Status:

COMPLETED

Selective Versus Routine Shunting in Carotid Endarterectomy Patients

Lead Sponsor:

CAMC Health System

Conditions:

Stenoses, Carotid Artery

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-90 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The project involves prospectively randomizing patients to either routine carotid shunting or selective carotid shunting during Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) under general anesthesia (GA) to see the di...

Detailed Description

The significance extends to all surgeons who perform Carotid endarterectomy because of their desire to improve patient care by decreasing the overall perioperative complication rate of the procedure b...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with a SP \>= 50 mmHg will be randomized to receive a shunt or not receive a shunt.

Exclusion

  • Patients that will be excluded are those who present for a redo CEA, have had a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), permanent stroke, and or a contralateral artery total occlusion of \> 30%.
  • Finally, consented patients with a stump pressure of \<= 50 mm Hg will be excluded from the study and receive standard of care.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

200 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00967486

Start Date

December 1 2006

End Date

June 1 2009

Last Update

October 24 2013

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(Vascular Center of Excellence)

Charleston, West Virginia, United States, 25304