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European/Australasian Stroke Prevention in Reversible Ischaemia Trial

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Ischaemia
Circulatory System
Transient ischaemic attack
Registration Number
ISRCTN73824458
Lead Sponsor
niversity Medical Center Utrecht (Netherlands)
Brief Summary

1. 2006 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16714187 2. 2012 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22642755

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
2739
Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients presenting in the participating hospitals with a transient ischaemic attack (TIA) or non-disabling stroke of atherosclerotic origin
2. Randomisation within 6 months after the TIA or minor stroke
3. Modified Rankin scale of 3 or less

Exclusion Criteria

1. (Contra)indication to, or intolerance to, anticoagulants, dipyridamole, or aspirin
2. Disease expected to cause death within weeks or months
3. Source of embolism in the heart
4. Moderate or severe ischemic damage to the white matter of the brain (leukoaraiosis)
5. Anemia, polycythemia, thrombocytosis, or thrombocytopenia
6. Planned carotid endarterectomy
7. Intracranial bleeding or cerebral tumour
8. TIA or stroke caused by vasculitis, migraine, or dissection
9. Severe hypertension
10. Liver failure
11. Pregnancy
12. Chronic alcohol abuse

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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