Statin study halted early: did high doses shield the brain during surgery?

NCT ID NCT02850081

Terminated Disease control Sponsor: Columbia University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looked at whether taking high doses of statins for two weeks before carotid artery surgery could prevent memory and thinking problems after the operation. It included 31 adults with severe carotid artery narrowing. The study was stopped early, so the results are limited and not conclusive.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

carotid stenosis stroke disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

CAROTID ARTERY STENOSIS STROKES

Contacts and locations

Locations

Albany Medical College/The Vascular Group at Albany

Albany, New York, 12208-3479, United States
Columbia University Medical Center

New York, New York, 10032, United States
Cornell University Medical College (Weill)

New York, New York, 10065-4805, United States
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, New York, 10029, United States
New York University School of Medicine

New York, New York, 10016-6402, United States
State University of New York at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York, 14260-7016, United States
Valley Hospital

Ridgewood, New Jersey, 07450, United States

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