Clinical trials: Carotid Artery Plaques
Atherosclerosis
The Influence of Dietary Plant Sterols and Plant Stanols on Cholesterol and Plant Sterol Levels in Atheromatous Plaques
This study aims to explore whether the increased supply of dietary plant sterols and plant stanols have any influence on serum levels of phytosterols and on consistency of carotid atheromatous plaques.
- Trial name
- NCT00737919
- Testing
- Plant Stanol, Plant Sterol
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Helsinki
Supra-Aortic Stenosis
Comparison of Spectral Photon Counting CT (SPCCT) With Dual Energy CT (DECT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) for Plaque and Lumen Carotid Arteries Evaluation
In this study, the investigator propose to determine the efficiency of a new and more sophisticated imaging prototype, the Spectral Photon Counting Computed Tomography (SPCCT), at characterizing vulnerable plaques and luminal…
- Trial name
- CAPL (NCT04466787)
- Testing
- Spectral Photon Counting Computed Tomography (SPCCT), Dual Energy CT (DECT)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Atherosclerosis, Atheroma of Cerebral Arteries
Normal Parameters of Cranial Vessels Using Cranial Vascular Duplex Among Egyptian Population
the study will be carried out to standardize normal parameters of vascular duplex ultrasound of the cranial vessels in the Egyptian population.
- Conditions
- Atherosclerosis, Atheroma of Cerebral Arteries, Atheroma; Carotid Artery, Atheroma; Cerebral
- Trial name
- NCT03252652
- Testing
- vascular duplex ultrasound imaging
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Carotid Atherosclerosis
Individualized Physical Activity and Carotid Plaque Instability
Intraplaque hemorrhage (IPH) is one of the main features of the carotid plaque instability's and predictor of ischemic stroke. Benefits (on the basis on benefit/risk ratio) of the carotid endarterectomy remain unclear for stroke…
- Trial name
- PACAPh (NCT04053166)
- Testing
- individualized home-based physical activity, MRI, blood sampling
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Dyslipidemia, Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaques
Yangxin Dawayimixike Honey Paste for Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaque With Dyslipidemia: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Study
This clinical trial aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Yangxin Dawayimixike Honey Paste in intervening carotid atherosclerotic plaque combined with dyslipidemia.
- Trial name
- NCT07314775
- Testing
- Yangxin Dawayimixike Honey Paste
- Volunteers
- 422 people
- Sponsor
- Xinjiang Uygur Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Cognitive Impairment, Carotid Artery Plaque
The Role of Large Artery Plaque Imaging Features in Predicting Inflammation and Cognition
The invesigators propose a clinical study on patients undergoing carotid surgery (endarterectomy). The invesigators will determine carotid artery imaging features associated with (1) vessel wall inflammation, (2) downstream brain…
- Conditions
- Cognitive Impairment, Carotid Artery Plaque, Inflammation
- Trial name
- NCT03068442
- Testing
- Imaging with flutemetamol F 18 PET/CT
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Scott Mcnally
Carotid Stenosis, Carotid Artery Plaque
CARotid Mri of Atherosclerosis
In the entire world most people die from cardiovascular disease. Death is primarily from myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke which are most often caused by rupture of atherosclerotic plaques. Patients with high-grade, i.e.
- Conditions
- Carotid Stenosis, Carotid Artery Plaque, Carotid Atherosclerosis
- Trial name
- CARMA (NCT04835571)
- Testing
- Optimization of cardiovascular risk management
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Linkoeping University
Carotid Artery Stenosis Asymptomatic, Carotid Atherosclerosis
Carotid Plaque RADS vs CPVH: Diagnostic Accuracy Comparison
This study compares two methods for assessing carotid artery plaques - deposits of cholesterol and other substances that can build up in the neck arteries and potentially lead to stroke.
- Trial name
- CPVH-P-RADS (NCT07870512)
- Testing
- Carotid Ultrasound with CPVH and Carotid Plaque RADS Assessment
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Limited Liability Company "European Institute of Family Health"
Carotid Artery Stenosis, Carotid Artery Stenosis Asymptomatic
The VANGAS-Trial. The Value of Neurofilament Light Chain and Glial Fibrillary Acid Protein in the Blood of Patients With Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis
Stroke is the second leading cause of death and the third leading cause of disability worldwide. The cause is usually either a blockage or a severe narrowing of a cerebral artery.
