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Register: Netherlands Trial Register
Last refreshed on: 28 April 2013
Main ID:  NTR841
Date of registration: 15/12/2006
Primary sponsor: Academic Medical Center (AMC)
Public title: T-cell Inhibition by Mycophenolate Mofetil Treatment in Patients Undergoing Carotid Endarterectomy.
Scientific title: T-cell Inhibition by Mycophenolate Mofetil Treatment in Patients Undergoing Carotid Endarterectomy. - TimeToCare
Date of first enrolment: 1/6/2006
Target sample size: 50
Recruitment status: recruiting
URL:  http://www.trialregister.nl/trialreg/admin/rctview.asp?TC=841
Study type:  intervention
Study design:  Randomised: Yes; Masking: Double; Control: Placebo; Group: Parallel; Type: -  
Countries of recruitment
The Netherlands
Contacts
Name: Sander  Leuven, van
Address:  Academic Medical Center (AMC), Department of Vascular Medicine, room F4-159.2, P.O. Box 22660, Meibergdreef 9 1100 DD Amsterdam The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 (0)20 5668675
Email: s.i.vanleuven@amc.uva.nl
Affiliation: 
Name: Sander  Leuven, van
Address:  Academic Medical Center (AMC), Department of Vascular Medicine, room F4-159.2, P.O. Box 22660, Meibergdreef 9 1100 DD Amsterdam The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 (0)20 5668675
Email: s.i.vanleuven@amc.uva.nl
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Consecutive patients with carotid artery stenosis (>70% diameter stenosis on angiography or ultrasonography) with ipsilateral transient ischemic attack (TIA) who are planned to undergo carotid endarterectomy (CEA) will be included and treated for a minimum of three weeks prior to surgery. These patients will be recruited at the outpatient department of Vascular Surgery.
Exclusion criteria: Patients who are unable to tolerate MMF treatment, who withdraw their consent or those with any other medical condition or laboratory abnormality which in the opinion of the principal investigator could affect subject safety, preclude evaluation of response, or render unlikely that the patient would complete the study, are excluded.

Age minimum:
Age maximum:
Gender:
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Vascular disease

Intervention(s)
Participants will be randomized to either treatment with mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) or placebo.
Primary Outcome(s)
After 3 weeks of treatment: Immunostaining for: CD3, CD4, CD8, CD40L, CD69, CD86.

Secondary Outcome(s)
After 3 weeks of treatment: Immunostaining for endothelial, plaque composition and stability markers
Secondary ID(s)
ISRCTN84092396
N/A
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Academic Medical Center (AMC), Department of Vascular Medicine
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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