Your gut bugs could predict your stroke risk
NCT ID NCT04803838
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether bacteria in the gut and mouth are linked to a higher risk of stroke in people with narrowed neck arteries. Researchers will measure certain waste products from these bacteria in the blood and see if they relate to stroke or worsening artery blockages. The study involves 290 adults with at least 50% carotid artery narrowing and does not test any new treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 290 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2018
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
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.
Who is studied
\- All patients \>18 years with an atherosclerotic carotid stenosis ≥ 50% admitting our department (Dep of Neurology, Rikshospitalet, OUH) as in-patient or out-patient will consecutively be considered for inclusion. Cooperation With Dep of vascular surgery Akershus University Hospital and Dep of vascular surgery, Aker, OUH, for patients scheduled for thrombendarterectomy. \- Control Group: For study 1: Healthy volonteers For study 2 and 3: Spouses/partners where possible, otherwise matched for age and sex
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: \- patients \>18 years with an symptomatic og asymptomatic atherosclerotic carotid stenosis ≥ 50% (NASCET criteria) Exclusion Criteria: * active infection * current antibiotic treatment * autoimmune or autoinflammatory disease * malignancies
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Oslo University Hospital
Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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