Study blood vessel growth markers in certain brain artery narrowing
Part of Brain & nervous system, Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study looks at “angiogenic markers,” which are blood measures that may reflect how blood vessels grow, in people with significant narrowing of a brain artery. It aims to better understand these changes and how they relate to cerebrovascular disease.
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Who can take part
- You have 70% to 99% narrowing (stenosis) in a major brain artery, confirmed by a scan/test such as angiography, ultrasound (TCD), MRA, or CTA.
- You do not have a brain tumor or a blood-vessel malformation.
- No brain bleeding: no bleeding after a stroke in the past 14 days, and no other types of brain bleeding (subarachnoid, subdural, epidural) in the past 30 days.
- Your narrowing is not caused by a tear (dissection) or by infection or inflammatory blood-vessel disease.
- No major heart clot source is thought to be causing clots, and you haven’t had major surgery recently (within 30 days) or need major surgery soon (in the next 180 days).
- You are able to live independently; severe neurologic disability that prevents independent living would exclude you.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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