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| ID | Type | Description | Link |
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| 2015-A01600-49 | Other Identifier | RCB number |
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The main objective of this study is to compare two post-stroke/TIA (transient ischemic attack) imaging strategies in terms of the number of clinically important (i.e. requiring specific treatment according to current recommendations) lesions detected. The first strategy is the current/usual strategy in each participating centre and the second strategy consists in starting the post-stroke/TIA imaging assessment by a whole-body, low-dose angiography and subsequently resorting to elements of the usual strategy if required.
The secondary objectives are:
A. To compare the patient pathways between the two arms in terms of time to diagnosis, and duration of hospitalization.
B. To compare the consumption of imaging exams (number and type) and total body irradiation between the two arms.
C. To compare the diagnostic efficiency between the two arms in terms of detection of predefined lesions, and performance ratios.
D. To study the thickness of the left atrial wall as a risk factor for permanent atrial fibrillation.
E. To compare the distribution of suspected neoplasms between the two groups, as well as the number of detected incidentalomas.
F. To compare the survival and the incidence of new cardiovascular events between the two arms at 12 months and 36 months.
G. To compare the quality of life between the two arms at 12 months and 36 months.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Routine Imaging | Active Comparator | Patients randomized to this arm will have routine post-stroke/TIA imaging assessments. Intervention: Routine Imaging Assessment |
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| LDWBA first | Experimental | Patients randomized to this arm will start their post-stroke/TIA imaging assessment by a low-dose, whole-body angiography (LDWBA). The latter can be followed by routine imaging assessments if required. Intervention: LDWBA first followed by Routine Imaging Assessment if required. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Routine Imaging Assessment | Other | Patients will have the usual post-stroke/TIA imaging assessment according to routine procedures in each participating center. The latter most often begin with an angiography of the supra-aortic trunks but may also include a range of other imaging exams depending on the patient's condition. "Routine Imaging Assessment" refers to an imaging strategy and not a specific device. The devices used depend on what is available in participating centres and the routine choices made by those centers. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Presence/absence of at least one element requiring specific treatment | This is a binary variable: the units are "presence/absence". Presence/absence of at least one element (found during the patient's pathway in the imaging service) requiring specific treatment from among the following:
| Day 30 |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Diagnostic delay (h) | The time lapsed between inclusion in the study and the first etiological determination of a diagnosis. Thus units (h) is consistent with the time frame. | between day 1 and hospital discharge (expected maximum of two weeks) |
| Length of hospital stay (h) |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Francesco Macri, MD | Contact | +33.(0)6.19.42.18.52 | francesco.macri@chu-nimes.fr | |
| Carey Suehs, PhD | Contact | +33.(0)4.66.68.67.88 | carey.suehs@chu-nimes.fr |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Francesco Macri, MD | Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| CHRU de Montpellier - Hôpital Gui de Chauliac | Recruiting | Montpellier | 34295 | France |
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| LDWBA first (CT scan) | Device | Patients randomized to this arm will start their post-stroke/TIA imaging assessment by a low-dose, whole-body angiography (LDWBA). The latter can be followed by routine imaging assessments if required. LDWBA: This is a low dose scanner protocol comprising a CT acquisition and an iodine contrast medium injection. The acquisition includes a propeller during the arterial phase of the contrast agent injection in the cervical and thoracic levels with cardiac gaiting (ECG gating to reduce cardiac motion artifacts), continuing with pelvic abdominal arterial acquisition. The second propeller is made on the abdomen and pelvis at the portal time of injection. The reconstruction will be carried out in pulmonary, mediastinal and bone windows. The dose will be calculated for each patient. |
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The units are given in hours even for long stays. |
| hospital discharge (expected maximum of two weeks) |
| Patient pathway: the number of imaging exams required | Month 1 |
| Patient pathway: the types of imaging exams required | Month 1 |
| Total irradiation (mSv) during patient pathway | Month 1 |
| For contrast injections during the patient pathway: total grams of iodine injected | Month 1 |
| Number of atherosclerotic sites detected / number of imaging examinations performed | Month 1 |
| The presence / absence of tight stenosis on the supra aortic arteries | Month 1 |
| The presence / absence of an occlusion on the supra aortic arteries | Month 1 |
| The presence / absence of a dissection on the supra aortic arteries | Month 1 |
| The number of atherosclerotic lesions in the aortic arch | Month 1 |
| For each atherosclerotic lesion in the aortic arch: plaque thickness (mm) | Month 1 |
| For each atherosclerotic lesion in the aortic arch: presence/absence of crevices | Month 1 |
| For each atherosclerotic lesion in the aortic arch: presence/absence of plaque thromboses | Month 1 |
| Detection of patent foramen ovale (yes/no) | Month 1 |
| Presence / absence of a thrombus or a circulatory stasis in the left atrium | Month 1 |
| Extent of atherosclerosis: affects the coronary arteries? yes/no | Month 1 |
| Extent of atherosclerosis: affects the aortic valve? yes/no | Month 1 |
| Extent of atherosclerosis: affects the aortic arch? yes/no | Month 1 |
| Extent of atherosclerosis: affects the abdominal aorta? yes/no | Month 1 |
| Extent of atherosclerosis: affects the renal arteries? yes/no | Month 1 |
| Extent of atherosclerosis: affects digestive arteries? yes/no | Month 1 |
| Extent of atherosclerosis: affects iliac or common femoral arteries? yes/no | Month 1 |
| Extent of atherosclerosis: affects supra aortic trunks? yes/no | Month 1 |
| For each detected incidentaloma: volume (mm^3) | Month 1 |
| The thickness of the left atrial wall | Month 1 |
| Presence / absence of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation | 36 months |
| Presence / absence of a cardiovascular event de novo. | Presence / absence of a cardiovascular event de novo. The following events will be searched for:
| 36 months |
| Survival (yes/no) | 12 months |
| Survival (yes/no) | 36 months |
| EQ-5D-5L questionnaire | 12 months |
| EQ-5D-5L questionnaire | 36 months |
| CHRU de Nîmes - Hôpital Universitaire Carémeau | Not yet recruiting | Nîmes | 30029 | France |
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| ID | Term |
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| D020521 | Stroke |
| D002546 | Ischemic Attack, Transient |
| ID | Term |
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| D002561 | Cerebrovascular Disorders |
| D001927 | Brain Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D014652 | Vascular Diseases |
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |
| D002545 | Brain Ischemia |
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| ID | Term |
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| D014057 | Tomography, X-Ray Computed |
| ID | Term |
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| D007090 | Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted |
| D003952 | Diagnostic Imaging |
| D019937 | Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures |
| D003933 | Diagnosis |
| D011856 | Radiographic Image Enhancement |
| D007089 | Image Enhancement |
| D010781 | Photography |
| D011859 | Radiography |
| D014056 | Tomography, X-Ray |
| D014054 | Tomography |
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