Ischemic Stroke
Conditions
Keywords
Cervicocephalic Arterial Dissection
Brief summary
Pilot Study of Aspirin Versus Warfarin for Cervicocephalic Arterial Dissection.
Detailed description
20 patients with cervicocephalic arterial dissection will be randomized to open-label aspirin or warfarin, rate of stroke and adverse events will be endpoints.
Interventions
DRUGaspirin
DRUGwarfarin
Sponsors
University of California, San Diego
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Clinical and imaging diagnosis of cervicocephalic arterial dissection within 3 months.
Exclusion criteria
* Any contraindication to aspirin or warfarin.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Incidence of stroke by one year. | 1 year |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Recurrent dissection by one year. | 1 year |
| Incidence of TIA by one year. | 1 year |
| Incidence of major and minor bleeding episodes by one year. | 1 year |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed