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Cognition DisorderPhase 2NIA-SCORENCT04219774

NeuroCognition After Carotid Recanalization

A Phase 2 study testing Endovascular intervention and Aspirin and Clopidogrel (maximal medical Therapy) in people with Cognition Disorder and Stroke, run by Duke University at 2 sites in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Complete occlusion of the Internal carotid artery (ICA) by atherosclerotic disease (COICA) causes approximately 15%-25% of ischemic strokes in the carotid artery distribution. Patients treated with medical therapy have a 7%-10% risk of recurrent stroke per year for any stroke and a 5%-8% risk per year for ipsilateral… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 21 to 90 years
Conditions the study is for
Cognition Disorder, Stroke, Occlusion Carotid
What is being tested?
Endovascular intervention and Aspirin and Clopidogrel (maximal medical Therapy)
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
25 participants
Where
2 sitesUnited States
Study dates
1 May 2020to 14 Mar 2024
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

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 21 to 90 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Age ≥ 21
  • Complete occlusion of cervical ICA on imaging studies (MRA or CTA) and confirmed with DSA
  • History of TIA or stroke
  • Increased MTT and/or time to peak (TTP) on CT perfusion as defined as T Max threshold of > 10cc > 4 seconds in the territory of the occluded carotid specifically in the MCA territory when compared to the opposite unaffected hemisphere (not required for observational cohort)
  • All occlusion is due to atherosclerotic disease
  • MoCA < 26 or abnormal result on another test in the battery (abnormal defined as 1.5 SD below age/ gender/ education matched norms).
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  • Baseline MoCA assessed by the neurosurgery team or neuropsychology team
  • Failed best medical treatment (defined below)
  • Class A and B on COICA Classification
  • Study team able to gain consent from subject or legal adult representative (LAR)

Who cannot join

  • Non-atherosclerotic occlusive disease that may have caused the occlusion, including moyamoya, dissection, trauma or other causes
  • Tandem occlusion
  • No evidence of penumbra on CT perfusion
  • Severe co-morbid diseases: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) stages 4 or 5, end-stage renal disease, liver cirrhosis; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) requiring home oxygen; terminal illness such as cancer; Parkinson disease or other neurodegenerative diseases; severe congestive heart failure; seizures; debilitating stroke, Modified Rankin Score (mRS) ≥ 3
  • Short life expectancy due to cancer or other co-morbid diseases
  • Class D on COICA classification
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  • Normal neuropsychological battery test results
  • Subject unwilling to randomized to surgical procedure
  • Pregnant or risk of becoming pregnant

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country.

United States2 sites
  • Duke University

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710

  • University of Iowa hospitals and Clinics

    Iowa City, Iowa, 52242

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About this study

Official title: Neurocognitive Impairment Assessment in Symptomatic Carotid Occlusion Recanalized Endovascularly

Complete occlusion of the Internal carotid artery (ICA) by atherosclerotic disease (COICA) causes approximately 15%-25% of ischemic strokes in the carotid artery distribution. Patients treated with medical therapy have a 7%-10% risk of recurrent stroke per year for any stroke and a 5%-8% risk per year for ipsilateral ischemic stroke during the first 2 years after ICA occlusion. Internal carotid artery occlusion causes an estimated 61,000 first-ever strokes per year in the US an incidence more than twice the annual occurrence of ruptured intracranial aneurysms Additionally, 40% of subjects with COICA who present with transient ischemic attack (TIA) and 70% of COICA who present with stroke have cognitive decline with increased risk of vascular dementia and Alzheimer's' disease (AD) with time (2,3).

Symptomatic COICA subjects are at increased risk of developing cognitive impairment and progressive development of vascular dementia and AD with time. Our proposal leverages several compelling retrospective and prospective preliminary data from human to perform this exploratory trial with go/no-go criteria to proceed to a phase 3 based on the data generated

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Study Design:

Prospective randomized open blinded end-point (PROBE) study

This is a phase 2 randomized single-center open label clinical trial with randomization of 1:1 to either best medical management vs. best medical management and endovascular revascularization of COICA.

