NCT06303414

Revascularization for Symptomatic Non-acute Carotid Artery Occlusion

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 1,000 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The short-term and long-term efficacy of recanalization therapy needs to be further confirmed by large-sample prospective studies. The comparison of success rate, complication rate and efficacy among the three recanalization modalities also needs to be further explored. The purpose of this cohort study is to observe the success rate, efficacy and safety of recanalization treatment for non-acute occlusion, and to further compare the advantages and disadvantages of CEA, endovascular intervention and hybrid surgery.

Detailed description

Carotid artery occlusion is one of the primary causes of ischemic stroke. When the occlusion time exceeds 30 days, it is commonlly referred to as chronic carotid artery occlusion (CCAO), and patients with carotid artery occlusion over 24 hours are collectively referred as non-acute occlusion. Symptomatic non-acute occlusion patients with definite hemodynamic hypoperfusion still face a high risk of stroke recurrence under drug treatment, with recurrence rates reported to be between 12.3% and 22.7% within 2 years. Currently, the surgical methods for the treatment of carotid artery occlusion are mainly divided into extracranial-intracranial (EC-IC) bypass and recanalization treatment. Recanalization treatment includes CEA, endovascular intervention and hybrid surgery. While the Carotid Occlusion Surgery Study (COSS) and the recently published Carotid or Middle cerebral artery Occlusion Surgery Study (CMOSS) failed to reveal the significant advantages of EC-IC bypass surgery over medical treatment for patients with symptomatic artery occlusion combined with hemodynamic insufficiency, recanalization treatment has been shown to be a promising treatment modality by case-control studies with small sample size. However, the short-term and long-term efficacy of recanalization therapy needs to be further confirmed by large-sample prospective studies. The comparison of success rate, complication rate and efficacy among the three recanalization modalities also needs to be further explored. In addition, about half of non-acute occlusion patients have cognitive impairment, and the role of cerebral hemodynamics in cognitive impairment is still unclear. Therefore, the purpose of this cohort study is to observe the success rate, efficacy and safety of recanalization treatment for non-acute occlusion, and to further compare the advantages and disadvantages of CEA, endovascular intervention and hybrid surgery.

Conditions

• Non-acute Carotid Artery Occlusion

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Carotid Endarterectomy (CEA)	Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) Surgeons follow the contemporary guideline combined with their experience and preference in order to ultimately select what is best suited for the patient and choose between CEA, CAS and Hybrid Sugery. Patients will receive 100 mg of aspirin or 75 mg of clopidogrel daily starting from at least 72 h prior to the CEA procedure and continued receiving the medication indefinitely. General anesthesia is recommended for CEA, although the use of standard or eversion endarterectomy, and a shunt or patch, is left to the discretion of the surgeon.
PROCEDURE	Carotid Artery Stenting (CAS)	Carotid artery stenting (CAS) Surgeons follow the contemporary guideline combined with their experience and preference in order to ultimately select what is best suited for the patient and choose between CEA, CAS and Hybrid Sugery. Patients will be given 100 mg of aspirin plus 75 mg of clopidogrel daily for at least 3 days before the CAS procedure and for 90 days after the procedure. They will receive a daily dose of 100 mg aspirin or 75 mg clopidogrel thereafter. For the CAS procedure, general anesthesia and predilation prior to stent placement are recommended. Use of an embolic protection device is advised for all patients who undergo CAS.
PROCEDURE	Hybrid Surgery	Hybrid Surgery Surgeons follow the contemporary guideline combined with their experience and preference in order to ultimately select what is best suited for the patient and choose between CEA, CAS and Hybrid Sugery. Patients will be given 100 mg of aspirin plus 75 mg of clopidogrel daily for at least 5 days before the hybird surgery procedure. If they had stenting procedure, they will receive a daily dose of 100 mg aspirin and 75 mg clopidogrel thereafter. If not, they will take either 100mg aspirin or 75mg clopidogrel daily for life.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-06-17
• Primary completion: 2028-12-30
• Completion: 2028-12-30
• First posted: 2024-03-12
• Last updated: 2024-03-12

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: China