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

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St. George's University of London, Clinical Neuroscience Department, Cranmer Terrace

London, England, United Kingdom, SW17 0RE