Study of Carotid Occlusion and Neurocognition

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

294 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2004-11-30

Study Completion Date

2012-06-30

Brief Summary

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To determine the relationship between cognitive functioning and blood flow in the brain among patients randomized to either extracranial-intracranial (EC-IC) bypass or medical therapy alone in the Carotid Occlusion Surgery Study (COSS).

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Detailed Description

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The Carotid Occlusion Surgery Study (COSS) evaluates whether a surgical operation, EC-IC bypass surgery, can reduce the chance of a stroke in someone who has complete blockage in one main artery in the neck that supplies blood to the brain (the carotid artery). The operation bypasses the blockage so more blood can flow to the brain. Only people with decreased blood flow to the brain, as demonstrated on a PET (positron emission tomographic) scan, are randomized into the COSS study. Among patients randomized into the COSS study, RECON will evaluate whether restoring the blood flow to the brain (with EC-IC bypass surgery) will also improve mental functioning. Participants in both the surgical and medical groups of the COSS study will participate in the RECON study. By comparing the mental functioning of the participants in both treatment groups over the course of 2 years, the investigators hope to determine whether the EC-IC bypass operation also helps improve or maintain mental functioning.

Conditions

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Carotid Artery Diseases

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Intervention

EC-IC Bypass

Group Type OTHER

EC-IC Bypass in the COSS study

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

EC-IC Bypass surgery involves taking an artery from the scalp outside the skull, making a small hole in the skull, and then connecting the scalp artery to a brain artery inside the skull. In this way, the blockage of the carotid artery in the neck is bypassed and more blood can flow to the brain.

Control

Best Medical Therapy

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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EC-IC Bypass in the COSS study

EC-IC Bypass surgery involves taking an artery from the scalp outside the skull, making a small hole in the skull, and then connecting the scalp artery to a brain artery inside the skull. In this way, the blockage of the carotid artery in the neck is bypassed and more blood can flow to the brain.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE