Which carotid fix works best right after a stroke? a Head-to-Head trial
NCT ID NCT07083986
First seen Jul 29, 2026 · Last updated Jul 30, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial compares two common procedures—carotid endarterectomy (surgery to clean out the artery) and carotid stenting (placing a mesh tube to hold it open)—in people who have recently had an ischemic stroke caused by a blocked carotid artery. The goal is to see which approach leads to fewer complications like repeat stroke, heart attack, or bleeding in the first 30 days. All participants are treated within 1 to 28 days of their stroke.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- carotid endarterectomy or carotid artery stenting
- What this could lead to
- If one procedure proves safer or more effective in the acute stroke setting, it could guide surgeons on the best way to restore blood flow and prevent repeat strokes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center trial with only 100 participants, so results may not apply broadly. Both procedures carry risks of bleeding, infection, or further stroke.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * 1\. Ischemic stroke in the middle cerebral artery territory 2. Ipsilateral stenosis of the internal carotid artery more than 50% 3. Neurological deficit at the time of surgical treatment: the modified Rankin scale (mRs) score of 0-4 and the US National Institutes of Health (NIHSS) stroke scale score no more than 12 4. The size of the ischemia focus: no more than 1/3 in the territory of the middle cerebral artery brain supply 5. Terms of operation: from 1 to 28 days from the moment of ischemic strok Exclusion Criteria:
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Moscow City Clinical Hospital named after V.M. Buyanov
Moscow, Russia
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