A Randomized Trial of Clinical Decision Making in Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01315288

Enrollment

409

Registered

2011-03-15

Start date

2008-10-31

Completion date

2010-08-31

Last updated

2024-01-05

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Conditions

Carotid Stenosis

Keywords

Medical decision making, Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine patient variables, physician presenter variables, and information variables that might affect clinical decision making in asymptomatic carotid stenosis. The hypothesis is that information variables are the most significant determinant of clinical decision making.

Interventions

OTHEROne of 6 video presentation by one of 4 presenters

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* No known history of carotid stenosis

Exclusion criteria

* History of dementia * Unable to read English

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Decision regarding surgery	Approximately 2 minutes	Subjects are asked to make a choice regarding surgery after watching a 30 second video.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026