayed A, Ahmed S M, Abdelalim A M, Nagah M, Khairy H. Is peripheral arterial disease associated with carotid artery disease in Egyptians? A pilot study. The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and neurosurgery 2016;53:12-18.

  • Sung YF, Lee JT, Tsai CL, Lin CC, Hsu YD, Lin JC, Chu CM, Peng GS. Risk Factor Stratification for Intracranial Stenosis in Taiwanese Patients With Cervicocerebral Stenosis. J Am Heart Assoc. 2015 Dec 15;4(12):e002692. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.115.002692.

    PubMed 26672078
  • Wong KS, Li H. Long-term mortality and recurrent stroke risk among Chinese stroke patients with predominant intracranial atherosclerosis. Stroke. 2003 Oct;34(10):2361-6. doi: 10.1161/01.STR.0000089017.90037.7A. Epub 2003 Aug 28.

    PubMed 12947158

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Ischemic Stroke and Carotid Stenosis, run by Mansoura University Hospital at 1 site in Egypt.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 19 Nov 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Egypt. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Esmael M Ahmed, MD (00201000372787, deltaneuro@yahoo.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (time frame: 24 hours). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04162587, which also lists 10 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 19 Nov 2019.

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