Screening, Enrolling, \& Randomization:

All subjects who presents to our tertiary hospital with a diagnosis of COICA will undergo full evaluation including 1) documenting previous history of transient ischemic attack (TIA) and/or stroke; 2) cervical and brain CT angiography (CTA) to document complete occlusion; 3) CT perfusion (CTP) to assess for presence of penumbra evident by increased mean transient time (MTT) in the ipsilateral side of COICA; and 4) Montreal cognitive assessment (MoCA) score. If any subject is found to have complete occlusion of COICA, evident of abnormal/prolongation of MTT on CTP, previous history of TIA and or stroke, and MoCA <26 or abnormal response on another neuropsychological assessment preformed in the screening battery, then further evaluation is obtained including: MRI spectroscopy to assess for presence/absence of lactate in the ipsilateral watershed area (centrum semiovale), and size of ipsilateral hippocampus and amygdala, additional cognitive testing battery, and digital subtraction angiography (DSA) to document adequately the type of COICA the subject have (type A-D).

If a subject meets all inclusion criteria (complete occlusion, MoCA <26 and/or abnormal other neuropsychological test result, abnormal CTP) they will be randomized, after consent is obtained. If all inclusion criteria are met other than the CTP, they will be enrolled but not randomized. These subjects will only be eligible for best medical management- not surgical intervention.

If any subject does not have complete occlusion or abnormal MoCA >26 or other neuropsychological assessment, then the subject is excluded and no further testing needed (see exclusion criteria).

If the subject meets all inclusion criteria, then a baseline of complete neurological testing, full demographics, CTA or MRA, CTP, MoCA, additional neurological testing, MRI spectroscopy and DSA are obtained and subject is randomized 1:1 to either best medical management or best medical management + endovascular balloon angioplasty and stenting. Follow up clinic visits are arranged at 6 and 12 months. Repeat testing of MoCA and additional cognitive testing battery are done at these clinical follow-up visits (6 and 12 months). MRI of the brain and is done at 6 and 12 months. DSA is performed at 1 year follow-up for intervention subjects to assess brain bio-markers and revascularization respectively.

Being tested
Endovascular intervention, Aspirin and Clopidogrel (maximal medical Therapy)
Medical subject headings
Cognition Disorders, Stroke

What participants receive

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

  • Endovascular interventionProcedure or surgery

    Endovascular angioplasty of the occluded carotid using balloon angioplasty and reconstruction with stents: coronary stents distally (Rebel, Boston Scientific; Vision, Abbott Vascular) and carotid stents proximal (Acculink and Xcat, Abbott Vascular) Patients will stay on their aspirin 325 mg and clopidogrel 75 mg

  • Aspirin and Clopidogrel (maximal medical Therapy)Drug

    Best Medical Management: daily dual antiplatelet therapy (aspirin: 325 mg p.o. qd and Clopidogrel: 75 mg p.o. qd), optimization of systolic blood pressure (120 -140 mmHg), and smoking cessation.

Study groups in NCT04219774
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Endovascular armExperimentalSubjects meet all inclusion criteria and were randomized to intervention
Receives: Procedure: Endovascular intervention
Medical armActive comparatorSubjects meet all inclusion criteria and were randomized to best medical management
Receives: Drug: Aspirin and Clopidogrel (maximal medical Therapy)
Non-Randomized ArmActive comparatorSubject meets all inclusion criteria EXCEPT abnormal CTP. Subjects are not randomized and are eligible for only best medical management
Receives: Drug: Aspirin and Clopidogrel (maximal medical Therapy)

What is being measured

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

  1. Change in Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) Score

    The MoCA is a screening tool used to assess cognitive function. The possible score range is 0 to 30, with higher scores indicating better cognitive performance.

    Measured: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months

  2. Change in Composite Cognitive Score

    This outcome reflects overall cognition. The composite z score is based on average z scores for the tests for each subject (sum of the z scores divided by the number of tests included) from a specifically designed battery of 14 cognitive tests: Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA),Wide Range Achievement Test-5 (WRAT-5); Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale - IV (WAIS-IV); WAIS-IV, Coding subtest; WAIS-IV, Matrix Reasoning subtest; Hopkins Verbal Learning Test; Benton Visual Retention Test (BVRT); Controlled Oral Word Association (COWA) Test; Boston Naming Test; Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination, Complex Ideational Material subtest; Trail-Making Test, part A and part B; Beck Depression Inventory-Fast Screen (BDI-FS); Iowa Scales of Personality Change (ISPC).

