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Carotid Stenting in Patients With High Risk Carotid Stenosis ("Soft Plaque")

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Carotid Stenosis
Interventions
Device: carotid stenting with MOMA
Device: Carotid stenting with filter wire EZ
Registration Number
NCT01274676
Lead Sponsor
Centro Cardiologico Monzino
Brief Summary

Stenting is an alternative to traditional surgery in the treatment of carotid stenosis.The intra and/or postprocedural cerebral embolization remains the most frequent complication. Thanks to the systematic use of cerebral protection systems, these complications have reduced.A debate concerning which cerebral protective device should be more effective is still ongoing.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
53
Inclusion Criteria

-patients with monolateral, significant, soft carotid stenosis

Exclusion Criteria
  • patients with controlateral carotid occlusion
  • patients with critic stenosis of the external carotid

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
carotid stenting with MOMAcarotid stenting with MOMA-
Carotid stenting with filter wire EZCarotid stenting with filter wire EZ-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
number of Microembolization signals (MES) detected with transcranal doppler6 different phases of carotid stenting (lesion wiring; predilation; stent crossing of the lesion; stent deployment; stent post dilation; device tetruieval/deflation
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Clinical successIn hospital and 30 days

Assesment of any clinical and neurological complication (death, any stroke, TIA; myocardial infarction).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS

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Milan, Italy

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