- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT00000527
Recurrent Carotid Stenosis
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
BACKGROUND:
Following endarterectomy, platelets adhere and aggregate on the endarterectomized surface and release platelet-derived growth factor which induces smooth muscle cell migration and proliferation which may result in restenosis. Many patients had been treated with aspirin and dipyridamole, but not in a controlled trial. The Recurrent Carotid Stenosis Study established whether antiplatelet therapy was beneficial in the prevention of recurrent carotid artery stenosis.
DESIGN NARRATIVE:
Randomized, double-blind. Eighty-three patients (90 endarterectomies) were randomly assigned to receive 325 mg of oral aspirin plus 75 mg of dipyridamole, beginning 12 hours pre-operatively, followed by a second dose administered within eight hours after the operation, and given three times daily thereafter for one year. Eighty patients (85 endarterectomies) received placebo. After the adequacy of the surgical procedure was confirmed by intraoperative angiography, restenosis at the endarterectomy sites was evaluated using serial duplex ultrasound before hospital discharge and at three-month intervals postoperatively for one year.
Study Type
Phase
- Phase 2
Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Prevention
- Allocation: Randomized
- Masking: Double
Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Collaborators
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Harker LA. Role of platelets and thrombosis in mechanisms of acute occlusion and restenosis after angioplasty. Am J Cardiol. 1987 Jul 31;60(3):20B-28B. doi: 10.1016/0002-9149(87)90479-6.
- Harker LA: The Use of Agents That Modify Platelet Function in the Management of Thrombotic Disorders. In: Hemostasis and Thrombosis, 2nd Edition, Colman RW et al (eds), Philadelphia, JB Lippincott Co, pp. 1438-1456, 1987.
- Scharf RE, Harker LA. Thrombosis and atherosclerosis: regulatory role of interactions among blood components and endothelium. Blut. 1987 Sep;55(3):131-44. doi: 10.1007/BF00320567.
- Harker LA, Hanson SR: Antithrombotic Strategies in Peripheral Arterial Disease. In: Vascular Diseases Current Research and Clinical Applications, Strandness DE Jr, et al (eds), Grune & Stratton, Inc., pp. 271-283, 1987.
- Harker LA: Antithrombic Therapy in Patients with Transient Ischemic Attacks or Amaurosis Fugax. In: Amaurosis Fugax, Bernstein EF (ed), New York, Springer-Verlag, pp. 110-118, 1988.
- Harker LA, Bernstein EF, Dilley RB, Scala TE, Sise MJ, Hye RJ, Otis SM, Roberts RS, Gent M. Failure of aspirin plus dipyridamole to prevent restenosis after carotid endarterectomy. Ann Intern Med. 1992 May 1;116(9):731-6. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-116-9-731.
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Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
- Brain Diseases
- Central Nervous System Diseases
- Nervous System Diseases
- Arterial Occlusive Diseases
- Pathological Conditions, Anatomical
- Carotid Artery Diseases
- Heart Diseases
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Vascular Diseases
- Carotid Stenosis
- Constriction, Pathologic
- Cerebrovascular Disorders
- Physiological Effects of Drugs
- Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
- Vasodilator Agents
- Peripheral Nervous System Agents
- Enzyme Inhibitors
- Analgesics
- Sensory System Agents
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
- Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents
- Antirheumatic Agents
- Fibrinolytic Agents
- Fibrin Modulating Agents
- Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
- Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors
- Antipyretics
- Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors
- Aspirin
- Dipyridamole
Other Study ID Numbers
- 46
- R37HL041619 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
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