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Tiny molecules in artery plaques may reveal stroke clues
NCT ID NCT03149406
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed study analyzed microRNAs in carotid artery plaques from 30 patients who had surgery to remove them. Researchers compared plaques from people who had already had a stroke (symptomatic) with those who had not (asymptomatic) to see if certain microRNAs are linked to stroke risk. The goal was to better understand why some plaques cause strokes and others do not.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this research could point toward new ways to predict stroke risk or develop treatments for carotid artery disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-stage observational study with only 30 participants. It does not test any treatment, so any potential applications are far off and uncertain.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2012
- Finished
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Dec 2015
- 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
Symptomatic patients in the service, and asymptomatic in consultation with carotid atheroma plaque
- 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: * Any adult with a carotid thrombo endarterectomy, * affiliated to a social security scheme, * informed of the study and not opposed to it. Exclusion Criteria: * Any person benefiting from an iterative carotid surgery, * or refusing to participate in the study, * or not being able to express its consent.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Amiens Picardie
Amiens, Picardie, 80054, France
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