Status:
COMPLETED
To Determine the Feasibility of a Clinical Trial Comparing Anticoagulants Versus Antiplatelets in the Acute Treatment of Patients With Cervical Artery Dissection
Lead Sponsor:
St George's, University of London
Collaborating Sponsors:
The Stroke Association, United Kingdom
Conditions:
Cervical Artery Dissection
Carotid Artery Dissection
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
This is a feasibility study to determine if a sufficient number of patients can be recruited throughout the United Kingdom and whether sufficient endpoints can be generated for a full scale therapeuti...
Detailed Description
ST. GEORGE'S HEADED NOTEPAPER CADISS FEASIBILITY STUDY (Cervical Artery Dissection in Stroke Study) PROTOCOL Aim: To determine the feasibility of a clinical trial comparing antiplatelet therapy wit...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Extracranial carotid or vertebral artery dissection with symptom onset within the last 7 days. This includes:
- Ipsilateral transient ischemic attack or stroke
- Ipsilateral Horner's syndrome or neck pain with known date of onset.
- Imaging evidence of definite or probable dissection on MRI/MRA, CTA or ultrasound.
Exclusion
- Intracranial cerebral artery dissection
- Symptom onset after 7 days
- Contraindication to either antiplatelet agents or anticoagulation therapy
- Patient's refusal to consent
- Patients who are undergoing angiography and stenting or surgery for treatment of their dissection.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
250 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00238667
Start Date
November 1 2005
End Date
May 1 2014
Last Update
May 20 2015
Active Locations (1)
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St. George's University of London, Clinical Neuroscience Department, Cranmer Terrace
London, England, United Kingdom, SW17 0RE