    A Z-score of 0 represents no change. Standard deviations above 0 represent better outcomes; standard deviations below 0 represent worse outcomes.

    Measured: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Number of Participants With Stroke Within 30 Days Post Procedure

    Measured: Up to 30 days post procedure

  2. Number of Participants With Intracranial Hemorrhage Within 72 Hours Post Procedure

    Measured: Up to 72 hours post procedure

  3. Number of Participant Deaths

    Measured: Up to 12 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted7 Jan 2020
  2. Study start1 May 2020
  3. Primary completion14 Mar 2024
  4. Study completion14 Mar 2024

Resources

More details

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

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
1:1 randomization, 1 non-randomized active comparator arm
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
25 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04219774
Sponsor's protocol ID
PRO00110125
Acronym
NIA-SCORE
Status last verified
Mar 2025
First submitted
31 Dec 2019
Last updated
9 May 2025
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Zanaty M, Roa JA, Jabbour PM, Samaniego EA, Hasan DM. Recanalization of the Chronically Occluded Internal Carotid Artery: Review of the Literature. World Neurosurg X. 2019 Nov 21;5:100067. doi: 10.1016/j.wnsx.2019.100067. eCollection 2020 Jan.

    PubMed 31872191
  • Hudson JS, Zanaty M, Wadman V, Nakagawa D, Ishii D, Roa JA, Al Kasabz S, Limaye K, Rossen JD, Jabbour P, Adams HP Jr, Samaniego EA, Hasan DM. Bradycardia and Asystole in Patients Undergoing Symptomatic Chronically Occluded Internal Carotid Artery Recanalization. World Neurosurg. 2019 Nov;131:e211-e217. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.07.125. Epub 2019 Jul 23.

    PubMed 31349074
  • Limaye K, Zanaty M, Hudson J, Nakagawa D, Al Kasab S, Alvarez C, Dandapat S, Kung DK, Ortega-Gutierrez S, Jabbour P, Samaniego EA, Hasan D. The Safety and Efficacy of Continuous Tirofiban as a Monoantiplatelet Therapy in the Management of Ruptured Aneurysms Treated Using Stent-Assisted Coiling or Flow Diversion and Requiring Ventricular Drainage. Neurosurgery. 2019 Dec 1;85(6):E1037-E1042. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyz226.

    PubMed 31298301
  • Zanaty M, Howard S, Roa JA, Alvarez CM, Kung DK, McCarthy DJ, Samaniego EA, Nakagawa D, Starke RM, Limaye K, Al Kasab S, Chalouhi N, Jabbour P, Torner J, Tranel D, Hasan D. Cognitive and cerebral hemodynamic effects of endovascular recanalization of chronically occluded cervical internal carotid artery: single-center study and review of the literature. J Neurosurg. 2019 Mar 29;132(4):1158-1166. doi: 10.3171/2019.1.JNS183337. Print 2020 Apr 1.

    PubMed 30925474
  • Zanaty M, Samaniego EA, Hasan DM. Letter to the Editor Regarding "Estimation and Recanalization of Chronic Occluded Internal Carotid Artery: Hybrid Operation by Carotid Endarterectomy and Endovascular Angioplasty". World Neurosurg. 2019 Jan;121:287. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.09.033. No abstract available.

    PubMed 30557930
  • Zanaty M, Samaniego EA, Teferi N, Kung DK, Nakagawa D, Hudson J, Ortega-Gutierrez S, Allan L, Jabbour P, Hasan DM. Hybrid Surgery for Internal Carotid Artery Revascularization. World Neurosurg. 2019 Jan;121:137-144. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.09.230. Epub 2018 Oct 9.

    PubMed 30312821

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Endovascular intervention and Aspirin and Clopidogrel (maximal medical Therapy) in people with Cognition Disorder and Stroke, run by Duke University at 2 sites in United States.

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 10 inclusion and 9 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 9 May 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 sites in United States. 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.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 9 May 2025). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Change in Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) Score (time frame: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. 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 NCT04219774, which also lists 6 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 9 May 2025.

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