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NCT04063709Active, not recruiting

Transcutaneous ARFI Ultrasound for Differentiating Carotid Plaque With High Stroke Risk

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 14 Sept 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability in the United States and around the world. The goal of this work is to develop and test a noninvasive ultrasound-based imaging technology to better identify patients at high risk of stroke so that appropriate and timely intervention may be administered to prevent it.

Status (registry)
Active, not recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
72 (actual)
First submitted
16 Aug 2019
Start date
17 Jul 2019
Primary completion date
31 Aug 2027
Lead sponsor
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Diseases
Stroke
NCT number
NCT04063709

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Participants enrolled: 72
  • From 17 Jul 2019 to the primary completion date, 31 Aug 2027
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Prior treatment

  • prior CEA or carotid stenting
  • prior radiation therapy to the neck
  • treatment with immunomodulating drugs

Other illness

  • malignancy
  • oncological disease.

Other

  • carotid occlusion
  • vasculitis
  • inability to provide informed consent

Who the study is looking for

  • aged 18 years or older
  • having 50-99% stenotic symptomatic carotid plaque with clinical indication for endarterectomy
  • having 50-69% stenotic asymptomatic carotid plaque without clinical indication for endarterectomy

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Hospitals
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Chapel HillUnited StatesUnknown status

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