Active clinical trials for "Cerebrovascular Disorders"

The objective of this study is to provide an ongoing evaluation of clinical outcomes associated with the GORE Flow Reversal System and the GORE Embolic Filter when used for embolic protection during carotid artery stenting.

Visuospatial neglect is a common neurological symptom which appears following strokes on regions of the right hemisphere of the brain. It affects patient's self representation and awareness of the space, impairing functional rehabilitation and adaptation back to a normal life. The primary purpose of this protocol is to assess the impact of 10 daily sessions of a non-invasive brain stimulation technique, low frequency repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS), applied on the intact hemisphere of the brain to treat post stroke visuospatial neglect at the chronic stage. The hypothesis is that a regime of real but not sham rTMS on the left posterior parietal cortex of the brain will long-lastingly ameliorate visuospatial neglect in stroke patients as revealed by clinical paper-and-pencil and computer-based tests assessing search, detection and discrimination of stimuli presented in different areas of the visual field.

The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of a lower-dose and higher-dose therapy program for persons recovering from a recent stroke using mechanically-assisted upper limb movement with a device called MIME. A control group receives additional occupational therapy without the use of MIME.

Multi-center, open-labelled randomized controlled trial, to study the effect of aspirin plus cilostazol and aspirin alone on the progression of intracranial arterial stenosis, in 200 chronic stroke patients with 50-99% stenosis, to be followed up for 2 years

The aim of this study is to compare celecoxib plus a PPI (esomeprazole) versus naproxen plus a PPI (esomeprazole) in preventing recurrent ulcer bleeding in arthritis patients with a history of ulcer bleeding who require concomitant ASA. We hypothesized that among patients with a history of ulcer bleeding who require concomitant ASA, celecoxib plus esomprazole would be superior to naproxen plus esomeprazole for the prevention of recurrent ulcer bleeding.

This study will evaluate the effects of vitamin E supplementation in retarding the progression of common carotid artery intima-media thickening in African Americans.

Compare the safety and effectiveness of pRESET to Solitaire in the treatment of stroke related to large vessel occlusion

Our primary aim is to investigate whether remote ischemic conditioning (RIC) as an adjunctive treatment can improve long-term recovery in acute stroke patients as an adjunct to standard treatment.

Stroke survivors commonly have respiratory muscle weakness, swallowing disturbance, general weakness, reduced the daily living activities and short of motivation for rehabilitation. Respiratory muscle training (RMT) has been reported to improve the pulmonary function, respiratory muscle strength, exercise capacity, sensation of dyspnea and quality of life in several diseases, but rare in stroke patients. Reviewing previous reports, the protocol, intensity and duration of respiratory muscle training is still variable. Purpose: To investigate the feasibility and efficacy of respiratory muscle training on cardio-pulmonary function, swallowing function, cough function and reduction of incidence of pneumonia in post-stroke patients. Methods: A prospective, single blinded, randomized study. Consecutive patients with diagnosis of stroke will be proved by magnetic resonance image or computerized tomography. Stroke patients, aged 35-80 years old, with inspiratory muscle weakness or swallowing disturbance will be enrolled and randomly divided into control group (usual rehabilitation alone) and experimental group [inspiratory muscle training (IMT) group for patients with inspiratory muscle weakness and expiratory muscle strengthening training (EMT) for patients with swallowing disturbance]. Each patients will receive usual rehabilitation. The investigator expect that RMT will be practical for the restoration of respiratory muscle, swallowing function, cough function and voice quality, thereby reduction of the incidence of pneumonia.

To evaluate the benefits of Ayurvedic SUVED & REIMMUGEN Colostrum for reduction/reversal of symptoms and study clinical progress in Vascular disease; CAD, CAV, Stroke, DVT patients.