N/A
N=230
Additional Neurological Symptoms Before Surgery of the Carotid Arteries - A Prospective Study (ANSYSCAP)
Carotid Stenoses
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00514592 ↗Enrolled (actual)
230
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Sep 2013
Primary outcome: Primary: Ipsilateral Ischemic Stroke Before Carotid Endarterectomy — 33 participants
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Observational
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- New Guidelines (Other)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Umeå University
- Primary completion
- Mar 2010
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Ipsilateral Ischemic Stroke Before Carotid Endarterectomy |
33 | — |
| SECONDARY Any Stroke Before Carotid Enderarterectomy |
36 | — |
Summary
A single center observational study. Observing the time between cerebrovascular symptoms and Carotid Endarterectomy (CEA) and patient outcome. An intervention at 17 of the 29 study months aimed at reducing the delay and increasing the patient safety. Main outcome is to measure the reduction in recurrent stroke with decreased delay to CEA.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Carotid stenosis >50% according to NASCET criteria
Exclusion Criteria
- Not preliminary judged as having an indication for surgery, before an extensive investigation is launched. Thus, some patients that will not undergo CEA will be included.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00514592). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.