NCT00883402

Carotid Endarterectomy Versus Carotid Artery Stenting in Asymptomatic Patients

Asymptomatic Carotid Surgery Trial-2 (ACST-2): an International Randomised Trial to Compare Carotid Endarterectomy With Carotid Artery Stenting to Prevent Stroke

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 3,638 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Oxford · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The trial randomise patients with asymptomatic carotid artery narrowing in whom prompt physical intervention is thought to be needed, but there there is still substantial uncertainty shared by patient and doctor about whether surgery or stenting is the more appropriate choice. The study is looking at immediate risks (within one month)and at long term benefits

Conditions

• Carotid Stenosis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	CEA, CAS	Carotid Artery Stenting (CAS) Carotid endarterectomy (CEA)

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-01-01
• Primary completion: 2020-12-01
• Completion: 2025-12-01
• First posted: 2009-04-17
• Last updated: 2024-12-09

Locations

125 sites across 32 countries: United States, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Czechia, Egypt, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom