Comparing two brain-protection methods during carotid stenting
Part of Brain & nervous system, Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial tests two different ways to protect the brain during a procedure to open a narrowed carotid artery in the neck. It compares using a balloon to temporarily stop blood flow with using a small filter to catch any debris, to see which is safer and better at preventing strokes.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You must be between 18 and 80 years old.
- You have a narrowed carotid artery (in the neck) that is either 50% or more narrowed with symptoms, or 70% or more narrowed with no symptoms.
- The narrowing must have certain high-risk features, like being jagged or having plaque that might break off (determined by your doctor).
- You must be able to have an MRI, and not have certain other serious health conditions that would make the procedure unsafe.
- You have not already had stenting or surgery on that same artery.
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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