Cognitive Decline and Underlying Mechanisms in Symptomatic Intracranial Artery Stenosis Patients: A Cohort Study

NCT ID: NCT06336174

Last Updated: 2025-11-17

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-11-01

Study Completion Date

2026-12-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to explore the mechanism of cognitive impairment in patients with symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (ICAS), and further plans to explore the impact of different treatment options on cognitive function in symptomatic ICAS patients.

Detailed Description

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All participants underwent a medical evaluation that included routine laboratory studies before and after 3-month and 1-year follow-up. Upon meeting the inclusion criteria and providing informed consent, each participant will complete a battery measure of neuropsychological tests, blood sample collection, and magnetic resonance imaging scan after enrollment and after 3-month and 1-year follow-up.

About 100 participants were included in this study. A series of neuropsychological tests were obtained by a trained investigator to assess. The tests include the evaluation of global cognitive function and multiple individual cognitive domains. The various tasks and questionnaires to measure cognition function including Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), Chinese Auditory Verbal Learning Test (CAVLT), Digital Span Test (DST), , Stroop color test (Stroop test), Color trail test (CTT), Clock Drawing Test (CDT), Verbal Fluency Test (VFT), etc., at the same time, the investigators also pay attention to the evaluation of participants' emotions by Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA), Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD). Furthermore, the memory and the occurrence of cerebrovascular events as the primary outcome measure, this study focused on the multidimensional cognitive function and cerebrovascular events of patients with symptomatic ICAS. Blood sample will be collected for biological multiomics research. The patients will receive a magnetic resonance imaging scan in multi-modalities.

After 3-month and 1-year follow-up, the participants will be interviewed to obtain the same assessments, blood sample and magnetic resonance imaging scan in multi-modalities as before.

Conditions

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Intracranial Atherosclerosis Cognitive Impairment Cerebrovascular Event

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Surgery Group

Symptomatic intracranial stenosis patients who receive endovascular therapy combined with standard medical treatment

Endovascular therapy,Aspirin Tablet, Clopidogrel Bisulfate Tablets and Atorvastatin

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

All patients underwent endovascular therapy and received standard medical management after surgery, including dual antiplatelet therapy (aspirin and clopidogrel) for three months with aspirin or clopidogrel monotherapy thereafter and high-dose statin, and treatment of hypertension to guideline targets.

Medical group

Symptomatic intracranial stenosis patients who receive standard medical treatment without endovascular therapy

Aspirin Tablet, Clopidogrel Bisulfate Tablets and Atorvastatin

Intervention Type DRUG

All patients received standard medical management, including dual antiplatelet therapy (aspirin and clopidogrel) for three months with aspirin or clopidogrel monotherapy thereafter and high-dose statin, and treatment of hypertension to guideline targets.

Interventions

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Aspirin Tablet, Clopidogrel Bisulfate Tablets and Atorvastatin

All patients received standard medical management, including dual antiplatelet therapy (aspirin and clopidogrel) for three months with aspirin or clopidogrel monotherapy thereafter and high-dose statin, and treatment of hypertension to guideline targets.

Intervention Type DRUG

Endovascular therapy,Aspirin Tablet, Clopidogrel Bisulfate Tablets and Atorvastatin

All patients underwent endovascular therapy and received standard medical management after surgery, including dual antiplatelet therapy (aspirin and clopidogrel) for three months with aspirin or clopidogrel monotherapy thereafter and high-dose statin, and treatment of hypertension to guideline targets.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age between 18 and 80 years
* Severe stenosis (≥70%-99%) of atherosclerotic internal carotid artery (C6 segment, C7 segment) or middle cerebral artery (M1 segment) confirmed by digital subtraction angiography (DSA) or at least two of the following non-invasive examinations: magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), computed tomography angiography (CTA), or transcranial Doppler (TCD)
* Transient ischemic attack (TIA) or minor stroke (National Institute of Health Stroke Scale \[NIHSS\] score ≤ 4 points)
* Right-handed and able to cooperate in neuropsychological tests
* At least 14 days post-onset of cerebral infarction or TIA
* Signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

* Other diseases that affect cognitive function, such as cerebral hemorrhage, •Parkinson's disease, neurosyphilis, dementia, tumors, etc.
* Right upper limb hemiplegia, aphasia, visual field defects, or visual impairments
* More than 50% stenosis of the extracranial internal carotid artery, the vertebral artery, or the basilar artery
* Vasculitis, moyamoya disease, and cardiogenic stroke
* Previous history of head and neck stent implantation, carotid endarterectomy, aneurysm embolization, or other intracranial surgeries
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Anhui Medical University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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WANG KAI

Head of Neurology, Principal Investigator,Clinical Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Anhui Medical University

Hefei, Anhui, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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China

Central Contacts

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Kai Wang, PhD

Role: CONTACT

+86-0551-62922263

Qiang Wei, PhD

Role: CONTACT

+8618134516380

Facility Contacts

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Qiang Wei, PhD

Role: primary

+8618788836237

Other Identifiers

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Anhui-SIA-cohort

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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