Selective Versus Routine Shunting in Carotid Endarterectomy Patients

NCT00967486 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2013-10-24

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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 difference in post-op complications and occurence rates. Patients will be randomized to Routine shunt vs selective groups.

Conditions

  • Stenoses, Carotid Artery

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Carotid endarterectomy with routine shount

PROCEDURE

Carotid endarterectomy with selective shunt

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • CAMC Health System

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ali F AbuRhama, M.D. · CAMC Medical Staff - with admitting privileges

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-12-31
Primary Completion
2009-06-30
Completion
2009-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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