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Carotid Artery InjuriesEarly Phase 1NCT06383650

Use of 81 vs 325mg of ASA in Treatment of BCVI

A Early Phase 1 study testing Acetylsalicylic Acid in people with Carotid Artery Injuries and Traumatic Injury, run by London Health Sciences Centre.

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 The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.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

Blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI), or injury to the carotid and vertebral arteries, occurs in 1-3% of blunt traumas, often as a result of injury to the head, neck, or chest. If unrecognized or untreated, BCVI can lead to stroke, which occurs in approximately 20% of untreated patients, potentially causing significant… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
Acetylsalicylic Acid
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
40 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Jun 2024to Sep 2025
Phase
Early Phase 1
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 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients ≥ 18 years of age
  • Diagnosed with BCVI via CT angiography (CTA) within 72 hours of injury at a Level I Trauma Center

Who cannot join

  • ≤18 years old
  • Known Pregnancy
  • Diagnosis of BCVI made based on imaging from another hospital (non-LTH)
  • Known pre-existing carotid/vertebral artery disease
  • Stroke on presentation/before BCVI diagnosis
  • Determined to require immediate surgical or interventional management of BCVI
  • Known allergy to ASA
  • Unable to consent OR absence of a Substitute Decision Maker (SDM)

Trial locations and contacts

No sites are listed yet.

About this study

Official title: Use of 81 vs 325mg of ASA in Treatment of BCVI: A Feasibility RCT

Blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI), or injury to the carotid and vertebral arteries, occurs in 1-3% of blunt traumas, often as a result of injury to the head, neck, or chest. If unrecognized or untreated, BCVI can lead to stroke, which occurs in approximately 20% of untreated patients, potentially causing significant and sometimes permanent disability. Early diagnosis and treatment significantly reduce the risk of stroke.

Currently, there is wide variation across centers and trauma care providers in treatment strategies for BCVI and the most recent guidelines are unable to make specific recommendations about the optimal agent and/or dose of treatment to reduce the risk of stroke after BCVI while minimizing bleeding complications in patients with multiple traumatic injuries. Recent systematic reviews and meta-analyses evaluating the most common treatment strategies for BCVI have shown similar stroke rates with the use of anticoagulants (usually heparin) vs. antiplatelets (usually aspirin/ASA), however, treatment with antiplatelets was associated with a lower risk of bleeding complications. The optimal dose of ASA for stroke prevention while minimizing bleeding complications is unknown, and more research is required to inform future care.

This project will investigate two doses of antiplatelet therapy (81 mg daily vs. 325 mg daily aspirin) for BCVI treatment, and will look at the risk of stroke and bleeding complications with each strategy. The goal of the research is to determine whether a large-scale study looking at this question is feasible, which will ultimately help determine the best medical therapy for patients with BCVI.

Being tested
Acetylsalicylic Acid
Medical subject headings
Carotid Artery Injuries, Wounds and Injuries

What participants receive

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

  • Acetylsalicylic AcidDrug

    Patients will undergo CT imaging with the use of contrast for diagnosis of BCVI. Patients will be monitored for feasibility outcomes, as well as the development of stroke and bleeding complications.

Study groups in NCT06383650
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
ASA 81mgExperimentalDaily study drug (x30 days)
Receives: Drug: Acetylsalicylic Acid
ASA 325mgExperimentalDaily study drug (x30 days)
Receives: Drug: Acetylsalicylic Acid

What is being measured

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

  1. Study feasibility

    The feasibility of the study and progression to pilot randomized controlled trial will be determined by whether it is possible to enroll ≥ 70% of eligible patients with BCVI within 90 minutes of diagnosis.

    Measured: 1 year

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Incidence of stroke

    The secondary objective will be evaluating the effectiveness of capturing strokes in the study participants during the study period.

    Measured: 30 days

  2. Incidence of Bleeding Complications

    The secondary objective will be evaluating the effectiveness of capturing bleeding complications in the study participants during the study period.

    Measured: 30 days

Timeline

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

  1. First posted25 Apr 2024
  2. Study startJun 2024 (estimated)
  3. Primary completionMay 2025 (estimated)
  4. Study completionSep 2025 (estimated)

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More details

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

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Early Phase 1
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Triple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
40 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06383650
Sponsor's protocol ID
124532
Status last verified
Apr 2024
First submitted
11 Mar 2024
Last updated
25 Apr 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Early Phase 1 study testing Acetylsalicylic Acid in people with Carotid Artery Injuries and Traumatic Injury, run by London Health Sciences Centre.

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 8 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 25 Apr 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

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?

Early Phase 1 (sometimes called Phase 0) studies give a very small amount of a treatment to a few people, mainly to see how the body handles it.

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

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 Kelly Vogt, MD (619-685-8500 ext. 53075, kelly.vogt@lhsc.on.ca), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Study feasibility (time frame: 1 year). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 25 Apr 2024.

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