- Conditions
- Carotid Artery Stenosis, Carotid Artery Stenosis Asymptomatic, Carotid Artery Diseases, Carotid Artery Plaque
- Trial name
- VANGAS (NCT06211725)
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf
Atherosclerosis, Carotid Artery Disease
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Characterization of Carotid Plaque and Prediction of End-organ and Clinical Outcomes
The Canadian Atherosclerosis Imaging Network (CAIN) is a pan-canadian imaging network funded through grants from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
- Trial name
- NCT01440296
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Carotid Artery Diseases
Biomarkers and Unstable Carotid Plaque
This prospective study investigated associations between circulating miRNAs and symptomatic and asymptomatic ICAS, carotid plaque morphology and future cardiovascular events.
- Trial name
- NCT06887894
- Testing
- Carotid endarterectomy
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Carotid Artery Plaque, Atherosclerosis
IMaging Della PLAcca Carotidea
Background-White matter hyperintensities (WMH), patchy areas of hyperintense signal on T2-weighted or Fluid Attenuated Inversion Recovery sequences on brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), are believed to reflect cerebral…
- Conditions
- Carotid Artery Plaque, Atherosclerosis, Ischemic Stroke
- Trial name
- IMPLAC (NCT03333330)
- Testing
- Visipaque 320 and SonoVue
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Enrico Ammirati
Atherosclerosis
Identification of Genes Expressed in Atherosclerotic Plaque
This study will identify genes and proteins in the blood of patients with atherosclerosis and in that of normal volunteers. The findings will be compared to determine the influence of these substances on the development of…
- Trial name
- NCT00353730
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 69 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Carotid Atherosclerosis
Shear Wave Elastography for Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaques
The goal of this prospective diagnostic accuracy cohort study is to compare the accuracy of carotid atherosclerotic plaques stiffness assessed by shear wave elastography (SWE) with greyscale median values (GSM), magnetic…
- Trial name
- NCT06214429
- Testing
- Vascular Ultrasound, Shear Wave Elastography, Greyscale Median
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- UPECLIN HC FM Botucatu Unesp
Atherosclerosis
Technical Innovation Protocol for MR & US Plaque Imaging: Reproducibility.
The aim of this study is to develop non-invasive MRI, and MRS approaches that will quantify the plaque composition and lipid content of plaques and will have the potential for repeated in vivo measurements.
- Trial name
- NCT01196221
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Atheroscleroses, Cerebral, Carotid Plaque
Carotid Plaque-Burden Scale and Outcomes. A Real Life Study
Carotid ultrasonography has been proposed as a tool for prediction of future cardiovascular disease (CVD). Nevertheless, its role in clinical practice remains controversial.
- Trial name
- NCT06187532
- Volunteers
- 1,004 people
- Sponsor
- Fundación para la Formación e Investigación de los Profesionales de la Salud de Extremadura
Carotid Artery Plaques, Atherosclerosis
Effects of Rosa Roxburghii Tratt Freeze-Dried Powder on Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaques: A Real-World Study
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of Rosa roxburghii freeze-dried powder in reducing carotid atherosclerotic plaques.
- Conditions
- Carotid Artery Plaques, Atherosclerosis, Ischemic Stroke
- Trial name
- RRC-AS (NCT07840950)
- Testing
- Rosa Roxburghii Freeze-Dried Powder, Conventional Anti-Atherosclerosis Therapy
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
Coronary Artery Disease
Carotid Plaque Length to Predict Cardiovascular Events
This multicenter study involved 5 hospitals (Changhai Hospital; Yueyang Hospital of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Gongli Hospital; Putuo Hospital of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; No.
- Trial name
- NCT05409209
- Where
- 5 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people
- Sponsor
- Changhai Hospital
Atherosclerosis of Artery
microRNAs in the Diagnosis of Atherosclerotic Plaque Instability
It's a non-randomized, intervention, prospective, single-center study. The aim of the work is to identify of biomarkers of unstable atherosclerosis in brachiocephalic arteries Tasks: identify microRNAs, the expression of which is…
- Trial name
- NCT05680935
- Testing
- blood microRNA, plaque and intima microRNA, histological examination of the plaque
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
Coronary Artery Disease, Carotid Artery Diseases
Carotid Plaque Characteristics by MRI in AIM-HIGH (Carotid MRI Substudy)
Heart attacks and strokes caused by the unstable atherosclerotic plaques remain the leading cause of death in the United States. Unstable plaques often have more fat than stable plaques.
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, Carotid Artery Diseases, Atherosclerosis
- Trial name
- NCT01178320
- Testing
- Simvastatin, simvastatin plus extended-release niacin
- Where
- 19 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 230 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington