World Health Organization site
Skip Navigation Links

Main
Note: This record shows only the 20 elements of the WHO Trial Registration Data Set. To view changes that have been made to the source record, or for additional information about this trial, click on the URL below to go to the source record in the primary register.
Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT01337128
Date of registration: 15/04/2011
Primary sponsor: University Ghent
Public title: Carotid Endarterectomy Versus Carotid Artery Stenting? A Prospective Comparison of Neuropsychological Outcome in Patients With Carotid Stenosis.
Scientific title: Carotid Endarterectomy Versus Carotid Artery Stenting? A Prospective Comparison of Neuropsychological Outcome in Patients With Carotid Stenosis.
Date of first enrolment: April 2011
Target sample size: 100
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01337128
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Diagnostic  
Countries of recruitment
Belgium
Contacts
Name:   Frank Vermassen, Ph.D. , M.D.
Address: 
Telephone:
Email: Frank.Vermassen@ugent.be
Affiliation: 
Name:   Maarten Plessers
Address: 
Telephone:
Email: Maarten.Plessers@ugent.be
Affiliation: 
Name:   Guy Vingerhoets, Ph.D. , Professor
Address: 
Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  Ghent University
Name:   Frank Vermassen, Ph.D. , M.D.
Address: 
Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  Ghent University Hospital
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients with carotid stenosis.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Significant medical conditions which affect neurocognitive functions (e.g. cancer,
epilepsy)

- Older than 80 years

- A history of psychiatric or neurological illness

- Severe alcohol of drug abuse

- Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) less than a year ago.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 80 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Carotid Stenosis
Intervention(s)
Procedure: Carotid endarterectomy (CEA)
Procedure: Carotid stenting (CAS)
Procedure: Detection of peri-operative embolization
Procedure: Levels of biomarkers
Procedure: Neurocognitive functions
Procedure: Validation results
Primary Outcome(s)
Post-operative neuropsychological state (1 year) [Time Frame: after 1 year]
Post-operative neuropsychological state (3 weeks) [Time Frame: after 3 weeks]
Post-operative neuropsychological state (6 months) [Time Frame: after 6 months]
Pre-operative neuropsychological state [Time Frame: pre-operative]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Clinical neurological examination after 1 year [Time Frame: after 1 year]
Clinical neurological examination after 3 weeks [Time Frame: after 3 weeks]
Clinical neurological examination after 6 months [Time Frame: after 6 months]
Determination of cardiovascular risks after 1 year [Time Frame: after 1 year]
Determination of cardiovascular risks after 3 weeks [Time Frame: after 3 weeks]
Determination of cardiovascular risks after 6 months [Time Frame: after 6 months]
Determination of cardiovascular risks pre-operatively [Time Frame: pre-operatively]
Levels of biomarkers pre-operatively [Time Frame: pre-operatively, intra-operative, after 2 hours, 6 hours and 24 hours]
Peri-operative embolization [Time Frame: Peri-operative]
Validation results [Time Frame: pre- and post-operative after 48 hours and 3 weeks]
Secondary ID(s)
2010/819
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
University Hospital, Ghent
Disclaimer: Trials posted on this search portal are not endorsed by WHO, but are provided as a service to our users. In no event shall the World Health Organization be liable for any damages arising from the use of the information linked to in this section. None of the information obtained through use of the search portal should in any way be used in clinical care without consulting a physician or licensed health professional. WHO is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness and/or use made of the content displayed for any trial record.
Copyright - World Health Organization - Version 3.1 - Version history